About Our
Indoor Signs:
We offer two varieties of indoor signs, natural
wood and painted MDF.
The standard natural wood options that
we offer are Mahogany, Oak and Pine.
We have two options for
natural wood signs, cuts painted black and finished with spar
urethane and, what we like to call cut and ship for those people who
want to finish it themselves, the cuts will be unpainted and no
finish will be be applied.
Mahogany
There are many flavors of Mahogany; the lumber, in the Mahogany
family, that we use is called Sapele. Sapele contains an
interlocking grain that produces light and dark ribbon stripes
throughout the boards. Because of this tight grain, much finer
detail can be carved into it without the fear of chipping. We offer
this as an indoor sign but it will survive very well outside.
Sign sample Mahogany painted cuts
Sign sample Mahogany unpainted cuts AND unfinished
Oak
Oak is a very popular blond wood with a straight grain and a coarse
texture. It is relatively hard but machines (carves) well. The grain
isn't as tight as Mahogany so when carving smaller text (under
0.75") the insides of "e", a", "o" and the like may chip out.
Sign sample Oak painted cuts
Sign sample Oak unpainted cuts AND unfinished
Pine
Pine is a soft, blond wood,
which carves very cleanly medium (1.25") and larger size text. Pine
can also have knots, which can add character to your sign.
Sign sample Pine painted cuts
Sign sample Pine unpainted cuts AND unfinished
Other natural wood options
Because of all of the special projects we do, we often have
leftovers of many types of wood. Other lumber we may have on hand
are: Willow, Walnut, Poplar, Maple, Cherry, Zebra Wood, Cocobolo,
Myrtle Wood and Purple Heart. If you are interested in something a
little different, contact us to see what we have and get a price
quote.
Painted MDF
MDF stands for medium-density fiberboard; it is
a common material that is used in a number of indoor items such as
cabinets, shelves, tables, and desks. We paint the MDF surface the
color of your choice (black, blue, burgundy, cream, or green) then
carve your sign. The cuts are the color of the material. The two
edge options we offer are primitive and plain. With the plain edge
we do nothing, with the primitive, we use a sander to remove the
paint around the edge. The two things this accomplishes is, it
frames your sign, and it hides any imperfections that are caused if
the sign gets dropped. Probably 98% of the painted MDF signs we sell
are shipped with primitive option option.
How To Hang
All of our signs have keyholes cut in the back so they hang flush
against a wall, but for an additional $5.00 we will attach a
decorative chain