These two signs were a custom commission: the customer sent me the verse they wanted, and I built each one from wood pulled off old pallets. I sanded each board just enough to clean it up while keeping its rustic, weathered character, then laser engraved the text directly into the wood.
Each sign is set into a redwood frame and sealed with a clear semi-gloss finish, which also brings out the natural color and grain underneath. The two signs actually turned out pretty different from each other — one board was more weathered and distressed than the other, so the same finish pulled out a noticeably different set of tones on each one.