Q. What do I need to make wooden signs on my own?
1 Answer
You can make beautiful wooden signs, fingerposts, and waymarkers on your own. One thing I would say, though, is that the most important factor here is that you have a great deal of passion for it. If you don’t, it’s going to become a really boring, really tedious task that you might not complete.
To get started, you will first have to identify which materials you’re working with. Usually this depends on the sign painting method you choose.
For the wooden base, I’d recommend birch plywood that is pretty inexpensive. You will also be needing the paint for the background, a small paint roller, and a stencil or design printout for your texts.
Once you get all the materials ready, it is simply a question of cutting the base wood to the right size, painting carefully on it, and lettering your sign using stencil or printed designs.
In case all of this already sounds overwhelming, you’ll be glad to know there’s another alternative, which is to get your sign boards and waymarkers made by a professional. But in case you’re up to the task, the steps above should get you started.
answered by leoncross