Thread: need help - how do you do "wooden words" for wedding etc?

Hi pkgjmg,
Well, there are several ways of doing this.
What Size & Thickness, Several Letters or one piece.
The Cheapest wood be Polystyrene, & I think you could cut it with a 2 bladed electric kitchen knife.
Get some Poster Paint, & bingo.
Other wise, to do it in wood, you will most likely need a Scroll Saw, & every now & then, one pops up for sale on these Forums.
That's my 2 sense worth.

Hi pkgjmg,

If you are after 3d letters you will need a scroll saw. Using this method you are most likely to be using pine (perhaps 19mm) or MDF.

Cutting Wooden Letters using a Scrollsaw - YouTube

Otherwise if you want to cave the text into a board a router would be the tool to use:

3D letter carving - YouTube

Cheers

Stinky

thank you for answering me .. i did some more research and i need a scroll saw .. just gotta work out now how to do the wording cause steve good has a few video's on youtube but everything he show's doesn't work on the programs as he is showing them ....

Try Spotlight, they have letters but they may be in custom wood.
Jim

For the scrollsaw approach, you can layout and print your template using a word processor or graphics program, then print to the appropriate size. 3M do an spray adhesive that is relocatable provided that you spray only one surface (spray both surfaces and it is permanent). By printing full size templates and sticking them to the material, you are ready to cut on the scrollsaw, then you can peel the template material off once cut leaving very little residue to affect finishing.

Hope this helps

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Here's the letters I made for my recent wedding (and the ring box too, but that's for a different post).
The scroll saw was out of commission at the time, so I made it on the bandsaw with a fine blade. The inner parts on the B I did with the fretsaw.

I freehanded a design I liked, then traced it on the timber (brush box) and went silly on it. The most time consuming part was the filing and sanding it all smooth. There are a couple of stainless steel prongs inserted on the underside that hold it to the cake, too.

Hope this helps, it sure was fun to make!

thanks for the replies everyone - i have now purchased a scroll saw and practising with it - sure isn't easy! lol