I wanted a street sign that wasn't an everyday
thing - stamped brass numbers from the Home Depot
or a set of painted wooden screw-ups from
K-Mart nailed to a tree out front...
The Concept - drawn in AutoCAD - this is just a sketch, the final version is slightly different...
In series as work progresses:
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Added 17 Oct 03
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Roughing out is done...
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Added 26 Oct 03 Start 'weaving'
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Rough 'weaving' is done - Total time so far - about 14 hours
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Added 21 Nov 03
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Sanding, scraping, more sanding...
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More to do - more pictures later... Up to about 19 hours...
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Added 12 July 04 - Done at last - Copper roofed and 5 coats of Varathane...
Total time: 38 hours (not including drying...)
There are two 3/4"x3/4" angle iron legs attached to the back and stuck
in the ground about 16"