Living on an old homestead has it's rewards. I can usually walk outside and find craft items from the previous tenants.
Today I found a barn!!!!
and this is what I did with it.
But first I must tell you where I got my inspiration. I was cruising Pinterest and found this amazing blog whose letter of the day was W
You can see her fantastic W
But what would I do with a W?
I could change my name to Willy Wonka.
I do love me some chocolate!
Or I could just make a K.
I started my project by gluing and using my brad nailer, to fasten old barn boards onto a 1/4 inch piece of hardboard. I probably should have used plywood but I didn't have any 1/4 or 1/2 inch.
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| Clamps and 2x6s held the boards in place until the glue dried. |
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| I quickly sanded it down to make it sliver free and also to erase my attempt at a freehand K. |
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| Made a proper template for the letter K. |
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| Special tools were used to create the letter K. |
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| A template was created using duct tape and paper....very scientific! |
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| Cut the boards with a jigsaw. |
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| I recycled a few pieces of fence board for K's border. I ripped it into 2" strips. |
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| Now for the tedious outline. |
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| I used my mitre saw for all the angled cuts to frame the letter. |
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| Second last piece. |
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| Oops! That's not pretty. I removed the molding and straightened out the barn-board for a better fit. |
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| All done....well almost |
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I decided to paint the recycled fence board as the pieces were different colors due to having a previous lives as shelves and other projects.
DON'T WORRY........no painters tape was harmed in this step.
I guess I should have spent a bit of time masking so I could have harmed some :( |
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| Look at K. She's such a poser! |
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| This kind of makes me miss summer now. |
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