Sign for Pop

Pretty nice. I really like the hand chiseled letters.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice job, I love the thumb. I sure Pop will be thrilled I know I would.

-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."

Really clever sign. You did a good job on the carving and routing. Pops should be proud to hang it in his shop.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Love your sign! Very nice job!

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

LOL, that’s a great sign, especially the hand/thumb in the middle. Great job Scot.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

That’s a great looking sign, I need one of those for our shop. Thanks for posting

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

Bet Pop loves it! Nothing greater then homemade. Thanks for sharing.

-- Cathy Krumrei (Krum) http://www.TheCarversCorner.com

haha this is GREAT
what a great sign – and well made! Great job

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Excellent job! I’m sure he’ll love it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thanks for the praise everyone. Pop was completely thrilled on his birthday (and hung it early the next morning). There’s also a funny story behind the injured thumb icon. During larger projects in the past (patio covers, remodels, etc.), he’s held nails for me in awkward spaces. Somehow, I always seemed to hit his thumb, so it was fitting to commemorate that.

I have to clarify something that may have been misleading though. I did’nt carve the lettering using a chisel, but only transferred the lettering outline using it. Cutting through the paper is pretty easy that way and you know when you’re done with a letter because the entire thing comes out of the larger piece of paper ;-) With the letter outlines in place, I used the router to do the ‘real’ work.

-- Scot, SW Washington

This is a great birthday gift. I really like the details on the project.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Great job. I need to make me a sign like that for the shop.

Keep up the great work!

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Beaut sign Scot. I wonder how that would with Grumpy’s Woodworks, hmmmm.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Wow, you are one heck of a woodworker. Another great job.

-- Bob A in NJ

Scot, you gave an excellent description of the steps, and you freehanded the routing with a plunge router? wow! That is a nice sign. Gotta make myself one now. Good job.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

This is a great sign. Thanks for sharing the details of how you did it.

-- It's not that a craftsman never makes mistakes, he just makes it look like it.

so you carved the letters with a router.. still sounds like you carved them!!

good chuckle re: the story behind the bandaged thumb

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)