Engineer builds gingerbread house using CAD and lasers, aging droids approve

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It's not that often we see the worlds of [baking](http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/martha-stewart-on-how-to-bake-an-edible-wii/) and [technology](http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/27/gingerbread-macintosh-for-serious-gingerbread-fanboys-only/) mix, but when Johan von Konow went about making a traditional gingerbread house for the holidays, he added a laser to the recipe. The engineer and tinkerer first went about designing an accurate, miniature 3D representation of his summer house in a [CAD](http://www.engadget.com/tag/CAD/) program, with the help of his wife. He then printed outlines of the necessary building blocks onto sheets of baked gingerbread, and used a 50-watt [laser](http://www.engadget.com/tag/laser) engraver to cut them out and score icing guides for the final touches later on. Burnt edges rendered the confectionary inedible, but as its final destination was no longer stomachs, raw lasagna sheets were added for structural support, and hot glue used to bind it all together. If you've got all the kit and are feeling inspired by the picture above, the design layout and project walkthrough are available at the source link below. Hansel and Gretel needn't be worried this time around -- the tech used creating this particular gingerbread house has attracted a [different kind of aged tenant](http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/googles-gingerbread-androids-are-fully-baked-can-the-os-be-far/).

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**Source:** [Johan von Konow](http://vonkonow.com/wordpress/2012/12/laser-cut-miniature-gingerbread-house/)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/09/gingerbread-house-cad-laser/