A few from this morning

[cjones]

Here are a few cedar signs I was able to get out this morning. Any suggestions would be appreciated as I am still learning.

Chris

[dbemus]

They look great! Nice choice of font and the cedar wood grain is beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

[myshop1044]

I love that wood, put some Formby oil or mimerial oil and it will give it a rich red finish.

[rmock]

very nice !!! Keep up the good work,

[cjones]

Will using either of the oils help the lettering pop more?

Chris

[myshop1044]

I would think it would, since the letters are an open grain the oils would soak in more than the surface.
I am looking for some pics with the western red cedar, I have a last supper and the carving is darker the the frame.

[myshop1044]

Here is a sample of the LS with oils

[cjones]

Perry, those look great.. I got some Formby's this morning but not sure how to apply. Never done any stain finishing before. It has instructions on the back which say to use their finish applicator, but does it really matter how I apply it? What do you use as an applicator.

Also, here are a few more I completed yesterday. Let me know what you all think. I only issue I have is that some of them are carving through the boards. I have found some fonts work better then others but not sure what to do in order to fix the cut troughs. So far, the worst one has been the Texas Strong sign. Tried some CA and cedar dust but it is too thin to let it work correctly and still look good.

Thanks for looking.

Chris

[fwharris]

The cut through problem is do the font and the size of the text. With centerline it is carving the area between the font lines.

[myshop1044]

I use a soft 1” brush and apply the oil to the letters first, then I use a soft rag and apply the oil to the surface and maybe wipe it off depending on the darkness you want, since it is an oil, let it dry overnight.