Mike, a beginner woodworker from Columbus, Ohio, built a walnut wedding sign for friends tying the knot at the end of September. Their combined bachelor/bachelorette party was a weekend out boating, so he ran with a nautical theme — anchor, ship’s wheel, sailboat and compass rose set in a band of blue epoxy.
All the lettering was hand-routed and filled with white epoxy to pop against the dark walnut, with Mirrorcoat epoxy over the top. The build took about three weeks around weather and a day job, working from his own design with just a table saw and a router.
In Mike’s words
I created an epoxy-filled sign for some friends who are getting married at the end of September. Their bachelor/bachelorette party was together out boating on a lake for a weekend, so I did a nautical theme for the sign.
I hand-routed all the lettering and poured white epoxy in the letters to make it stand out against the dark walnut wood.
The build
- Project type: Decorative sign
- Skill level: Beginner
- Wood: Walnut
- Finish: Mirrorcoat epoxy
- Tools: Table saw, router
- Time: About three weeks, around weather and a day job
- Plans: His own design
Biggest challenge
My biggest challenge was pouring the epoxy. I unfortunately don’t have a climate-controlled shop to work in. The first epoxy pour never cured properly, so I had to cut the whole middle out and re-do the pour.
Photos
Find Mike at mpwoodwerx.com.
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