Router-carved panel of 18-lb. SignFoam high density urethane board, finished with exterior acrylic paint and 23K gold leaf. “I made the medallion relief that I used on the posts and the bottom of the sign in the Enroute software,” says David Hassan, Hassan Sign Co., Cohasset, Massachusetts.
Router-carved 18-lb. HDU letters on a mahogany panel that was cut to shape and carved on the router, along with the shell graphics. The banner and sextant are hand-carved mahogany. David Hassan, Hassan Sign Co., Cohasset, Massachusetts
White oak panel, 20-in. in diameter, carved on an Industrial CNC router, finished with black exterior acrylic paint and clear polyurethane. Dan Buttery, DB Designs, Lewiston, New York
Router-cut PVC panels on a router-cut background of pressure-treated pine on a powder-coated ¼-in. aluminum backer. Rebellion is a direct print on 1-in. PVC board and the eagle graphic is a direct print on ½-in. PVC board. Southern Sign Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Router-cut PVC letters and bird on a router-cut PVC panel that is mounted on a painted black PVC backer. “The bird was direct printed on our flatbed printer before it was cut to shape,” says Andrea Cinanni-Wilson, Southern Sign Company, Wilmington, North Carolina. “The background is white vinyl, and everything is clear-coated.”