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Obviously, the first step begins with you, our customer. You need to make several decisions before we can even
begin to put together a beautiful sign for you to display. What style of sign are you looking for? What type of
wood would you like us to use? What style of fonts should be carved? And a host of other options that you need to choose.
It might be said that your part in this process is the most difficult!
We offer several different options when it comes to the type of wood we use. Walnut, Oak, Poplar, Pine and
Cedar are kept in stock and ready for signs. We can order many other types of wood as well... Fir, Redwood, Ash, Birch,
Cherry, Mahogany, Maple and even Teak! Keep in mind that several of these wood are not native to Missouri and can be
quite expensive to order.
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| Knotty Pine |
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| Poplar |
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| Pine |
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| Cedar |
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With our advanced carving system, we can utilize hundreds of different font styles. Unfortunately, they type of
wood used doesn't always cooperate with certain styles of lettering. For example; the harder the wood (walnut, Oak),
the more options we have for carving many styles of lettering. The softer the wood (cedar, pine), the less options we
have.
The problem with some of the fonts is that they have very fine, thin lines which can break easily during the carving
or finish process. Cedar is a very soft wood that breaks very easily when it is thin. A thin font such as (Font
Twenty) looks beautiful on oak or walnut but it is almost unreadable on pine or cedar.
Listed below are 21 of our best fonts for carving in wood. All of them can be carved in oak and walnut fairly
easily. Most of them can also be carved in pine and poplar. The few fonts that can be successfully used on
cedar are listed below.
Best fonts for cedar: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, and 17
Best fonts for pine: All fonts except 13 & 20
Here is a checklist of things we need to know when you first place an order:
- Style of Sign
- Type of Wood
- Size (if different than example shown)
- Font Style
- Other Carvings (other than lettering)
- Routered Edges (this is standard with most signs)
- Painted Lettering (this is standard with most signs)
- Varnished or Raw Wood
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