I thought I'd try a different finish technique for a routed sign.
First, I roughed it up a bit with the band saw. Here's the raw wood.
Next, I turned up the heat with a blow torch. Here's the piece extra-crispy.
Then, I routed the letters. Didn't have to go very deep, either. The scorch was just on the surface.
Sign well done, or very distressed
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Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
That looks terrific! What template/system did you use to rout the letters?
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Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
I like that!!!!rutpoule wrote:I thought I'd try a different finish technique for a routed sign.
First, I roughed it up a bit with the band saw. Here's the raw wood. Next, I turned up the heat with a blow torch. Here's the piece extra-crispy. Then, I routed the letters. Didn't have to go very deep, either. The scorch was just on the surface.
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Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
I use the "state park" set from Rockler. Very simple to use and produces great results.
Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
I used to do this years ago. The way I did it was after the burning, I used a wire brush to blend and knock of the charcoal. The couple of coats of poly and it came out great. The great thing about this process is you don't have to wait on the stain to dry! Great job.
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Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
Terrific, rutpoule!
Simple, straight forward method with Super results
Thanks for showing us!
Simple, straight forward method with Super results
Thanks for showing us!
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Re: Sign well done, or very distressed
That is pretty slick rutpoule.
This is a very noob question, but is there a way of doing the letter routing using the SS in router mode? (over or under)
I would love to do that but everyone always seems to use a hand router and template. :/
This is a very noob question, but is there a way of doing the letter routing using the SS in router mode? (over or under)
I would love to do that but everyone always seems to use a hand router and template. :/
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin