Popular Post Canuck45 Posted November 29, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Well I thought I would try doing letters. I used this pattern from Steve Good's site. It is done with 1/4" birch and the backing was made from old pieces of pallets I had laying around. The backer was stained with one quick coat and wiped off immediately to give the appearance of weathered wood. I finished it with spray gloss lacquer, not sure it shows in the picture or not. I noticed after I placed the letters that I was off on my squareness but oh well I think it still turned out pretty good. Lucky2, Smudger, bobscroll and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Very nicely done. Letters can be difficult to do. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks great. Letters are so hard to get perfect and so are long straight lines, even with practice they can still be a pain in the neck. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks great. I love the stain. Do you know the color and type? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 I agree,Letters can be a pain,your stain is Awesome.as is your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck45 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 The stain I used was Minwax Penetrating Stain Classic Gray #271. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 very nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Great job love the use of pallet as a backer good to re use as much as possible Thanks for showing us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollerpete Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 That turn out very nice, good job you should be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks great. I still cringe at the thought of doing letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Great job on your plaque! You did well on the letters I think! Thank you for showing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks great. You mentioned Squareness". When I cut out a word(s), I am careful about the waste wood. Leave a few reference lines. When gluing the letters to backer, I put down craft sticks, set the waste on top, glue the bottom of each letter & drop it into place. Let the glue dry & lift off the waste. The reason the waste is propped up is to prevent the squeeze out from gluing down the waste. Dave Monk and Canuck45 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Very nice indeed. Well done. Don W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Brian, I think it looks very nice, nobody would notice it being off centered. It's not the cutting of letters that I mind, it's the actual placing of them that I dislike so much. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Looks great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 On 11/28/2017 at 10:52 PM, Canuck45 said: Well I thought I would try doing letters. I used this pattern from Steve Good's site. It is done with 1/4" birch and the backing was made from old pieces of pallets I had laying around. The backer was stained with one quick coat and wiped off immediately to give the appearance of weathered wood. I finished it with spray gloss lacquer, not sure it shows in the picture or not. I noticed after I placed the letters that I was off on my squareness but oh well I think it still turned out pretty good. Excellent skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Good work, looks great. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Looks good. I think is good to be critical or your own work. That's what makes a guy better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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