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The Bald Eagle

In the world of signage and branding, one company stands out for its exceptional craftsmanship, creative designs, and impeccable attention to detail – Lacombe Signmasters. With a legacy spanning over three decades, this family-owned business has garnered a reputation...

A Shoe To Remember

In downtown Minneapolis, there is a vibrant local theater called Roxy’s Cabaret with a giant red stiletto on the roof. Their logo uses two red high-heeled shoes to make the “X” in Roxy, so they were interested in some eye-catching shoe signage to go along with it. And...

Art Deco Gable End

Art Deco Gable End | March 29, 2023Sculptor and carver Jayce Fox used Precision Board to create this beautiful decorative piece that fits within the gable end of a client’s home. “The Art Deco format was inspired by the time period the home was built [1915]. The...

Another Guest Blog from Paul at Art Sign Works

Guest Blog from Paul at Art Sign Works | February 24, 2023Art Sign Works Inc., founded in 2005, has been making 3-D bas-relief plaques from Precision Board since 2009. Previously, our team utilized HDU from two U.S. manufacturers but we determined that Precision Board...

Textured Wall for Corporate Display Using Precision Board HDU

Textured Wall for Corporate Display Using Precision Board HDUWhen Adam Campos of Graphics MFG was first contacted by a design agency about creating a textured wall for a corporate artwork display, there was a lot of skepticism about whether or not it could be done....

Guest Blog from Paul at Art Sign Works

Guest Blog from Paul at Art Sign Works HDU Custom Carved 3-D Bas-Relief   Art Sign Works Inc., founded in 2005, has been making 3-D bas-relief plaques from Precision Board since 2009. Previously, our team utilized two U.S. manufacturers and determined Precision...

Mounting HDU Signs – Did You Know?

Did you know that Precision Board HDU is very effective for creating dimensional signs due to its long exterior life and ease of use?  Due to its closed-cell structure, high density urethane must be treated differently than wood. Unlike wood, Precision Board has no...

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Building a mine car

I find it a great deal of fun to design rather complex designs and then figure out a way to fabricate what I have imagined. We are currently working on a good sized theme project called the Cloud Buster. It is a drop tower ride.

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A busy 2 weeks.

A busy 2 weeks.

After collecting my award for Best Novelty Sign at the EnRoute summit and meeting some super amazing people, it was time to return home and get ready for our first Sign Alchemy class.  People started arriving for the class on Wednesday night and we spent some time hanging out at the shop and preparing for the days to come.  Everyone arrived Thursday morning eager to get started learning how we do what we do.

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Lost and Foundry: Restoring a WWII Era 16″ Lathe

Tom Utley is doing a detailed restoration of a WWII-era South Bend 16" x 60" metal lathe, which is about 9 feet long and weighs 2,700 pounds fully loaded. It was originally delivered to the US Army in June of 1943 with the Crossed Cannons logo of the Army Ordnance...

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Tank Details

The wind up key mount was the first accessory relief to be created for the tank. I started with a flat relief 0.2″ tall. The rivets were the next modification by using the dome tool.

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Building the tank turret

The next part of the tank we are building is the main turret.  It is pretty simple but it uses tools in ways not often done. The turret is built in two pieces – an upper and a lower half. The first step is the create a relief using the bevel tool, but we’ll do it with a twist. That is to use the limit to height tool which effectively flattens the top with a nice bevel around the edge.

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Building a tank – part one

I find it a lot of fun to build rather complex files in EnRoute. They are both challenging and a great way to learn the functions of the software. Once mastered the functions of ADD, SUBTRACT, MERGE HIGHEST, MERGE LOWEST and REPLACE allows us to build some pretty interesting shapes to create just about anything we can imagine.

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Fishing boat relief – Part two

To create the cab of the little boat I first created two zero height reliefs. I opted to create meshes and then merge them to the relief, rather than modify the reliefs with the revolve tool. Either procedure would have worked in this case. I generally use this method as it allows me more freedom to adjust the height of things before locking it down by merging it with the relief. The mesh shows red when selected, green when not.

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