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A gift for an artist friend. The backboard is 9” X 22” X 1/2” yellowheart. The letters are 1/8” baltic birch plywood. The yellow heart was sprayed with pre-catalyzed lacquer sanding sealer followed by three coats of pre-catalyzed lacquer. The letters were painted with Krylon 2X spray then attached with epoxy. I chose West Systems epoxy because it is less viscous. That made it easier to brush a thin coat on the back of the letters and prevented squeeze out. The original font was from a bumper sticker. I had it enlarged to create the patterns for the letters then rearranged them. I designed the corner pieces and used them in lieu of a frame around the sign.
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 151 days ago
Very cool sign ,a super design and well built.
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thelastdetailcww
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#2 posted 151 days ago
You are welcome to come make a design/sign for my truck. : ) Looks great! Thanks for sharing.
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Jamie Speirs
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#3 posted 151 days ago
That is stunning it really stands out
It makes a change from concave lettering (if that is the right term)?
Are the letters nailed or glued?
What is the text called?
Yours
Jamie
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Brandon
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#4 posted 151 days ago
Very nice! I really like the Arts & Crafts font you used.
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#5 posted 151 days ago
It is a work of art itself. Great job!
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dendhep
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#6 posted 151 days ago
Great sign, where did you get the font? It’s awesome.
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#7 posted 150 days ago
It is truly beautiful! It looks so Art Deco! I love it! :)
Sheila
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DynaBlue
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#8 posted 149 days ago
That font looks very much like ‘adresack’ with the only exception being the capital A looks different. The rest of the letters look very much the same.
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