Peter has also finished assembling one of the pub signs he has been working on of late. It's a beauty and very different from most dimensional signs I've seen. The centre decorative panel is plasma cut steel. The dimensional sign panels are laminated onto both sides of this sturdy framework. Both sides are identical - but not for on the back side of the sign everything except the lettering is reversed. It's only once in a blue moon that things work out this pleasing in such a project. Well done Peter!
Two of a kind - sort of
I had a great time today, sculpting the whimsical figures on two of the pub signs. The heads were sculpted back to back on the signs. It was a great time to simply be creative. I didn't even try to make the back to back figures too similar as one can't see both sides of the signs at once. Those who take the time to look at both sides will be rewarded.
Using high tech to be creative
One of the presentations I am making in Denver this coming week is about how we used our CNC software and router to help us craft our house. Starting with the planning and all the way through structural construction, finishing and detailing of the house I used the software to create many hundreds of digital files and then the CNC router to cut many thousands of pieces. The CNC router allowed us to make the many curved pieces extremely quickly and efficiently. The fact is that the house would have been prohibitively expensive to do without this modern technology. At the time the unusual construction methods caused quite a stir but with our engineers blessing we carried on. I enjoyed my afternoon as I sorted through thousands of pictures as I put my presentation together. I'm looking forward to showing the presentation to the assembly and hopefully it will inspire them to use their software and machines creatively.
