| Project by Scot T | posted 231 days ago | 260 views | 0 times favorited | 17 comments | ![]() |
Pop (in-law) built himself a nice little woodworking shop, so I made him a sign for his birthday.
Simple pine 36”w x 18” high (edge joined with glue and biscuits to get the 18” width).
I don’t have an edge jointer so I had to do the table saw trick to get the edges square prior to joining.
Oval cut using the string and nails technique. Oval groove done with cove bit and edge guide and outer edge was cut with a 1/4” roundover bit.
Letters done by using scaled computer printout, then transferring the outlines using a 1/2” chisel. Freehand routing done with a plunge router and a 90 degree 3/8” V-groove bit.
Some wood burning done on tools and injured thumb, red mahogany in lettering and on icons, and honey oak stain over all else. 4 coats of spray on polyurethane front and back with 400g sanding before the final coat finished it off.
-- Scot, SW Washington
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17 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 231 days ago
Pretty nice. I really like the hand chiseled letters.
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FrankA
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posted 231 days ago
Very nice job, I love the thumb. I sure Pop will be thrilled I know I would.
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cajunpen
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posted 231 days ago
Really clever sign. You did a good job on the carving and routing. Pops should be proud to hang it in his shop.
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ND2ELK
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posted 231 days ago
Love your sign! Very nice job!
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Critterman
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posted 231 days ago
LOL, that’s a great sign, especially the hand/thumb in the middle. Great job Scot.
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Popintraining
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posted 231 days ago
That’s a great looking sign, I need one of those for our shop. Thanks for posting
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Cathy Krumrei
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posted 231 days ago
Bet Pop loves it! Nothing greater then homemade. Thanks for sharing.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 231 days ago
haha this is GREAT
what a great sign – and well made! Great job
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CharlieM1958
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posted 231 days ago
Excellent job! I’m sure he’ll love it.
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Scot T
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posted 231 days ago
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
Scott Bryan
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posted 231 days ago
This is a great birthday gift. I really like the details on the project.
Thanks for sharing.
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RobH
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posted 231 days ago
Great job. I need to make me a sign like that for the shop.
Keep up the great work!
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
Grumpy
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posted 231 days ago
Beaut sign Scot. I wonder how that would with Grumpy’s Woodworks, hmmmm.
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 231 days ago
Wow, you are one heck of a woodworker. Another great job.
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Bradford
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posted 230 days ago
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.
Copperjock
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This is a great sign. Thanks for sharing the details of how you did it.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 219 days ago
so you carved the letters with a router.. still sounds like you carved them!!
good chuckle re: the story behind the bandaged thumb
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