ShawnE Curry
06-18-2014, 12:21 PM
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Bought my first house last year - my late grandparent's house, built by my grandfather in 1986. Located on 14.2 acres of beautifully maintained hardwood forest. The house contains a lot of custom woodwork made by my grandfather - built-in furniture and shelving, and custom trim. And this road sign.
I made a new one, based on my grandfather's design. I didn't realize it at the time, but after showing it to my mom, she told me that my grandparents liked this bird design so much it's actually on their gravestone.
I made the blank for the sign from some pine lumber that my grandfather had stored in the garage - 3 pieces glued together. I made a hardboard template of the profile, and made some tracings of the design, so I can make another one for my woodshop, and probably another for when this one gets too weathered. The design and lettering were done with a woodburning pen.
I used painter's tape to mask off the doves, but I had some bleed through along the edge profile. Are there any old woodworker tricks for masking off areas of a piece that you don't want stained?
Bought my first house last year - my late grandparent's house, built by my grandfather in 1986. Located on 14.2 acres of beautifully maintained hardwood forest. The house contains a lot of custom woodwork made by my grandfather - built-in furniture and shelving, and custom trim. And this road sign.
I made a new one, based on my grandfather's design. I didn't realize it at the time, but after showing it to my mom, she told me that my grandparents liked this bird design so much it's actually on their gravestone.
I made the blank for the sign from some pine lumber that my grandfather had stored in the garage - 3 pieces glued together. I made a hardboard template of the profile, and made some tracings of the design, so I can make another one for my woodshop, and probably another for when this one gets too weathered. The design and lettering were done with a woodburning pen.
I used painter's tape to mask off the doves, but I had some bleed through along the edge profile. Are there any old woodworker tricks for masking off areas of a piece that you don't want stained?