![]() ![]() (The picture here is a little misleading, because I forgot to take a picture of the piece before I inset it.) This is likely the most pain staking and timely part of the project! So now that you have your general logo marked out on the grid pattern, you need to XxX mark out XxX and put some cat scratch in the voids so you know where to cut when you are removing the void spaces. I did this by lightly darkening right behind the border lines of the letters, that way the lines remained clear/defined so I would be able to see them easily later when I began to cut out the voids/negative space of the design. ![]() Now that we have created a grid on the wood redraw the image of the logo onto the grid like you did on your graph paper. Now on the second line mark out every half inch from left to right, then repeat this on the second to bottom line, now use your straight edge and pencil to connect these marks and make your vertical grid lines! Try to go light to some degree in your pencil markings, because you will sand these grid lines off later in the project, but do them dark enough you will be able to see them throughout the project. point, do this about every 10 inches, then use a straight edge to connect all the marks to make a horizontal grid. if you are using salvaged wood make sure to inset your first line a little in case the left edge is not straight! Now lay your square on the wood and mark every 1/2 in. The size of your squares will vary depending on the size of logo you want to make, I used a 1圆 piece of pine, my grid squares were 1/2 in. First we want to start by using a carpenters square to mark out a grid pattern on the wood. This is a little harder when your freehand redrawing a non pixelated image, but luckily the image I used was cake. I did not think do to a instructable until after completion, I did however photo document the general steps so that helps a lot, you should be able to get the gist of what I did here. by at least 38 inch) Pencil Graph paper Carpenters square (big and small type helps, but the small type and a good straight edge will do) Ruler/straight edge Drill Jigsaw or bandsaw or scrollsaw Circular saw (optional but will save mass time and make a nice straight line for taking off horizontal excess) woodburning / pyrography source (optionally a solder gun) wood file wood chisels or Dremel or * maybe razor blades if your risky (be extremely careful if you use razor blades) Sandpaper / palm sander Black spray paint (quality of paint isn't really a issue, I opted for the cheap dollar store stuff) Cardboard (preferably as long as your piece) Sorry for the lack of extensive photo documentation of every step here. NOTE: If you do not have wood burning tools, I list a alternative method to the burning in step #5 NOTE #2: You can apply this method to many other types of designs and get a nice finished product! Tool list : Wood (preferably 1 x 6 in. This is not for the complete novice, but someone with a moderate amount of knowledge in geometry and power tools and a little carving can make this in about 6 hours. ![]()
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