You can get some wood grain looks by taking an HD photo of actual wood and 3D engraving it into MDF (draftboard). These were made with two different types of wood grain photos.
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If I remember correctly, I used images of natural wood grain from THD when I made my fairy doors.
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This discussion has me thinking of making some more, then I wonder “why bother” if someone is just going to steal them.
They put a smile on my face every time I mowed and saw them out there, then just disappointment when I saw they were gone.
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I think they all look good @ovm.steve and @dan84. I wouldn’t have thought of taking a photo of wood and engraving it. I should try that with our wood floors we made as I love how the grain shows through.
@eflyguy and @ovm.steve, what a shame your doors were stolen. How about if you made some more and put an engraved “doorhanger” on them with your last name? At least if they were stolen again, every time the person who stole them looked at them, they’d see your name and maybe feel ashamed. Or not, since they stole them in the first place.
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Mine are here…
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Love that look. Looking forward to how you use them. Thanks for the inspiration.
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That’s frustrating to have something you worked hard on stolen. Sorry about that.
Perhaps there is a different place you can put the. That is visible to you. It less so to others?
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The only reason I made them was to stick on those utility poles on either end of my property for the benefit of the dozen or so walkers I see every week. They were nailed on (pin nails…)
The only reason I’m posting here is that the “wood grain” is totally artificial. I think I used draftboard which in my experience holds up in weather better than plywood.
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I really like that.
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Use non-philips screws?
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Your engrave turned out beautifully! That was a great idea! Can’t wait to see your finished product either as I always LOVE your work!
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That looks really cool! You definitely need to make another one, even if you keep it in the house!
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I really like the results of your aging process! I’m all ears if you do a tutorial.
My ‘fairy’ door (the hobbit hole) is still in place, but then it’s completely embedded in the landscape and hard to steal. On the other hand we still see most of the neighborhood fairy doors on our daily walks, so maybe we’re lucky like that.
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OMG! THESE LOOK FANTASTIC! I never would of guessed they were MDF. how did you prep the print to engrave? and are the white parts added on or engraved and painted?
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I turned the wood grain photo black and white and tweaked the contrast a bit. The design looked like this:
I used a sheet of MDF with a white face so that the unengraved parts would stay white. I didn’t have any draftboard left at the time, but I always have some of that white MDF on hand to make certain products.
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thanks! I wonder how painting MDF and engraving would work. also for those who just want to experiment is a place with free download wood images to try without the hassle of photo shooting.
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where do you get your white mdf? OOPS ! didn’t see the highlighted link. thanks again.
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