Making a Sign With a Router 

Good work. I put painters tape on the whole board first, then use spray adhesive on paper template. When done just pull tape off. It makes clean up easier.

Thankful to have found someone who knows how to make videos on woodworking without talking about the process. I don't know many people who need to hear someone ramble on about every single thought they have.... I like how you just show every step visually even putting on your gloves and safety gear... great editing makes for great videos.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds it hard to carve neat letters..

I'm used to larger, corded routers ru-vid.comUgkxfQ5_mgwq6PcudJvAH25t-I4D-3cTPz4z so this was a different experience for me. Basically, this is an incredibly sweet machine, fits well in the hand, etc. It has slightly less power than I'm used to, but that's understandable. Maneuvering freehand takes some practice. These days, it's especially nice to be able to avoid power cords. This is above the level of a hobbyist but below a pro level.

Good to see a young guy using his hands for something other than playing with a cellphone; nice work on the sign ;)

Awesome job! I love your work, but one quick suggestion, if you spray paint the letters with the paper still glued on then you'll only have to sand it once...thanks for the video!

Damn man! Not only satisfying but also calming. Great ideas by the way!

Have to admit, background music is quite relaxing 😂

I like what you did. It has been a long time since I made a sign. It's time. I have some spare cedar in the shop and a small router. What I could use is a small assortment of round nosed carbide bits. Suggestion about getting the paper and the paint off is to use a scraper. I had one of those cheap toolbox saw blades that I cut into a few different shapes and sizes. I use a flat file to sharpen the edges, then go to it. Back in the 60s I sharpened downhill ski edges with a file. The sharp square edge of the scraper can be very effective at removing all kinds of things. Works like a plane only better for some things. No need to sand when you're done. Smooth. A trick I used to use to make the signs look a bit like driftwood or weathered wood was to use a heavy duty wire brush to brush away the softer parts of the woodgrain. Very effective. Thanks for posting.

Here is a tip for you, instead of scraping the stencil off with the hand plane, lightly spray mineral spirits on it, wait 10 minutes, and it will peel right off with ease. I use it all the time when working on the scroll saw! Nice video!

Good job! Keep up the good work and learning along the way. I'm sure your dad is proud of you!

Nice job! I love a project that is 100% handmade and goes beyond minimum requirements. Keep up the great work!

Great piece! Nice work, I'll try this technique definitely

Im makeing one of these in a class tomorrow! Awesome video and it gave me an idea of what to expect for tomorrow!

Nicely done, Sir! I have been carving for a while, but I just put up my first video last week, filming and carving sure is a different process. Keep up the good work.

The chill vibes in this video are off the chart. Amazing video man.

cutting to finished size after carving! great idea for more stability options.

Sit back and watch this relaxing and straight forward video. Camera work shows the way. Nice job! Ab

Thank you for the music! Very relaxing

I'm new to woodworking. I must say, Well done, young man.

Cool sign! Thank you for showing your techniques. I like the music you chose; so many videos have jarring, inappropriate rock music. Excellent!

The music was very soothing, excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Wade Out. God save the Republic...

Fantastic! Any Dad should be happy to have a sign like this but especually the son that invested the time to make it for him.

I can remember in High School shop class making signs. and instead of using paint to paint the inside of the letters we used touch to burn the inside of the letters then sanded off the burnt part on the surface of the sign.

Very enjoyable ,like the attention to the details

So relaxing. Nice work.

Nice and clean Job. Love it!

Very nice video and I loved the music. I was a professional wood worker, ie Master Carpenter, Cabinet Maker for 47 years. You do impress me. Thank you for using the old time skills. Keep it up.

Signs are a fun project. I've got a couple more to make. I generally use the exact same process.

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Great Video. Loved the music, very soothing.

Dude that is so cool !!! You have some great tips and tutorials man !! I really appreciate your generosity with them !! Thank You!!

Back in the 70s we made these in woodshop. But we torched the letters and then ran it through a planner. I still have the one I made.

Great job!

Thank You, great video!

Your work ads to my knowledge, thank you for taking the time. Loved the music.

Really good job!

Good job man nice music too!!

Very nice work!!!

I have that same chop saw its an oldie now and on its last leg. thank you

Looks good, nice job.

Your using a great router. My favorite. Great video my friend

Nicely done.

quick tip. use masking tape and glue the paper straight to the tape so you can peel it off way easier

Great job

I have the Bosch router also. Best one I’ve ever had

Great job, always wondered how they got the letters so dark like that 👍

Nice job! Very instructive too! Going to subscribe! Thanks!

Beautiful!!!!!!

Nice work!

Love the music, and what you did of course :)

Good stuff man! Love the camera work!

no tips or suggestions here.enjoyed n learned to torch the wood,and loved the music.you are ahead of your time.genius tune.

Thanks for sharing. And the music was inspired.🦊

When you route around a board do the ends 1st. That way it doesn't splinter when you do the sides. I would also infest in an small planer to take the paint off after painting the letters.

Thank you for this video sir.

Very impressive. Thx

Very nice video...learning myself too. music artist is? peaceful and tranquil...THANK YOU

great video .just to the point

Nice Job!

Thanks for the great tips brother. I'm tossing my stencils

Good job

Nice sign. I have made several of these. For me, the font Comic Sans MS works the best for router movement. You will need to play with the font sizing increasing it from pts to inches or mm.

Very nice!

nice job...good for beginners who dont have all the fancy bells and whistles

Great Idea with the adhesive paper template. OMG is that going to save me a lot of work

You a true craftsman, I've try & couldn't do it, the trim router kept running away from me. Thanks for sharing.

You l00k like you're heading into battle. Nice job.

Thanks for the vid. I have new ideas now

Suddenly dying to see Mr. Miyagi prune a bonzai tree! Great video tho very cool

Nice music. Good choice for this type of job.

turned out Great

Great video. Any suggestions or advice if we wanted to either have the color, other than black, because I have two grandchildren I wanted to make a bedroom sign for Christmas and I wanted to either have the sign background pink and blue or perhaps it was better if the lettering was that color. I thought to ask others who might have tried this already. Previously I used the Milescraft way and that was fine, but it was a fixed size and limited with no clip art, etc.

Instead print in reverse and tape to wood then use Acetone on rag, not sloppy wet but good and moist and wipe on the paper and the design will transfer to the wood. It does a nice job. Also works on Sand blast resist stencil.

Good job!

Great video

The music! 😬 Nice vid. Would rather have heard you talking. 😁. Nice job on the sign. 😎

Love the background music!

Quick tip: When using any spray can varnish etc; move your arm not your wrist. Makes for a more even coat. Well done on your projects.

Love it

Ready to learn

I've tried power carving myself and carbon paper works great. Just tape it on, trace it, and you can carve it out based on that. It beats using glue which I hate to use.

Excellent video! No need for any letter templates to make a great sign!!

Nice vedio and simple

Use carbon paper to transfer the design next time. Itll save you time and the energy involved with trying to plane the paper off of the project, and it keeps the paper from getting in the way of your sight after you have started using the router. Just a thought.

Great background music btw

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I've been doing this for a long time as a hobby.

Nice!!!

Very good

Nice video, BTW What router bit did you use to do this?

I for some reason love the music. What is it?

I like your background music.

Awesome

What kind of paper would you use for the stencil? Interesting video and comments.

Great job... Love the video. What was the music playing in the background?

What size bit did you use

I’m new making wood signs. What type of router do I use to make wood signs?

Cool. Are those paper things just printed on normal paper?

what kind of router bit did you use to make the sign.