Here’s my “Every Story Matters” sign completed. It’s about 16” x 5”. The words are made of a back layer of medium red Proofgrade acrylic with another layer of mirrored acrylic for the word “Story” from Inventables.
I then glued the set of words to a layer of medium clear Proofgrade acrylic with the opposite corners rounded to give it some character. I also cut holes for the stand off screws.
The back layer is thick Proofgrade walnut with the same corners rounded to match and 4 circles engraved where I glued the screws into the walnut rather than cutting holes and using screws/nuts. I used Lock Tite glue and they are extremely solid.
Since this is the mission statement of my church, I engraved the church logo into the upper right area to subtly balance it out.
Finally, I cut some simple stands out of thick Proofgrade clear acrylic.
Now that I’ve done a few like this, I have a good process down, so I can make more in this style fairly quickly (I think)…
I love how this came out. It’s my favorite project to date.
Thank you! And I like to think that the person who you see in the mirror of that word is the person whose story matters - so the use of the mirrored acrylic is meaningful as well as pretty.
Wow! Wonderful design! The mixed materials really make it, and the engrave accent… Every thing about it fits so well, and the symbolism of the mirror. Just wow!
