I've been getting some good response from my latest product. I have a standard template for the holes and plaque and then cut different graphic designs. I have 4 designs so far and I tried four types of wood, maple, oak, poplar, and pine. Maple by far seems to have the superior carving and doesn't bleed the paint via its grains. The board is 22" x 5 1/4" x 3/4" and I use keyholes in the back. I use a satin polyurethane. It takes 2 or 3 days to make since you have to let the paint, polyurethane, and peg glue dry till you do the next step. It is better to do several at a time to be efficient.
The graphics are generally cut .1" deep using a 1/8" endmill and edged with a 60 deg Vbit. The WELCOME sign is a .25" deep Vcarve with a 90 deg Vbit.
I use black house paint, let it dry, and then coat the paint and wood with polyurethane. That's what gives the paint its shine. Best seller so far has been the stagecoach which was the first one I made.
I purchased the CNC ready graphics. The stagecoach came from signtorch.com and the bear/forest and lighthouse came from dxfgraphics.net.
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