IMHO...
We would use a sheet of Maple plywood, 3/4" thick. That would be two sheets for this project.
1. Design the planks and cut them into the maple (to give the illusion of glued-up planks)
2. Spray or brush the finished sign with lamp black stain.
3. Sand off the lamp black with 220 grit (after it is dry).
4. Spray or brush with General Finishes Pewter Die.
5. Poly for a finish coat.
Here we have designed and cut a wine barrel using Maple playwood. You could design and cut the planks. Actually, you can get wood plank artwork from vectorstock.com.
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Last edited by woodshop; 02-28-2019 at 07:31 AM.
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