This was a sign I made for my niece and her husband for Christmas. It ended up as one of their wedding decorations. The wood is Myrtlewood and finished with rattle can spray lacquer.

I tried to keep the bark on the edges and then after the round over on the ends, I used a torch to darken them up to better match the sides with the bark.

Thank you for looking.

What a nice gift!

 

Do you use a router and templates?

The torch! Do you all remember throughout the 70's, torched grain was the big thing before you varnished the work? I remember dad taking a plumbers torch to some Doug Fir furniture he made, and I watched the grain fibers glow red, then turn black, pretty neat.

Nice work on the sign Kelly!

Nice Kelly.  It has a great weathered look to it.  Well done.

4 hours ago, lew said:

What a nice gift!

 

Do you use a router and templates?

Yes lew, I used the state park template and my router

Nice job and a thoughtful gift. The wood is outstanding!