Popular Post Dan Posted March 10, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 My nephew asked me to make a sign for his friend. Cherry with green resin-filled letters. Font is Algerian with some modification. Finished with rattle can poly then buffed with steel wool. It was fun to make but very fragile and hard to fill the narrow parts. This may be the first project I posted in over a year. flarud, Dave Monk, ChelCass and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 That turned out really cool Dan. amazingkevin and Dan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Dan that looks so good. I love the font and resin fill really makes it stand out. Well done. amazingkevin and Dan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Wow, I love it. Everything about it is perfect, well worth the effort of trying to fill the narrow parts. Marg Dan and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Great job Dan! amazingkevin and Dan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Brilliant !! Dan and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 You did good on that one amazingkevin and Dan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Beautiful, very well done. You must have nerves of steel and over the top cutting skills in order to cut those narrow parallel cuts. Dan and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, FrankEV said: Beautiful, very well done. You must have nerves of steel and over the top cutting skills in order to cut those narrow parallel cuts. Yeah - What he said. How big is it and what kind of resin did you use? I was going to use polymer clay for a sign I've made, but the cost factor scared me off. Looking for an alternative substance. Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 awesome job Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Love the clean simplicity of it. Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Joe W. said: Yeah - What he said. How big is it and what kind of resin did you use? I was going to use polymer clay for a sign I've made, but the cost factor scared me off. Looking for an alternative substance. Do not use play doe it srinks but comes in lots of colors and cheap as it gets .Maybe you'd have to do it twice once to height and let it dry and crack and then do it again only takes a second and is water washable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Joe W. said: Yeah - What he said. How big is it and what kind of resin did you use? I was going to use polymer clay for a sign I've made, but the cost factor scared me off. Looking for an alternative substance. Hey Joe. The sign 17" wide and 6.5" tall. I used Timber Cast resin from Rockler. It's supposed to cure (under ideal conditions) in 24 hours but it took 48 hours. But no bubbles! I used some pigment from Alumilite to get the green and it was easy to mix. A little goes a long way when doing small projects. I've used polymer clay and love it but it requires heat to cure it and I wanted a glossier finish so I went with resin. Give it a try. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 5:28 PM, Dan said: My nephew asked me to make a sign for his friend. Cherry with green resin-filled letters. Font is Algerian with some modification. Finished with rattle can poly then buffed with steel wool. It was fun to make but very fragile and hard to fill the narrow parts. This may be the first project I posted in over a year. Wow extremely cool piece. Very clean looking and eye appealing. Congratulations on this well done project Dick heppnerguy Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Beautiful work, Dan! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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