Carved Shop Sign

[Steven Trexler]

Project I recently took on. Wanted to make a sign for my shop so figured why not carve it and make it all out of logs since it is a chainsaw shop. Sign it almost complete after two solid weeks of work now just some more sealing to do and buying and setting up light system so it can be seen at night. Also looking for a large antique chainsaw to mount on the very top but that is proving to be a challenge so may just try and carve a power head and mount a stihl bar to it. Here's some picture of the progression of the sign.

 

[Steven Trexler]

More pictures. My dad was my hero in helping me get the sign complete as quick as I did.

 

[Steven Trexler]

And more pictures.

 

[Steven Trexler]

Last set.

 

[Steven Trexler]

Not sure why you posted that on my thread but I'd appreciate it if you'd move that to where it belongs.

 

[cus_deluxe]

Nice looking sign Steven, looks pretty sturdy and should last a good long time!

 

[lone wolf]

Very old school cool.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Just a thought... put some "limiters" on the last piece of the sign so the wind can't blow it around too much.

 

[Steven Trexler]

Wind doesn't blow it at all. Already monitored that situation to make sure chains weren't required on the bottom.

 

[Steven Trexler]

Thanks guys. It's cedar and red oak. Still haven't found a big chainsaw to mount on top. Had some leads but nothing worked out.

 

[dave1974]

Really cool sign....what did you use to carve the letters,they look really good.

 

[Steven Trexler]

ms210 and then hammer and chisel to clean them up a bit.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

Did you ever find the saw for on top? I love it!

 

[Steven Trexler]

I found one but couldn't bring myself to put it on top due to what saw it was. I found a mcculloch 77. So I kind of gave up on trying really lol. But sign has changed a little. Here's updated version.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

I have a mercury saw here in pieces. I used the bar for my shop sign, but I'd part with the rest of it for the 25 bucks I paid for it. I was going to fix it up, but have no time to do so. I'm not sure what shipping would be from pa to nc on it, but if your interested, I'd be willing to check. Or... If one of the pa boys are headed your way, maybe I could send it along. I'd love to see a saw up there.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

Ps. Good job with the address number. It blended too much with black.

 

[Steven Trexler]

Like a mercury two man? I'm interested. If shipping isn't like take me to the cleaners bad i'll take it. Do you have a picture of it.

 

[Steven Trexler]

After driving by sign a few times you couldn't read the address number at all when it was black. So had to change it.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

Lol.. It's in boxes in the corner of the shop. No pics right now. Would you like me to pull it out and kind of put it together a little? You may not need some very heavy internal bits and could save some shipping.

I think were a little alike. That sign looks like a Wagner family father son project..

 

[Wagnerwerks]

It's a kb11a I believe. Might be a B.