How To Make A Sign WITHOUT A CNC!

Sponsored by Valspar. Making an exterior wooden sign by hand.

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[roberthardy]

Love the sign, especially the”Work Humble - Stay Hard” bit, I’m starting one now!

[franciskisner]

Beautiful job. Two ideas I have used in painting projects with multiple parts: 1. Prime the back of the large sheet before cutting out the pieces. That way, the back is already marked before the cutting. Saves a step and eliminates the possibility of flipping a small piece. 2. When painting a deep color like your black, I tint my primer. It doesn't have to be as black as the final surface. Eventually when the surface starts to wear, I don't have white primer showing through. Background: Many years ago, we owned a house with wood shingle siding that had been painted brown. It needed a complete re-coat and a painter gave us what we considered to be a fair quote to scrape, prime, and repaint. I told him I wanted the primer to be tinted very close to the finish coat because if it was not done, I was going to be able to see white in the cracks between shingles. I came home one day and he had primed the house in white. I should have just made the house white. He finished with the brown and from that day until I repainted the house myself years later, I could see white primer on every side. That convinced me to use tinted primers under strong colors. Disclaimer: This comment is presented by a rank amateur.

[Spain]

You are true craft”S”man . I am a huge fan. Your so kind too 😊

[GregoryLongs]

Been doing signs for 25+ years, very impressed at your work here.

*Tip for anyone doing this type of sign: Using the same coats of paint on both sides of all pieces will help avoid future "Bowing"

[NelsonWoodworks]

Great video! Just a tip if you open the image in Adobe reader you can print it as a poster, just chose the poster button in the print options, you’ll use less ink than with printing with paint

[Brianscadbim]

I saw the the green scroll saw behind you at @6:40 and thought, ah he's switching over the the scroll saw now.... but then you pulled out that other scroll saw.
Just a beautiful piece of equipment... as a cyclist I'd really appreciate the bonus workout as well.

[pascaldpr]

Bonjour ! Le travail est immense et très minutieux la difficulté est présente ! Quel patience !! Et c’est beau bravo !! 🇫🇷

[rodpotts]

That scroll saw surprised me, very cool.

[senitacustomwoodworks]

Awesome! I know making that sign was labor intensive, but that is so much cooler than letting a CNC do all the work! Oh, and your 150 year old scroll saw is amazing! I think it's really cool that you're using a tool that should be in a museum! My customers are always amazed when they see my 1947 Delta drill press (that I use daily); but your scroll saw leaves me speechless.

[TheArtofCraftsmanship]

What an amazing amount of work and craftsmanship! Awesome work Chris.

[Loren_Le_Rouzic]

Man, even your utility knife has history! Excellent work as per usual!

[terristroh]

Your incredible patience and attention to detail amazes me. I’m not sure I could do it. BTW, Utz says he didn’t go the wrong way, he went the LONG way. Geez

[richardlaymance]

Chris, you are amazingly meticulous and focused. That was very nicely done.

[therelaxingwoodshop]

Just back from Edinburgh, Scotland and sat down with my new tipple of whiskey and watched the show.brilliant as always

[thomasbrubaker]

Looks awesome! Craftsman is fitting and earned in your name.

[clemkadiddlehopper]

Nice job. Did mine for signs over the coolers in a convenience store. Covered the face with aluminum roof flashing for brushed metal look. Still there after 15 years.

[creativewithelsquatcho]

Thank you! I understand that cnc's make production work so much easier, but I'm tired of seeing them used for everything! Great work!

[westmittenbricks]

I loved that scroll saw! I can definitely appreciate the manual powered tools. I had memories of watching Roy Underhill on the weekends during that part. Very cool sign and a very nice touch on your woodshop! Keep up the great content!

[christophermacier]

Looks great! Can't wait to see it hanging outside your shop.

[jeffmansfield]

Awesome. I love it. Thank you so much for not using a CNC on this like so many YouTube woodworkers would have. Much respect.