The lettering, recessed background, wheat stalks and cut-outs were done on a MultiCam router using Enroute software. The sign is a 24-by-30-in. panel of 2-in. mahogany with The Silo and the banner at the bottom cut from 1-in. mahogany panels. The barn, banner and beer mugs are hand carved and hand painted. It’s finished with acrylic latex paints, artists acrylics, satin clear coat and 23K gold leaf. David Hassan, Hassan Sign Co., Cohassett, Massachusetts
Wine & Spirits and logo were router-cut from 1½-in. HDU board on a MultiCam router using Enroute software. A Taste For was cut from ¾-in. PVC board. The background is a 32-in.-by-12-ft. panel of ¾-in. overlaid plywood panel with red overlaid plywood tabs behind, with edges filled and sealed with epoxy, finished with acrylic latex paints. David Hassan, Hassan Sign Co., Cohassett, Massachusetts
The router-cut HDU letters were sandblasted, then gilded and mounted on the router-cut and carved 63-by-31-in. HDU panel with an airbrush fade background. The outlines and borders were hand painted, and the incise carved letters are gilded. It is finished with Jay Cooke’s Sign Primer and acrylic latex paints. Manfred Didier and Marcus Goebels, Timber Signs, Ofterschwang, Germany
The router-cut HDU letters were sandblasted, then gilded and mounted on the router-cut and carved 63-by-31-in. HDU panel with an airbrush fade background. The outlines and borders were hand painted, and the incise carved letters are gilded. It is finished with Jay Cooke’s Sign Primer and acrylic latex paints. Manfred Didier and Marcus Goebels, Timber Signs, Ofterschwang, Germany
The lettering was cut and carved from 1-in. HDU board on a MultiCam router using Enroute software with the outline recessed and letters prism carved. The panel is two layers of 1½-in. HDU with the back routed out to accept a piece of ½-in. MDO and 1½-in. mahogany side pieces to accept the brackets. The address oval is 1½-in. HDU board, routed round-faced with prismatic numerals. The book is hand carved. The sign is finished with acrylic latex paints, artists acrylics and 23K gold leaf. David Hassan, Hassan Sign Co., Cohassett, Massachusetts
Gilded prismatic HDU letters on a 66-by-49-in. HDU panel. The carved, gilded lion is on a smalts background, and the sign is hung on a custom-made galvanized iron bracket. It is finished with Jay Cooke’s Sign Primer and acrylic latex paints. Manfred Didier and Marcus Goebels, Timber Signs, Ofterschwang, Germany
Letters cut on an Industrial CNC router and mounted on standoffs by Custom Grafix Ltd., San Fernando, Trinidad, West Indies
The ¾-in. HDU letters and ¾-in. PVC panel were cut on a ShopBot CNC router using Vectric VCarve Pro software. The panel is framed and has a stained glass inset. Letters are finished with 23k gold leaf on black smalts background. John Liptak, Liptak Signs, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
