i'm thinking of using the allwood cedar blanks for a 40" x 60" 2 sided routed sign. i shyed away from hdu because i felt it could be vandelized too easily. has anyone ever had problems with these things coming apart? i don't need to be redoing an expensive job like this for free in 2 years. thanks for any input. Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
Karyn Don't want to knock a product, but I tried them a few years ago when they became available in Canada. I was not satisfied with the quality of the wood..seemed to be a mix of heart and sapwood, so I didn't go any further with them. I'm in the fortunate position of having a supply of eastern white cedar available, so I make my own blanks...see post on acute stupidity!...if I had to use red cedar I would probably buy rough planks and make my own blanks.
MUR
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Karyn talk to Bob Peach, I think he has problems with the glue seems on those.
Posted by Danny Busselle (Member # 3746) on :
Karen use GORILLA GLUE
Posted by Bob Peach (Member # 2620) on :
As I told Karen on the phone, I`ve done 2 carved and leafed signs using the premade blanks and we are faced with having to replace them both after less than 2 years. They completely came unglued at the seams. It`s not like I don`t have a track record with wooden signs. We`ve got mahogany signs out there that are 25 years old and the seams are perfect.I`d run the other way from using the cedar blanks unless you glue them up yourself.My $.02
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
Karen, whomever you buy your blanks from, make sure they use epoxy for the seams. It's the only adhesive you can count on, long term. Another factor is the blank being flat - if it has any variations in thickness, your router aint gonna work right. I've heard of shops milling the entire surface of the blank to assure a flat surface - you might keep that in mind.
Lots of potential problems... you could buy some chisels and carve it by hand though.
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