Ray's Woodworking

Reference

Size and Scale Comparison

Horizontal, Landscape Proportions

Lamination height buildups 5" wide stock: 7"=1+.25, 9"=2, 11"=2, 14"=3, 16"=3 etc. (Start with wide enough stock)

Stock Finished Cut Sizes

Cedar Signs

7 x 18, 9 x 22, 11 x 28, 14 x 36, 16 x 40

See 'Shape Dimensions' for details on specific signs

Stock Wood Signs

Rectangles: 4 x 18, 4 x 24, 6 x 18, 6 x 24, 6 x 30

Live To Ride: 9.75 x 4, 6 x 15, 8 x 20

Gone Fishing: 7.25 x 14.25

Another Day In Paradise: 5.5 x 24

My Favo(u)rite Hangout 5.5 x 24 (Edwardian Script)

Dog Bones: 1.5 x 4, 2 x 6.5, 2.5 x 9, 3 x 10

Ribbons: 3 x 12, 4 x 16, 5 x 24

Welcome: 5.5 x 15

Scrolls: 2 x 9.75 (and 9 inset outset pairs)

Arches: 4 x 14, 4 x 18, 6 x 24, 12 x 24

Sign Example Websites

Perfect shapes, quality and sizes

Painted / printed signs - store merchandise

Painted and printed - Christian merchandise for stores

Quality Outdoor large carved signs - probably CNC

Bright Painted 3D, Bonney Lake, WA

Material choices and sign options

Categories and examples

Beautiful work and patterns

Carved and painted outdoor signs

Great selection and variety

Choice Selection and prices

More Examples

DIY Workshops, locations and times

Supplies

Patterns, Fonts, Templates and tools. Also a YouTube channel

Glues and Fillers

Starbond Medium Brown and Clear. Thick = fills gaps in knots and cracks.

Accelerator

Software

1. Software for Poster creation
   • Rapid Resizer
   • Posteriza
   • Inkscape
2. Software for photo manipulation
   • Microsoft Paint
   • Corel Draw
   • etc.

Consumables

Fasteners, Paste wax, Glues, Tape, silicone spray, Spray Gunk, sandpaper, Stain and finishes, sanding sealer, putty and wood filler

Grid paper, stencils, pens, paint pens, markers, acrylic paints, freezer paper, brushes

Wood Products

Wood, crafts, paints, supplies

Exotic Wood

Lizzy's shop

Sources

Carving Liner

Kingspor sanding discs

Burrs: Sphere, bull nose, ball nose, rasps

Extreme shaping discs: med, coarse, extra coarse

8717 102nd St Apt d5, Richmond Hill, NY 11418-2027

MLCS, Eagle America

0 flute = plastics, 2 flute = patterns. Machine sharpen only

Spiral Upcut Carbide ru2076A 1/4 shank .25 Dia .75 L, 2.5 Tall

Letters

Inks, Paints and Resins

• Ink Color Chart
• Marsh Inks

Zoro tools for cases

Store cans upside down. Spray inks blend well with main colors red, yellow, green, blue black, white

• Trodat Ideal water based
• Tombow Paint Pens (Use sealer - can fade after a month or so)
• Krylon sprays: Crystal Clear, Flat Black Primer replaces ink, with blue nozzle (fine spray)
• Total Boat Resin and hardener and colors
• Artresin, hardener 1:1 and sample pigment colors
• Online resin calculator
• Eye Candy resin colored pigment powder colors
• Maker Poxy 1:1 by Total Boat

Fasteners

• # 6 x 5/8 flat head screws
• Picture / mirror hangers assorted sizes
• 1/4 x 2 1/2 Screw Eyes
• 1" S-hooks 100 Pack
• Picture hanger wire (small spool)

Supplies

1. 50, 80, 120, 240 sanding discs and belts
2. Sanding sealer
3. Clear gloss urethane, exterior
4. Spray Gunk Original Engine De-greaser
5. For cleaning ink / paint buildup on patterns and letters
6. Scotch 1" x 11' External (red) double-sided tape

Plastics

1. HDPE
   • Comes in PVC, HDPE, HDU (urethane) 1/2 - 3" thick
   • Impervious to weather
   • Lightweight
   • Perfect for forever templates & patterns
   • Gauges; 10 -light, 15 - med, 20 - dense
   • Extremely easy routing - no resistance
   • Easy sanding edges, scratches easily
2. Sign Foam
   • Completely waterproof
   • Lightweight
   • Withstands extreme heat or cold
   • Guaranteed not to warp or bow
   • Does not crack, rot or decompose
   • Easier to machine and work with than wood
   • Fine cell structure ensures excellent edge definition
   • Accepts any paint finish; low paint absorption

Material alternatives

Plastics, drift wood, tree and lumber off cuts

Rope borders, beads, shells, drift wood

beach / broken glass