# Sign making for contest

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/sign-making-for-contest/12343>\
**Category:** 🪑 Projects\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sign-making-for-contest/12343 "2024-05-22T14:19:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/mhforbes/32/3461_2.png) [@mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/u/mhforbes)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sign-making-for-contest/12343/1 "2024-05-22T14:19:37Z")

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A friend asked me to recreate a 50-year-old sign for his condo complex and sent me pictures to work from. I tried to keep the original lettering design for the new sign.

 ![IMG_0257](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d5591034b461cbf3e75ed7153985136c94352106.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0259](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/78eb099162e94353c770497e713de185297f15ca.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0260](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cf058f778b733c90c0fbc777a7ede46da7626203.jpeg)

Once we had created the new sign layout, and formed the letters as close to the original as we could determine (including a missing piece on the “G”), I carved the letters out of pine 2x10, using Carbide Create Pro to do the simple 3D work.

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-16 164647](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e4a3b75ec20c0ee4a8146bf28133fbaf41bbff53.png)

The letters were carved with a 45 degree slope on the sides, using a ¼ inch endmill for a rough pass, followed by a finish pass with:

> **[1/4″ D1/16″ Tapered Ball Nose End Mill | Sienci Labs](https://sienci.com/product/1-32-radius-tapered-ball-end-mill/)**
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> This 1/16" Diameter (1/32" Radius) Ball Nose Tapered End Mill, with a 1/4" shank has a tapered round end profile which is perfect for carving curves, contours, and reliefs in soft to medium hardness materials like wood, plastic and foam. This item...

 ![IMG_2777](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/142413bbbbfba6f233ec5087da305047ad16d788.jpeg)

To replicate the original red (Tuscan Red), I found a burnt sienna matte paint which was easy to work with.

 ![IMG_2778](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b5df5a71ac9a0b4ccfcc4336ec8396f90f439aa6.jpeg)

The background is smokey beige (I keep that around for NWT work).

 ![IMG_2785](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f5a4612ac501ef18ac9a92aed4e44d21d9c29313.jpeg)

I did not get a final photo with the frame, but will post it if I get one from my friend. We were so busy finishing up and loading the 7 foot sign into his car that I neglected that final photo.

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**Author:** ![qrupc02](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/7ea924/32.png) [@qrupc02](https://forum.sienci.com/u/qrupc02)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sign-making-for-contest/12343/2 "2024-05-27T14:09:55Z")

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Very cool. I love the way the “R” dips below the other letters.

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**Author:** ![mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/mhforbes/32/3461_2.png) [@mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/u/mhforbes)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sign-making-for-contest/12343/3 "2024-05-31T17:47:19Z")

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With all the rain and winds, this finally got installed.

 ![IMG_0281](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a350ce92d9a2e7c7e600e88a4fc2511822cd33f8.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0279](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9478960ba57ab89563fdafa1a9490a0bdccb6d03.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0276](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cc1a425cda0486f99cb49390e8f13992c5459748.jpeg)