Wooden signs are made from clear grade lumber.
Making sandblasted wood signs.
If you need a large sign you will have to create blanks from smaller pieces.
A sign blank is the basic shape of a sign before the sandblasting process.
In addition to sandblasting much quicker than wood it allows the sandblaster to move much closer to the surface.
The two main types of woods used in sandblasting signs are western red cedar and.
Step 1 choose wood type and create blank.
First you will need to select a type of wood for your sandblasted sign.
Having sandblasted signs for over 20 years they.
This sign was sandblasted and finished by insignia a full service sign shop based in anaheim ca.
Only a few select boards make it through the intense kiln conditions.
Consider making your sandblasted or routed sign more appealing to your customers by using our 3 d effects.
Step by step video for a sandblasted sign that i made for my networking group.
Once you place your order we will produce several.
Your sign can be as small as you wish or as large as 4 x 8.
Our cedar sandblasted signs can be sandblasted or routed into a elegant quality sign that will last for decades.
The soft part of the grain is blasted away with an abrasive as described above.
The wood grain will make the sign look like real wood.
With wood typically we prime it then apply a blast mask then blast the sign with an abrasive.
Wood logically was the first material used and is still widely used today.
The lumber is treated under extreme conditions to prevent warping and checking.
We ve taken this age old sign making process and brought it to the new century with masking that is cut with a computer guided machine.
We have a smooth finish or a wood grain finish.
Because of the low blasting pressure the detail and shapes can be much more subtle.
Hdu sign foam signs are fabricated from open celled high density.
A sandblasted wood sign harkens back to the days before plastic and neon crowded the cityscape.
There are two types of finishes to chose from when ordering a sandblasted sign.