Timber incising has been known and investigated for many years, yet remains a very diverse field. Often simplified into three categories: mechanical incision, laser incision and bioincising, this group of technologies is often seen as the domain of timber preservation, with only mechanical incision being commercialised. Yet laser incision offers essential differences which mark it out as suitable for wood modification and high value products, with great aesthetic appeal and high market value. Wood modification requires near-perfect distribution of treatment agent, which is achieved in laser incision through careful matching of incision patterns and species. Building on successful collaborative research projects (Laserwood and Lasercure) we have demonstrated the technology’s application in the full scale resin modification process. In this poster we present the concept of laser incision, as it applies to wood modification, and its scope for revolutionizing all fluid-based wood modification systems (esterification, furfurylation, resins, bio-polymers, polymerisation modifications) as well as other protective treatments e.g. with natural extracts.