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I was commissioned to make a large house name sign, replicating the view of the local mountain and forest, and consisting of layers of different woods.
The wany edge background is Yellowwood, a coniferous species indigenous to South Africa, (Podocarpus, not related to the American Yellowwood) and the mountain layer is also a local timber, known as Kiaat (Pterocarpus Angolensis)
The forest layer is also Yellowwood, and the green panel (representing the lawn) and scroll-sawed letters are Cottonwood.
The sign is 900 mm (3 feet) wide, and will be erected under cover in the entrance foyer of the house.
I made extensive use of a Dremel Trio tool, which is like a small scale router, particularly for the forest layer. The layers are all 12 mm thick (1/2 inch) except for the background which is 23 mm
All the layers are screwed together from the back, and each layer was sealed with Penetrol before the whole sign was spray coated with 2-part polyurethane.
The mountain is George Peak, here in the small city of George, at the southern end of South Africa.
The wany edge background is Yellowwood, a coniferous species indigenous to South Africa, (Podocarpus, not related to the American Yellowwood) and the mountain layer is also a local timber, known as Kiaat (Pterocarpus Angolensis)
The forest layer is also Yellowwood, and the green panel (representing the lawn) and scroll-sawed letters are Cottonwood.
The sign is 900 mm (3 feet) wide, and will be erected under cover in the entrance foyer of the house.
I made extensive use of a Dremel Trio tool, which is like a small scale router, particularly for the forest layer. The layers are all 12 mm thick (1/2 inch) except for the background which is 23 mm
All the layers are screwed together from the back, and each layer was sealed with Penetrol before the whole sign was spray coated with 2-part polyurethane.
The mountain is George Peak, here in the small city of George, at the southern end of South Africa.
