Making Sandblasted Wood Signs

Wooden signs are made from clear grade lumber.
Making sandblasted wood signs. We have a smooth finish or a wood grain finish. Having sandblasted signs for over 20 years they. A sign blank is the basic shape of a sign before the sandblasting process. The cost for this sign is 99 00 per sq.
We ve taken this age old sign making process and brought it to the new century with masking that is cut with a computer guided machine. Hdu sign foam signs are fabricated from open celled high density. Although you can choose any type of wood you like woods like cedar oak and balsa are easy to work with and make beautiful sign boards. If you need a large sign you will have to create blanks from smaller pieces.
This sign was sandblasted and finished by insignia a full service sign shop based in anaheim ca. A sandblasted wood sign harkens back to the days before plastic and neon crowded the cityscape. Step by step video for a sandblasted sign that i made for my networking group. The soft part of the grain is blasted away with an abrasive as described above.
The wood grain will make the sign look like real wood. Only a few select boards make it through the intense kiln conditions. The lumber is treated under extreme conditions to prevent warping and checking. The paint and clear coat are state of the art protecting these cedar signs from the elements.
Our cedar sandblasted signs can be sandblasted or routed into a elegant quality sign that will last for decades. Wood logically was the first material used and is still widely used today. Because of the low blasting pressure the detail and shapes can be much more subtle. Step 1 choose wood type and create blank.
Your sign can be as small as you wish or as large as 4 x 8. There are two types of finishes to chose from when ordering a sandblasted sign. Once you place your order we will produce several. Consider making your sandblasted or routed sign more appealing to your customers by using our 3 d effects.
With wood typically we prime it then apply a blast mask then blast the sign with an abrasive.