My friend built himself a baking kitchen in his basement out of all clearance/used/gifted things so he calls it his Bargain Basement Kitchen. When folks are coming over he wants them to use the side door of his house - and he wanted a way to indicate that the BBK was open. Et Voila!
I inlayed mahogany veneer into some golden oak and finished it with like 10 layers of tung oil, and then some polyeurathane…it should have no problems at all surviving outdoors!
The inlay was done first. Intentionally set at a 90º angle so that no matter how the sun hits it, you can read it - but the colours are similar enough that it’s very subtle from any sort of distance.
That turned out fantastic! I love the knife making the “k”! You did a great job on this. Now see if he’ll let you share pics of his BBK! You’ve got me curious!
Maybe some spar urethane would be even better? I’m no expert. I used that (3 layers) to make a rack for hanging wet swimsuits and towels. No problems so far, but it’s still new.
