The Lark Rise sign was next up on the agenda. I created the lettering vectors in Illustrator and then imported them to EnRoute where I created the rest of the vectors for the design
Creating the Lark Rise sign files
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Pure magic in four axis
I love curves, textures and fancy bits, especially if they take a good design over the top.
A weird shaped block
This whole fourth axis routing thing is forcing me to think in brand new ways. Being all new means I really have to work at getting it right
Details, details and more details
We are down to the final bits and pieces for the pub project. As they begin to operate for real in the renovated facility the need for an abundance of operational signs immediately became apparent. For these signs we opted for a faux copper look.
Creating a file for a fancy turned column
The center section of the post is the next assignment. It will be routed on the four axis MultiCam. First I had to determine the scale and shape of the piece
Pressing on in spite of temporary doubts
In spite of a whole bunch of other necessary work going on in the shop I could’t resist sneaking another half hour with the die grinder on the piece. I whipped on the wood grain, and as I progressed I was more than a little unsure that I may just have wrecked the piece
Horsing around with the die grinder
About 50 minutes with the die grinder got rid of all the seams, and roughed out the basic shape. I also flattened out the bottom of the head and glued it onto the base plate
Pure fun – without breaking into a sweat
Today we did the last of the routed interior signs for the Fox & Hounds Pub. They were glued in readiness for the finishing in the next few days
It’s all about reliefs
I started in on the Lark Rise post today. This is both challenging and FUN! To do a project like this you REALLY have to understand how to make reliefs, and what happens with the merge commands. There is no faking this kind of complex file. I first created vectors by hand tracing the various elements of the post.