How to: Make your own logo in wood

About a month ago, I made my own logo in (3d) wood. It kinda looked like this:

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To make your own logo in MDF or other wood, you will need:

A printer w/paper
Scissors
MDF (1,8 mm) or other wood of choice
A Pencil
A jigsaw
A drill
A file
Sandpaper #80-150
Wood glue
A brush
A can of spray paint
Ok. Once you’ve got all this, we’re going to start.


1. Choose your font, write your logo in word (Choose fontsize +/- 400, about 1 character per page) and print them.Step 1, word

2.
Trace the characters one by one on the wood(I’ve chosen MDF because it’s easy to work with.) with a pencil.Step 2, Tracing


3.
Now it’s time to cut out the characters with the jigsaw. It requires some expierence, but after cutting out some characters it will be getting easy. ;)
Step 3, Cutting


4.
After you’ve cut out your whole logo, file/sandpaper all the corners and the all the surfaces, to make it look better and to make the paint paste better.
Step 4, Filing, Sandpapering


5
. To make the painting easier, you’ll have to apply a mix of wood-glue and water. Apply this on all the surfaces. If you won’t you will have to paint atleast twice. After you’ve done this, it’s time to paint.Step 5, Wood-glue


6.
Try to spray the sides first, then the top surfaces.
Step 6, Paint
And you’re done!

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