I finished carving two signs for a couple of my neighbors. Both house signs had a similar look.
Started off with two cut off pieces of pine that were 20"x16"1". First step was to trace the family name and the house number using carbon paper. Followed that by carving out the words with a 1/8" straight router bit. Once that was done, I proceeded by applying the colors that each client requested and made sure I get the paint in every crack within the carved out letters and numbers. I used acrylic black paint on one sign and a browish/reddish paint for the second sign. After the paint was left to dry, I used 80 grit sand paper to sand off the access paint thus giving me the finishing look. A layer or clear wood stain was applied and allowed to dry overnight. This is what it looked like when it was all done.
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