Product Description

Signmaker Jim Bartz provides all the advice you need to design and carve custom wooden signs using a versatile freehand method that requires no lettering templates or guides. He takes you through the process, step-by-step, from initial design to the final details. Both relief and engraved carving methods are covered.

Topics include:

1. Examples of signs and decorative carvings
2. Tools you’ll need
3. Design tips
4. Preparing the workpiece
5. Safety consideration
6. Carving techniques
7. Removing the background
8. Detail work

Carving custom signs using an ordinary plunge router can be a rewarding and creative hobby, a profitable business, or both. And it doesn’t require a lot of expensive tools or a large workspace. This fact-filled 44 minute video is ideal for beginning or experienced woodworkers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46781 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-01
• Formats: Color, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 44 minutes

Customer Reviews

Easy, Professional-Looking Signs
This DVD is an awesome buy. Not only does it give clear, easy-to-follow instructions, but the techniques and skills taught are incredibly useful and ensure a really nice, professional-looking finished product. The visual detail is very clear thanks to the DVD quality, making it easy to see exactly how Jim Bartz carves his signs. I haven't seen these techniques anywhere else, and I've yet to carve a sign using a easier or more professional method. I certainly reccomend this to anyone of any skill level that is interested in learning how to carve a great sign that is easy to do and looks awesome. Buy this and you won't be dissapointed.

Fantastic!
This style of sign carving is fantastic! The disc is well done, easily understood even by a novice woodworker. My contractor was here and watched it. He was impressed and is anxious to try this method. This is much better than your ordinary sign carving!

Very little useful information
The video is very vague on specific information. First: he uses the computer to print out the sign pattern on paper in order to trace the design on the sign. He never mentions what software he uses to accomplish this. Second: he talks about showing you a technique on how to avoid dropping off of the letters while carving them later on in the dvd, but never does. Third: he never tells what type of paint to use on the signs. He does talk about the stain but never tells what name brand he uses. Fourth: he says he is using his largest router bit to do part of the sign but never mentions what size that might be. Just very vague. I knew basically how to carve a sign with a router and thought this video would increase my knowledge but I was wrong. If you have never seen this type of sign being made the dvd is good but if you want details beyond the very basics I would look somewhere else. It reminded me of an episode of "How its made" on discovery channel. The subject is glossed over.