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well, here it is. the follow up from an earlier post. using the photo I found on the web, I made this "prototype" model after it. using some 10 year old HDU I have been carrying around for years after I retired, I wanted to hone my skills and this was a good Covid Project for me. he HandCrafted...

Hey Guys, I'm new to CNC. Purchased a Colex Sharpcut Pro with 5hp spindle a few months ago. I've been through most of the basics and I'm now looking to learn about some 3d routing. Mostly debossed "carved" signs but also some embossed pyramid letter type stuff. Most of my useage is interior...

The thing I liked about this carved sign was no gold leaf, as much as I love gold leaf it's nice to take a break from it on a carved sign. This is 1.5" HDU with the company name carved. Two products panels from ACM that can be changed. Finished with black acrylic enamel & silver metallic acrylic...

Carved and gilded letters on Smart Panel

This is an 11'' x 14'' carved plaque we did. Soft Whte Pine, Minwax stain and seal, high gloss, all hand finished. Centerline / Feathered text.

A carved plaque we did for a local girl scout troop to present to a church they did some work for. 11'' X 21'', carved on a soft, white Pine, standard centerline text and an imported image. Finshed with Minwax stain and sealed.

This is a display sign we carved as a sample of our work. Carved into a soft white pine, primarily for interior applications, bt can be treated for exterior applications also. 11''x21'', Centerline text, carved 1/4'' depth, unfinshed on White Pine.

These were made for the National Security Agency. They are airbrushed faux wood finish. They requested hdu and we think they may have used one for molding (not sure). The model took about 30 hours in Aspire 3 and about 16 hours total machining time. 6-8 hours of sanding. 4 hours painting.

carved and gilded dimensional letters

Carved, gilded dimensional letters

Hand carved Extira, 23k gilded

Jigsawn dimensional Extira letters, hand carved and 23k gilded

hand carved Extira 23k gilding

Hand carved Extira 23k gilded Hand painted

A hand-carved sandblasted sign in high density urethane (HDU) Sign Foam.

This sign was made so I could experiment with carving with the sandblaster. Made from Dunna foam HDU

HDU sign panel, CNC v-groove routed with bright metallic silver inlay & Pantone matched background.

Double sided HDU sign panel, v-groove routed with bright metallic gold inlay. Additional SignFoam element was hand carved and attached to sign face.

Close-up of 3-D carved HDU SignFoam magnolia. Be sure to visit our new sign monument site: http://SignMonument.com

Custom Sign Structure with faux stone, multi-tone stucco, and sandblasted sign panel. Additional SignFoam was added to create the 3-D magnolia relief.