I spent most of the evening trying to understand the inset letter technique, then, bam, right there inside three minutes your video shows teaches me more than I've learned all night. Thank you. Your talent at freehanding perfectly straight lines is impressive!
This is a very important video for an inexperienced carver. I wish I had discovered it sooner. Thanks so much for your in-depth demo and explanations. This will be very helpful to me
Hi Raymond, Thanks for the nice comment..glad the video was helpful..that's why we make 'em. Take another look at the video..we always keep the router base flat on the sign except when we are starting into or coming out of a cut. We tilt the router then so that the router base stays in contact with the wood and we can maintain firm control of it. about 95% of the time we keep our router base flat on the sign. Thanks for writing Raymond..we'd like to see some photos of your work, Dave & Eric
@illegalsmilereturns The bit we used on those letters was a profile bit that I designed...It's not a straight bit. It's a solid carbide, 1/4" diameter, 2 flute bit with a 15 degree angle on the sides and a 45 degree point. If you subscribe to our videos you'll be notified whenever we post a new one. Thanks, Dave
I am new to routing but at the moment I need more practice on letters, could you reccomend a font that would be a little less demanding to practice on. Really do enjoy your videos, thanks.
Thank you for watching, glad you're enjoying them. Out Fatty Font is very forgiving. Mostly all curved lines but reads very well. Any font that doesn't have lots of straight lines. Like maybe a cooper black font. Hope this helps and thank you again, Eric
@Gustavo. We use several different router bits. On this video I used the 60 degree v groove. If you watch our videos #38 #39 & #40 dad goes over all the bits w use & what they do. Thank you for the question hope this helps, Eric
@illegalsmilereturns The bit we used on those letters was a profile bit that I designed...It's not a straight bit. It's a solid carbide, 1/4" diameters, 2 flute bit with a 15 degree angle on the sides and a 45 degree point. If you subscribe to our videos you'll be notified whenever we post a new one. Thanks, Dave
I spent most of the evening trying to understand the inset letter technique, then, bam, right there inside three minutes your video shows teaches me more than I've learned all night. Thank you. Your talent at freehanding perfectly straight lines is impressive!
This is a very important video for an inexperienced carver. I wish I had discovered it sooner. Thanks so much for your in-depth demo and explanations. This will be very helpful to me
Thank you Stan. Happy I could help.
Watching videos part 1,2 and three on directional carving was very useful, thank you.
Was carving cedar fence pickets today and got some chipping. Great info thanks
The cedar carves great, but that can be an issue. Glad this one helped👍👍
Hi Raymond,
Thanks for the nice comment..glad the video was helpful..that's why we make 'em.
Take another look at the video..we always keep the router base flat on the sign except when we are starting into or coming out of a cut.
We tilt the router then so that the router base stays in contact with the wood and we can maintain firm control of it. about 95% of the time we keep our router base flat on the sign.
Thanks for writing Raymond..we'd like to see some photos of your work,
Dave & Eric
Thanks for the nice comment,,,we have a new video coming soon...Dave
@Rufus, we always use 1/4" shank router bit. Thank you for the question, Eric
@illegalsmilereturns
The bit we used on those letters was a profile bit that I designed...It's not a straight bit. It's a solid carbide,
1/4" diameter, 2 flute bit with a 15 degree angle on the sides and a 45 degree point.
If you subscribe to our videos you'll be notified whenever we post a new one.
Thanks,
Dave
I am new to routing but at the moment I need more practice on letters, could you reccomend a font that would be a little less demanding to practice on.
Really do enjoy your videos, thanks.
Thank you for watching, glad you're enjoying them. Out Fatty Font is very forgiving. Mostly all curved lines but reads very well. Any font that doesn't have lots of straight lines. Like maybe a cooper black font. Hope this helps and thank you again, Eric
@Gustavo. We use several different router bits. On this video I used the 60 degree v groove. If you watch our videos #38 #39 & #40 dad goes over all the bits w use & what they do. Thank you for the question hope this helps, Eric
@flowerpt, Wow Thank you for the nice compliments. We're glad you enjoyed the video. If you have more questions just let us know, Eric
All our carving is done with a router. You can see us freehand rout on many of our videos.
What type of router bit do you use? I have a Diablo v groove but I like how the letters come out with the bit you use
Thank you, Eric
Thank you!!!
What? Is that carving machine your using....
thanks again guys for the info and I will be subscribing
nice work, thanks for the video
What size is the shank on those bits?
Pure talent
Ted Soloman Thank you!!
hi Davewhere can I get a bit like that?
We have all the bits we use available on our website makeawoodsign.com under Sign Carving Supplies. Thanks for watching, Eric
all freehand carving
@illegalsmilereturns
The bit we used on those letters was a profile bit that I designed...It's not a straight bit. It's a solid carbide,
1/4" diameters, 2 flute bit with a 15 degree angle on the sides and a 45 degree point.
If you subscribe to our videos you'll be notified whenever we post a new one.
Thanks,
Dave