Carved Wood Sign.com Custom Carved Wood Signs For Residential and Business Signs
Welcome
to Carvedwoodsign.com! We are creators of some of the best quality
dimensional wood and HDU Carved signs on the market. We can make just about any
design you can dream up. Our carved wood signs start with the finest species
of lumber, They are then CNC machined, hand carved and incised to
your precise requirements.
A Variety of Wood is Available
You can have a great choice of differing lumbers from all over the world, If cost effectiveness is your goal we can carve your sign from inexpensive pine or if you want the ultimate in strength and longevity your sign can be crafted in the finest mahogany walnut or western red cedar. The choice is yours. If you need something even more durable than wood lumber we can also make your sign from High Density Foam (HDU) which will almost last forever. We can also design your sign using the latest in graphics software and present you with an image of what your sign will look like for your approval. Or you can design your sign and submit your drawing to us and we will render it exactly as you want it.
WHY WOOD?
You might be asking what would be the advantage of getting a carved wood sign or signs over other types of signs available. And the answer depends on what you are trying to portray about your business or residence. When your customers or peers see an ornate carved wood sign they usually think of quality and craftsmanship. In fact a good carved wood sign can sometimes make the difference of someone walking by your establishment or stepping inside. Carved wood signs can immediately invoke a mood or spirit that can work to your advantage. It is a proven fact that natural wood and earth tones instill comfort and a feeling of well being in most people. The texture and scent of sandblasted or carved wood signs makes most folks want to look over the sign and its details and even invite people to touch the sign.
Sign Size and Shipping
We can fabricate your sign in the size that best fits your needs, from an elegant small and personal wood sign to the largest sign that needs a truck to move it. Most of our signs no matter how large can be shipped through our account with UPS freight ensuring you get your new sign fast but also without damage.
Wood Preservatives and Paint
Our wooden signs are also treated with the best wood preservatives on the market to ensure they will give years of service. Our signs are finished in great quality acrylic enamels for the most durable weather and fade resistance. Upon request we can also finish your sign in aircraft quality two part urethane enamels for the ultimate in protection an durability.
At
carved wood sign.com our signs can be finished to natural wood or brightly
airbrushed to attract attention to your business or Restaurant. We can
also make custom carved wood signs for your residence or for any personal
use you can think up.
Custom Sign Hangers
Here at carved wood sign .com we also manufacture all the accessories you might need for your new sign including fancy wrought iron sign hangers to bolt on your pole or building. we use the latest in metal bending and welding equipment to make sure your sign hanger is not only beautiful but tough and strong too.
Trophies
and wood marker plaques can also be made at carved wood sign.com and
they can be fashioned in just about any shape you can think of.
If
you would like to order a custom carved wood sign please feel free to
contact us as listed below and we will custom design a wood sign you will
be proud of for years to come.
Phone:
321-431-7443
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The Wood Chisels Edge
Lettering fonts and styles and what I like
A lot can be said about a carved wood or wooden sign, the design carving painting and lettering but really it is the message that gets the job done. Let’s face it the primary job of any sign is to get the advertising job done and to get it done efficiently. I was taught a long time ago in graphics school that a good test of an advertisement was to pass it in an automobile at fifty miles per hour and if you could get the message easily at a glance the sign had done its job.
This is really asking a lot of an advertising device. So here is what has to happen for this to occur. The sign must first have some form of design appeal for the driver to be distracted by it take notice of it and then read the message. The message must then be clear enough to be read and understood in seconds. So to sum it up the design has to be clever and the text has to be clear.
The overall design is I'm not going to very much get into but the text and fonts on my wooden signs is very important and this is what I'm going to discuss today.
In wooden signs there are four types of lettering that can be applied, these are painted 2d letters, vinyl printed or cut letters and incised or engraved lettering or carved raised lettering.
Painted or cut lettering are accomplished easily by cut stencils or vinyl cut by a vinyl cutting machine, the more skilled approach is to paint the lettering to the wood sign face by hand. But this requires a skill rarely used these days. Gold leaf can also be applied in a 2D fashion in this way either hand painting gold size or using pre cut stencils.
The next form of lettering is vee carved or incised engraving. This can be accomplished by two methods the first and traditional method is to hand draw the fonts using a pencil on the wood surface and then hand vee carve using wood chisels and sandpaper to achieve the desired effect and depth. Certain woods and lumbers and species are better suited for this type of work with tropical hardwoods being the best, native hardwoods being second best and native softwoods of course being the least desirable. The second method to achieve vee carved or engraved lettering is to free hand route the lettering using a wood router with a vee bit. Some sign company's also achieve this type of routing using a pantomime machine or lettering guides to achieve the desired lettering or fonts. The third method is through the use of cad/cam software and computer numerical control (CNC) routers to achieve the incised vee carving.
The next and what I consider the best form of dimensional lettering is achieved with raised fonts and lettering. This can be done in two ways by three methods. The three methods are to either hand carve or to machine route the letters and the third method is to mask the lettering and relieve the background by sandblasting it away. The three different ways are first to draw out the design and lettering and then relieve the background and leave the letting and fonts at their original height. The second method is to cut the letters out of planks of wood or high density urethane foam and than gluing the resultant letters text or fonts to the background board.
Choosing or creating a font can be a daunting task it can also be an expensive experience if the font you choose is from an online font resource such as http://www.letterheadfonts.com however the quality of such a font purchase is usually quite good and these fonts are especially good for a carved wood sign or any type of dimensional sign. Of course you can custom design a font and when you do this you can be very creative and unique with your product. What I usually do is start with a standard letterhead or Windows font and then modify it to suit my fancy.
Aside from custom carved 3D scenes and designs the lettering is the most important element of any sign and how you approach it can make all the difference between a standard sign and a sign that really pops and sings out, It is best to take your time and choose well your font text or lettering.
Have a good day,
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