We finally have our beautiful white cedar sign installed. It has been almost a year-long project beginning with a sketch by the craftsman who milled the floors for our home. Michael and I located the cedar 5" x 5" timbers last summer. When the foundation was poured for our home, our kids helped us build the wooden form for the concrete sign base. We were then able to fill the forms with some of the "leftover" concrete. Later on, Michael and I did the stonework on the supports. We had a welder build and powdercoat the iron frame. In the meantime, I sketched out the text on brown paper to be sure we liked the size of the lettering.
A few weeks ago our son Dan and daughter Kate did the sandblasting in Dan's yard. Michael and I were there to photograph the event. We varnished and painted the sign before hanging it one week ago. Now we are official!
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| Building the frame for the base |
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| Bricklaying is very difficult! |
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Wayne, the craftsman who milled all our hardwood flooring and
trimwork, looks over the timbers for our sign. He glued and
planed them. |
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| Mockup of the sign |
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| The site is ready. |
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| Kate cutting the sandblasting stencil for the lettering |
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| Kate ready to sandblast |
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| Dan taking a break from the sandblasting (took 3+ hours) |
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| Ready to varnish and paint |
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| Final touches on the paint |
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This puppy isn't going anywhere--
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