Liberated Sign Coffee Table

That is cool, great job. I have an old road sign that says “Don’t drink & Drive”. Gives me a good idea of what to do with it.

-- There are three signs of old age. The first is loss of memory. I forgot the other two!

Forgot to ask, how did you attach the stop sign to the table?

-- There are three signs of old age. The first is loss of memory. I forgot the other two!

nice table .

good story ,
and you get to keep the wife too !

welcome to LJ’s .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

That’s a cool table. I’m sure it is a great conversation piece. Welcome to LJ’s and we look forward to more of your projects.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Free the signs!!!

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

You must have had some big pants to “sneek” it home in. Anyway, that’s a great idea and certainly a wonderful conversation piece that will be around for many years. I think the table looks good, it’s simple which keeps the focus on the sign. If you’re not happy with it, you could always make another table and remount the sign.

Thanks for your service to our country!

Jeff

-- - In the end, everything will be okay. If it isn't okay, it isn't the end yet.

cool idea

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

The sign just sits onto the plywood. There’s about 1/8” all the way around for play. I did have to accommodate two bullet holes (hard to see in pics). I drilled into the plywood then rounded the tops of the holes with a rat tail file. I guess all cultures like to shoot signs.

Sneaking it home was risky (best done at the end of a deployment, not the beginning)... but in retrospect, certainly worth it.

I initially screwed it all together, then backed the screws out one by one and replaced them with glued dowells. Then the dowells were cut and sanded flush.

I should get some custom glass for the top, in order to protect it. The other option would be pouring in epoxy, but that would attach the sign too permanently.

-- West Seattle, WA

Good use of a stop sign.

Congrats on your wife allowing you to keep it in the LR!

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

They have these signs all over the middle east obviously. But when i was deployed over there the big joke was that the signs said “Stop or Canoe” cause the arabic on the sign looks like 2 guys in a canoe. Sorry just thought i would share…
Steve

Ha! I have pondered recreating the one that says “Crossing Red Light Leads to Death” and making an end table. Or the ones saying ”...deadly force authourized…”
I could square up a photo in a drafting program (MicroStation) and run it out of a 36” plotter… then use rubber cement and an exacto knife to use it as a spraypainting template, peeling it off as i go.

-- West Seattle, WA

A nice job on the sign.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Very nice, I like this project, but not even going to ask how you got it out of country….LOL

-- New woodworker, be gentle

we’re here to liberate your signs, lol outstanding table