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The two sets of clubs are bolted
through the sign panel by aligning the two pre-drilled
holes in the shafts. The club heads are conveniently
screwed through the faux brass base plate of the club
head. The backside of the golf bag ‘mouth’ was
cleaned out to accommodate a 6” long shaft of the
protruding golf clubs. This detail was glued and screwed
to the redwood panel before attaching the bag.
With all the pieces assembled, we give the sign one final
inspection, touching up any glue squeeze-out or paint smudges,
take a few portfolio shots, complete the time sheet and
then call the client for pick-up or delivery of the sign.
The process began with a deposit, and ends with the balance
due upon completion. That keeps our bookkeeper, banker
and employees happy.
And so we have another finished project ready to head
out the door. This sign job is typical of the kind of work
we do here at Sign It. We enjoyed working with Kevin and
Lisa and are proud of the finished product. We try to approach
every new job with enthusiasm, passion and with an expectation
of learning something new. What a great trade this is.
Keep signing.
Photos
1. This is the 1 ½” thick
15lb H.D.U. cut-out ready to carve. The same was programmed
in Artpath (Gerber) and out put to our 408 Saber router.(
It could just had easily been cut out with a jig saw,
coping saw or any other hand tool.)
2. This photo shows Noëlla
roughing out the golf bag with a hand grinder with a
course
sanding disc attached. Note: The hearing protection goggles
and dust mask…all
very necessary when grinding anything. Also, check out the cool carving bench(Lee
Valley Tools) with heavy cast base and tilt pivot work top…(a bit of
a luxury I would say).
3. A little “finer” roughing out with a 1” #5
gouge.
4. Close up.
5. 1” H.D.U.(15lbs) laminated to ½” sintra
was used to make the golf clubs. The sintra gives the shafts
more strength than the H.D.U. on its own. Note: drill hole
for aligning both pairs of clubs in the final assembly.
6. Back to the bag. This Italian riffler is my absolute
favorite tool for shaping H.D.U.
7. With a few long, sweeping strokes the carved spoon
end of the riffler gives the strap a nice contour.
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