wooden signs

This will illustrate a few of the basic steps:
After sanding the 24 inch x 6 inch cedar, the entire surface is covered by blue painters’s tape. The graphics were created in Adobe Photoshop and tiled so as to connect the two 11 inch long pages. The paper is then spray mounted onto the top of the painter’s tape.

The letters and graphics are cut through the paper and tape, using a router and profile bits and 90 degree removal bit. The paper is trimmed away from the carved areas and sprayed with black flat primer.

The surface is then sanded with 60 grit and 220 grit sandpaper so as to remove the paint from the top surface. Then protected by three coats of clear, gloss, ultraviolet resistant urethane.