Rustic Wooden House Sign

 

UPDATE: here it is on its home, thanks for sharing this photo Sandra.

A good friend sent me a photo from an Etsy shop for a house sign she wondered if I could replicate. I'll give it a try my friend! This is the result.

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She sourced the numbers she wanted for color, style and size then I mocked up a layout of wood pieces and colors. It was a go.

The 1"X2" framing wood pieces were cut to fit the required 23" X 12 1/2" house sign final size. Once cut they were sanded smooth on all edges then stained using Varathane's aged wood accelerator.

1" X 6" X 1/2" boards were cut to fit inside the framing wood, again sanded smooth on all sides including the top with a power orbital sander then stained ebony wood stain front and sides.

Once all were dry it was again dry fitted and sent to be approved.

So not to split the wood, pilot holes were drilled for the screws to connect the frame together.

Wood glue was generously applied on the pre cut to the final size birch plywood backing piece (these edges were hand sanded as well), the ebony boards were then set into the glue in place and the screwed frame around them. I used gallon paint cans to add weight to the top of the boards with plastic and wood pieces between to prevent any marks to the stained board fronts.

Here it is after drying well for about 36 hours. Now to seal it all up.

For outdoor use, tung oil is a good sealer. I brushed on the first coat with about 10% mineral spirits added to help absorb into the wood fibers. In total 4 coats were applied with each coat drying many days between. After each coat it was lightly sanded as well with a sponge sander. The backing was sealed with a coat as well to help keep all the wood sealed for years of use.

When this first coat of sealer was dry after a few days the entire sign was flipped over and the boards power nailed from the backside.

The numbers were positioned, marked and holes drilled. Teamwork was used on allot of this project. Big thanks to my resident handyman for his help.

When affixing the numbers on we purchased new screws to go from the back thru to the numbers. To seat them a fit flusher to the back board, I used a countersinking bit.

And here it is held on my home as a demo, what do you think?

Here it is hung at its home

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