A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will have
router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a stream.
Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants to
know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any experience
with. ;-) Any suggestions?
Thanks,
John
You can try routing the letters, then painting the whole surface of the face
in black paint.
Then run the same surface through a thickness planer taking off only enough
to remove the black paint from the surface not routed, leaving clean painted
letters. This assumes you want a flat face sign of course :)
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"Mike Zuchick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> --
> In His Name, be Blessed,
>
> I would try some Flat Black paint or have a hot poker or a LP Torch. But I
> would go with the flat black paint.
>
> God Bless,
>
> Mike
>
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> "John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will
> have
> > router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a
stream.
> > Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants
to
> > know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
> > Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any
> experience
> > with. ;-) Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
>
I would have an aversion to this process. Mainly because it is not
recommended that painted wood be run through a planer. Paint will Dull, gum,
or even nick blades.
--
Young Carpenter
"Save a Tree, Build Furniture"
"Woody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You can try routing the letters, then painting the whole surface of the
face
> in black paint.
> Then run the same surface through a thickness planer taking off only
enough
> to remove the black paint from the surface not routed, leaving clean
painted
> letters. This assumes you want a flat face sign of course :)
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dean Bielanowski
> Editor,
> Online Tool Reviews
> http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Latest 5 Reviews:
> - Eze-Lap Diamond Sharpening Stones
> - Incra TS-III Table Saw Fence
> - Ryobi AP13 Planer/Thicknesser
> - BeadLOCK Loose Tenon Joinery System
> - Hyphone Air Tool Kit & Impact Wrench
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>
> "Mike Zuchick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > --
> > In His Name, be Blessed,
> >
> > I would try some Flat Black paint or have a hot poker or a LP Torch. But
I
> > would go with the flat black paint.
> >
> > God Bless,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > www.cedarworks.1plan.net
> > www.geocities.com/zuchick
> > "John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It
will
> > have
> > > router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a
> stream.
> > > Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants
> to
> > > know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the
wood...
> > > Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any
> > experience
> > > with. ;-) Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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"John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will
have
> router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a stream.
> Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants to
> know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
> Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any
experience
> with. ;-) Any suggestions?
After the letters are formed, go over them with a cheap woodburning tool,
available at the larger craft stores... flat black paint will look like,
well, flat black paint and a torch will be hard to control without some
practice, but a woodburner is easy to use right out of the box...
Michael Latcha - at home in Redford, MI
--
In His Name, be Blessed,
I would try some Flat Black paint or have a hot poker or a LP Torch. But I
would go with the flat black paint.
God Bless,
Mike
www.cedarworks.1plan.net
www.geocities.com/zuchick
"John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will
have
> router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a stream.
> Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants to
> know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
> Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any
experience
> with. ;-) Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:10:50 -0400, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will have
>router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a stream.
>Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants to
>know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
>Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any experience
>with. ;-) Any suggestions?
In no particular order, John...
1. Woodburner set...from any local craft store.
2. Propane torch
3. Cut the lettering with a Dremmel tool...instead of the router...at
high speed. It'll probably burn as it cuts.
Good luck.
Have a nice week...
Trent
Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!
Use a really blunt router bit ;)
"John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A woman in my office is having her husband make a sign for her. It will
have
> router cut letters in a piece of 2X12 that was found floating in a stream.
> Apparently it is well weathered and of drift wood character. She wants to
> know how to make the letters look like they are burned into the wood...
> Given my aversion to router noise this isn't something I have any
experience
> with. ;-) Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>