Very nice outcome with the old board 
No, it was good enough. Only three inches wide so no problem.Looks darn good. Just curious, did you joint and plane the board flat first, or was it good enough? I like the aged look a lot.
Took two tries to get this post. Stupid computer popped me up to the post just before this one, just as I pushed enter.What he originally asked for was for me to cut out the letters. I explained that would require a scroll saw and I didn't have one. He admitted he had tried and failed miserably. After showing him an example of two of my projects, he agreed that engraving would be OK.
When he asked "how much?" I said "no charge". He was really happy with the end result, and the price was right! :grin::grin::grin:
No way to get the sharp inside corners. And the board was thicker than the cut length of a 1/8th end mill so it would have to be a 1/4 inch EM which would create rounded inside corners. Not good.Took two tries to get this post. Stupid computer popped me up to the post just before this one, just as I pushed enter.
Couldn't you have fastened a backer piece on that wood before you started routing? Then just cut just thru the piece? Seems to me that would be doable, without any need for a scrosssaw. Or, am I missing something?
That is where I would be thinking of a small file, or sandpaper on a square stick. The ideal solution, of course, would be a very tiny fairy, with a very tiny chainsaw, but they don't sell those anymore.No way to get the sharp inside corners. And the board was thicker than the cut length of a 1/8th end mill so it would have to be a 1/4 inch EM which would create rounded inside corners. Not good.