• Making

    Recycling to make some signs

    I recently acquired a trim router as I had been looking at making some signs.

    I had two types of wood, both recycled, one was a disassembled pine bread bin recovered from a skip and the other was some oak flooring planks that our neighbours were replacing.

    • First of all I printed out the text I wanted.
    • Then transferred it to the wood using carbon paper.
    • Like so.
    • This was then routed out.
    • The sign was then cut to size. The 24 is on old oak flooring.
    • Painted Black.
    • Surface sanded…
    • and varnished

    I realised why I was struggling to see the lines when routing. I now know to keep the “window” of the router facing me so I can see what’s going on at the cutter.

    Not bad for a first attempt, maybe a bit rustic, but that gives them a bit of charm. More practice needed.

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