Make a Street Address Sign

Street Address Sign
  • Difficulty
    Medium

Use this technique to make wood signs for your home or business to indicate address, direction, or entry. You can also carve away the outside of the letters or numbers for a raised-letter effect.

You need
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Step 1

stenciling numbers on wood

You need:

Stain board with your favorite color of wood stain, let dry. Apply layer of varnish over entire sign, let dry. Using a pencil and a template, transfer your street address to the board.

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Step 2

carving stenciled numbers with dremel rotary tool

You need:

Use the Dremel Stylus and a 191 high speed cutter to carve out the numbers to a uniform depth.

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Step 3

sanding down numbers with dremel rotary tool

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Sand and clean carved areas with 511 abrasive buff.

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Step 4

painting numbers on wood

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Paint address numbers a contrasting color to the wood and let dry. Mount as required.