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Here's a Sthil chainsaw sign I made for a local guy that sells Firewood. The man is 82 yrs old and never stops cutting wood and that keeps him in top shape. i buy like 12 cords per year from him and I decided to make him a sign because people were asking me "where does Marius live". So with a sign on his shed...they will find him quick...lol

The sign is about 36" wide by 19" tall. Cut out of 16 guage HR and backed with wood. Then I painted the sign with acrylic paint and sealed it with an outdoor clear rust paint.
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Very nice

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Nice work interesting concept and presentation :Like :Like may cause others to expand their ideas too, they will find him now
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BEAUTIFUL!

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That is great! I like handcrafted stuff!

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Wow! True artistry and craftsmanship. Well done, I am sure Marius will cherish this piece :Like :Like :Like
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looks great with the wood backer
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Very nicely done!! I love the different colors and how you have combined them for a great finished result.
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Nice work
I agree with all of the accolades above.
Wood metal combo is a nice touch
Thanks for sharing
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Thank you everyone for the kind words. I love making signs that combine wood & metal.
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levesquea wrote: Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:00 pm I painted the sign with acrylic paint and sealed it with an outdoor clear rust paint.

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Looks like the paint was brushed on, is that correct?
Then in order to preserve the acrylic, you sprayed a clearcoat in order to seal it from the elements?
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tinspark wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:40 am
levesquea wrote: Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:00 pm I painted the sign with acrylic paint and sealed it with an outdoor clear rust paint.

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Looks like the paint was brushed on, is that correct?
Then in order to preserve the acrylic, you sprayed a clearcoat in order to seal it from the elements?
Doug - that is a great question! I'm guessing that some or all of it might have been brushed on, it's really hard to tell from the photo.
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levesquea wrote: Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:59 pm Thank you everyone for the kind words. I love making signs that combine wood & metal.
You are most welcome! Do you have any photos of the individual pieces before you assembled it? Is this a two layer sign with the top layer metal and then attached to the wood? Or was it multiple metal pieces assembled over the wood?
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The wood was painted black. Then the design was routed. Then the yellow, white and green were hand-painted where needed.

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Very nice.
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I made it in 3 layers (L1,L2,L3)and Painted with artistic brushes and acrylic paints. the L1 was spray painted
with rustoleum flat black. Then I placed the sign on 4 pieces of wood laminated together that I stained
with a minwax "golden Pecane" color. Then I sealed the hole sign front and back with an outdoor clear sealer.


That sign was so popular that i recieved 4 orders in a week's time.All references from people that picked up firewood at Marius's place...lol

The one for Marius I did as a gift to him.

I made 1 small size one 20" x 14" for $275 cdn
and 3 mediums size ones 36" x 19" like the one for Marius for $575 cdn ea


I hope my explanation help answer some of your questions.
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Great explanation! Thanks for sharing your process.
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Great job! Like the design, and the fantastic finish!

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Thank you .
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