How To Carve Letters In Wood With A Router
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How to carve letters in wood with a router. Simply lift out the bit if you need a rest or to sweep away sawdust. Draw the letters on the wood with a pencil if you want them freehand. In fact with just a router and a piece of wood you can craft wood signs for yourself or your friends or even get really involved and sell them at craft shows.
The bushing will guide the cutter as it cuts the letter out. Here are a few things you need to design wooden signs with a router. Trace the contour lines onto the workpiece using carbon paper.
You can cut lettering with a router using templates or freehand with a bit of practice but machine-cut lettering is seldom distinctive or particularly elegant. You can create art or functional wooden signs. They are available in HW or HS.
The idea is to define the outer edge of the letter in paper remove the paper after its free from the surrounding paper then remove the wood within the area outlined. You can use standard fonts for your sign or freehand your own custom fonts. Sander Various Grit Paper.
How to Make Wooden Signs with a Router. V-Carve on the CNC wood router. Trace the contour lines onto the workpiece using carbon paper.
For more tips on carving read McDermotts companion article from Fine Woodworking magazine. Of course you need to practise first. In our example a script cutter is used to rout pictures or script into wood.