Nice end product. I don't ordinarily watch artificially distressed projects, but knowing your set-building background gave me a context for a practical reason for this process besides personal preference. Thank you for sharing your work.
This is one of the most well explained/demonstrated videos of wood sign making I have seen. Very clear and very enjoyable to watch. Thank you also for giving all the details of what you used and how you used it. So many videos are "show only" and they don't give the details.
@@NickFerry Ive seen videos that are "too talkative" and Ive seen videos that dont explain at all. lol. For those of us trying to learn in the hopes of actually making the item ourselves, its all about the details. Much better than "cut it, paint it, seal it" kindof video. My questions are always then "how, with what, what did you use, etc." You answered all of that in the video. You also went straight into the project without filling the first 6 minutes of introduction like a lot do as well. Perfect. I learned a lot in just one video. Thumbs up. :)
Man I was right there with you because I happen to really dig old signage. Then the expensive, specialized equipment that I cannot justify buying (stencil cutter) came into play.
Then you are thinking about it backwards and not seeing what you have to work with - carbon paper had been my go to when I started - but then I didn’t have youtube to tell me what I couldn’t accomplish
This video is awesome. This is something that I have had trouble doing.... making something look old. Really glad you made this video thanks for the tips.
Great sign. We've got a long stone drive and I've already chained boards behind my truck and dragged them up and down the drive. Stop, jump up and down on them a few times, drag some more : )
This is EXACTLY what I was hoping to find! Thanks so much for a fantastic tutorial! I love the stencil, completely appropriate for a "vintage" sign; stencils have been around for thousands of years!
My pleasure - i’m actually editing a video right as I type this that’s going to have some distressing and some faux metal in it - I should have that done by tomorrow if you want to check it out
This is awesome. For a while now, I'm looking to make a sign with the name of my terrain. I will use the sign you made as inspiration to make my own sign. The weathering is really interesting. Thank you for posting this.
Turned out Great Nick!! It's a cool feeling to try to make something look not perfect when most of the time we are trying to make things look as perfect as we can .... Great job Bro 👍
I like the idea of the bolt to make thread marks. Another way to distress panels ...lay it face down on gravel and walk on it. Simple and about as random as it gets.
@@NickFerry I will. I was looking for ideas for a faux restaurant sign in my dining room and this fits the bill exactly. It's near the ocean so I wanted some kind of nautical look and a name like "The Captain's Table" or something similar. This would do it perfectly thanks.
@@NickFerry again, yeah good idea but where you can buy cheap pallet wood, they charge the earth for decent driftwood. It can get very expensive at flea markets near the coast.
Thanks for the video. I often use a burner on the wood, more in some areas and less in others and then use a wire brush on an angle grinder with the grain. It generally takes off the summer growth faster then the winter growth.
I've watched several videos that tackle the distressing process, but yours is the best I've seen so far. The opening of the glue joint is a great touch.
I like how you printed out the lettering and just wiped on the wood. All this time I've been hand painting my latter's. The time could be cut way down the way you did it. Thanks for sharing your technique 👍🏽
Thanks for the info. We have been doing some projects like this for friends and sale. I like finding new ways to make old looking signs and stuff.. Thanks
Yeah they do. I just made a few for friends as gifts, took pictures and put them on our local buy sell marketplace on Facebook and they sold. I would just make to order . Id kinda like to do more. Not a ton of money, but it pays for my time and materials and a couple bucks in my pocket.. We are semi retired anyway
You really should do more theater videos! You've got a great eye, a great way of explaining why you're doing what you're doing, and it's well filmed. There's a major dearth of videos like that for the theater community. I loved the Shrek castle and the organ grinder as well.
Thanks for the feedback - I have been trying to do more theater videos - a lot of times it doesn't coincide with my schedule - but you asking for more motivates me to make it happen
One way that I make things look rustic as I have a bunch of old keys on a big ring and you just take the keys holding onto the ring and slam it down on the wood it really does a great job of making it look rustic
A nice technique video for those that like a rustic look. I'm not into rustic, but the techniques are interesting to watch. Plus, it's Nick Ferry video!! The only thing missing was Le Bucket lid !! ;) lol
Great way to start the new year, a video from the Nickster! Nickerino. The Nick Man. Nickarunski. Nicky nicky... anyway, nice to see you in the shop bro. Have a great year!
I had a similar idea for distressing signs etc. except I thought about using wire brushes, both hand-held and in a drill. I'll have to try it out and see if I can get results as good as this!
My first comment of the new year and here goes. I like your vids and your presentation. I also like the sign. It looks great. You are awesome to watch. I've been making things as well.....for about 40 years. Some people can relate to this I'm sure but part of what draws me to maker channels (at least in the beginning) was the DIY aspect in order to not only DIY the project but to do it cheaper than buying or paying to build. Just about every person I watch on YT seems to think they have to have a CNC machine. I was loving this build till the expensive vinyl cutter :( I don't mean to be negative, man. I look at things like this as a way to make some extra money or in some cases for us poor folks any money at all. Sorry but 99% of the people don't have expensive stuff like that. I know it can be hand-lettered but again, most people that try that make a giant mess....lol. Look....I'm still a happy subscriber. I'm just getting this off my chest. I still like the vid and the project. Just one day....in the not so distant future.....if I'm still alive....I'd love to find that one channel that resists the urge to zing right past the average person's finances, and just keep it simple and affordable. One day.........................
I actually was going to show other ways of doing it but decided not to in this video - I can't show every way to do every thing in a video all the time - also can't show every tool a person could use to do each task - people need to take away what they can and make what they make even if tools, techniques and processes are an amalgam from various videos - glad to hear you are enjoying the videos!
Thank you for the reply. I once texted Adam Amin on ESPN during a game and asked him to please stop talking so much...lol. He was so cool with his response (as were you) that we became friends. Love hearing him call sports now. My point is I spoke from the heart to you and you were kind in your response. I appreciate that.
Nice job Nick. Probably the best video I've seen on how to make a hand painted sign look authentically worn/weathered. There's million others on youtube, but most look fake to me. Yours truly looks old, Great work. I like the idea of the Sharpie drop shadow, never thought of that!
Very very cool Awesome walk through on getting a great weathered look and you did a incredible job!!! Side note listen to podcast the other day I was so glad to hear it again and a Awesome show with awesome information.
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Totally cool....my mother would have loved this sign. And believe me thats a compliment !
awesome - thanks!
Well done Nick. Glad to to see a new video.
Thanks - always fun having a video out!
Nice end product. I don't ordinarily watch artificially distressed projects, but knowing your set-building background gave me a context for a practical reason for this process besides personal preference. Thank you for sharing your work.
Thanks - old west or pre 1900's is always a fun set time period to do - I still hate working with "period" wallpaper though
You have a great talent Nick great job.
Thanks - I like doing these
Came out fantastic. Looks great.
Thanks, glad you liked it
nice job.Like the weathered look with the paint
fun technique to do for sure!
This is one of the most well explained/demonstrated videos of wood sign making I have seen. Very clear and very enjoyable to watch. Thank you also for giving all the details of what you used and how you used it. So many videos are "show only" and they don't give the details.
Thanks - glad to hear you liked it - I’ve had some complain I talk too much but I do like being able to explain what I’m doing and why
@@NickFerry Ive seen videos that are "too talkative" and Ive seen videos that dont explain at all. lol. For those of us trying to learn in the hopes of actually making the item ourselves, its all about the details. Much better than "cut it, paint it, seal it" kindof video. My questions are always then "how, with what, what did you use, etc." You answered all of that in the video. You also went straight into the project without filling the first 6 minutes of introduction like a lot do as well. Perfect. I learned a lot in just one video. Thumbs up. :)
I agree - and many people learn by seeing over reading about it
Great video... To the point... Not one single boring moment... THANK YOU...
My pleasure, some would argue the validity of your statement but I’ll take it :)
Great job Nick. Looks great.
Thanks kindly Russ!
Buckshot, rocks, or BBs in a sock do great for distressing too. Nice to see some new content Nick! Cheers, Chris.
never tried that one - thanks for the tip!
Looks good......thanks for posting. Greetings from Waukesha
thanks fellow Wisconsinite!
Great job! There’s lots of steps, some I can do and a lot I can’t. But you sure know your way around a computer and tools!
I appreciate that, give it a try even if you hand letter it - because they’re a lot of fun
@@NickFerry will you be posting more videos. I see it’s been a while since the last one. I’d like to learn more from you.
@@gizmo7877 I plan on it - my mother passed away not too long ago - I spent much of my time with her the year or so - ✌🏼
@@NickFerry sorry for your loss.
@@gizmo7877 much appreciated - I'm trying to do a video coming up explaining more but I don't know when that will be
Details, Details, Details ....... That's what makes your videos cool to watch (and learn something). Thanks Nick.
thanks Steve - always appreciate hearing that!
very detailed description of minutia. love it.
thanks David - minutia is life! don't know what that means but it sounded like a good bumper sticker
Very nice! Gonna have to give this a go myself!
awesome - let me know how it goes!
Man I was right there with you because I happen to really dig old signage. Then the expensive, specialized equipment that I cannot justify buying (stencil cutter) came into play.
Then you are thinking about it backwards and not seeing what you have to work with - carbon paper had been my go to when I started - but then I didn’t have youtube to tell me what I couldn’t accomplish
Looks great! We're from Green Bay so it makes it all that much better!
win win then - thanks!
This video is awesome. This is something that I have had trouble doing.... making something look old. Really glad you made this video thanks for the tips.
Thanks Drew, it's not hard to make something look old, it's just hard to do in a short period of time lol
Looks really nice Nick!! The sharpie made it pop!! 👊
Thanks B - I think so too
An abacus, what a great next project for your channel.
That would be a good project!!
Great sign. We've got a long stone drive and I've already chained boards behind my truck and dragged them up and down the drive. Stop, jump up and down on them a few times, drag some more : )
That sounds like more fun than what I did!
Awesome-Excellent- Skills …Great Job.. Thanks For The Video❤
Thanks - my pleasure
This is EXACTLY what I was hoping to find! Thanks so much for a fantastic tutorial! I love the stencil, completely appropriate for a "vintage" sign; stencils have been around for thousands of years!
My pleasure - i’m actually editing a video right as I type this that’s going to have some distressing and some faux metal in it - I should have that done by tomorrow if you want to check it out
Nice one. Love the sign.
Thanks as always buddy!!
Fantastic result ! It looks awesome.
Thanks much!
What a day! Wake up to a new podcast AND a video! Welcome back Nick!
haha - thanks - I need one more for the hat trick!
Looks great. Thanks for the ideas
No problem, glad you could get some!
Very nice job man!
thanks brother!
Love that look , Signs awesome
thanks much Sterling!!
This is awesome. For a while now, I'm looking to make a sign with the name of my terrain. I will use the sign you made as inspiration to make my own sign. The weathering is really interesting. Thank you for posting this.
You’re welcome - glad you liked it
Man that looks soooo good !
Thanks
Yep taking your aggressions on distressing wood is very therapeutic. Lol. Good job
Most definitely
Amazing! I like the sledge for cross cut.
Thanks - I have a video on that as well - nickferry.com/2015/07/table-saw-cross-cut-miter-sled-in-one-ep58/
That’s cool project!!!👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks buddy 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Great sign. These are always fun to make. This looks great!
Thank you Angie!
Nicely done! The shadowing with the sharpie was brillant! Thanks for sharing.
thanks Andrew - it works slick!
Turned out Great Nick!! It's a cool feeling to try to make something look not perfect when most of the time we are trying to make things look as perfect as we can .... Great job Bro 👍
thanks buddy, it sure does take the worry out if it not having to make it look perfect
Great video Nick. Love the sign.
thanks much Ronald!
Nice inspiration Nick!
Thanks - glad you could get something from it!
I like the idea of the bolt to make thread marks. Another way to distress panels ...lay it face down on gravel and walk on it. Simple and about as random as it gets.
nice - exactly, doesn't get much more random than that - thanks for the tip!
That was pretty neat!
Thanks for checking it out Ron!
Great to see another project. Awesome job.Love it..
thanks as always Tom!
FANTASTIC job Nick! Love it!
Thanks a lot!
Great lesson in distressing and ageing! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for checking it out Seth!
Ahh, the sign turned out great -- nice job!!
Thanks Lena!
Welcome back! Always good to see your art....
Thanks much 😀😀
Very effective. I think it's that grey layer that you started with that makes the difference.
thanks - I'm guessing you meant the brown layer
err, yes! That was it!
Great job Nick!
Thanks - give it a try - One of my favorite things to paint in Theater is distressed items
@@NickFerry I will. I was looking for ideas for a faux restaurant sign in my dining room and this fits the bill exactly. It's near the ocean so I wanted some kind of nautical look and a name like "The Captain's Table" or something similar. This would do it perfectly thanks.
@@TheDradge cool idea - could even incorporate some driftwood
@@NickFerry again, yeah good idea but where you can buy cheap pallet wood, they charge the earth for decent driftwood. It can get very expensive at flea markets near the coast.
@@TheDradge as soon as things are in vogue or vanity and then they become pricey - look at lobster lol - Best of luck securing your materials
Nicely done!
thanks Chrystal!
Thanks for the video. I often use a burner on the wood, more in some areas and less in others and then use a wire brush on an angle grinder with the grain. It generally takes off the summer growth faster then the winter growth.
yup - love using a wire wheel!
I love doing signage . That looks Awesome Nick!
Thanks man, me too!
I've watched several videos that tackle the distressing process, but yours is the best I've seen so far. The opening of the glue joint is a great touch.
awesome - glad you liked it!
Good to see you again Nick! Happy New Year!
Thanks - Happy New Year to you too Chem!! 👊🏼👊🏼
Such a great tutorial!
Thanks - glad you liked it
I like how you printed out the lettering and just wiped on the wood.
All this time I've been hand painting my latter's. The time could be cut way down the way you did it. Thanks for sharing your technique 👍🏽
My hats off to you, I don’t have the skill to make decent hand painted letters
This is a great project, Nick! As soon as the temperature in my shop gets above 0° I'm going to attempt to make this!
nice, let me know how it turns out!
Great work Nick!
thanks for checking it out!
Nice! Good to "see you" again Nick!
thanks Dennis!
Lookin good nick👍🏼
Thanks 👊🏼
Cool. Good to see you doing projects. And I like the influence you have from making sets.
Thanks, not much you can't do to make things look like other things with a little bit of paint
As a lifelong resistant of Green Bay, I'd be proud to have such a nice sign in my garage or on my porch.
cool - you still live in GB?
Yes I do!
If you want it, it's all yours - email me through my website
Alright! Email sent.
Thanks for the info. We have been doing some projects like this for friends and sale. I like finding new ways to make old looking signs and stuff.. Thanks
Very cool - do you find that they sell pretty well?
Yeah they do. I just made a few for friends as gifts, took pictures and put them on our local buy sell marketplace on Facebook and they sold. I would just make to order . Id kinda like to do more. Not a ton of money, but it pays for my time and materials and a couple bucks in my pocket.. We are semi retired anyway
That's one of the cool things about woodworking, if you do it right, it can pay for itself and then some
Great video production. thanks!
thanks - I try to show what I'm doing as clear as possible
Excellent job
Thank you
You really should do more theater videos! You've got a great eye, a great way of explaining why you're doing what you're doing, and it's well filmed. There's a major dearth of videos like that for the theater community. I loved the Shrek castle and the organ grinder as well.
Thanks for the feedback - I have been trying to do more theater videos - a lot of times it doesn't coincide with my schedule - but you asking for more motivates me to make it happen
Great work and thanks for posting
thank you!
One way that I make things look rustic as I have a bunch of old keys on a big ring and you just take the keys holding onto the ring and slam it down on the wood it really does a great job of making it look rustic
That’s a good trick!
You really Nicked it up!
And it had some Marks too but I don't know many of those
Good Job man! That looks nice!
thanks much!
Nice job always appreciate artistic talent.
Much appreciated!
I can’t heart this enough! I love the design as well as the final product! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks - glad you liked it - they are always fun to make
Great process ... !
thanks Billy!
Looks real good Nick... I just started carving sign with a router... I may have to try the distressing details to change things up a bit...
Perfect for hiding mistakes...not that we ever make those
very enjoyable.
Cool beans. Dude. Nice.
Appreciated ✌🏼
very cool looking. Go Green Bay! Go Pack, Go! (Ok.....maybe next year)
a rebuilding year!
I like it!
Thanks for bringing the Podcast back! I was shocked to see it loading on my player.
thanks - no problem - love doing it
Awesome job Nick! 👍 It looks amazing! 👊
much appreciated buddy & thanks for watching!
A nice technique video for those that like a rustic look. I'm not into rustic, but the techniques are interesting to watch. Plus, it's Nick Ferry video!! The only thing missing was Le Bucket lid !! ;) lol
You know the funny part Dave? I was just talking with Stacey about bringing back Le Bucket Lid - we must be on the same wavelength
You know what they say, "Great Minds..." and all that... ;)
Ok,, now that was cool. Simple, inspiring, and informative. Hope you put those new planes to work. Appreciate the vid.
Dean Kramasz
I have Dean - thanks - let me know if you make any of these!
Awesome video!
thank you Chris!
Great to see another video Nick! Keep chuchin along and don't stick your "chisel" in a vice.
thanks Anthony - good to see you too!
Love it. Glad to see you back as well! Happy New Year
Thanks, happy new year to you too! 👊🏻👊🏻
Awesome vid, good to see you back, dude!
thanks much - always feels good to make another video!
Great work Nick! This is a great tutorial! Thank you! The possibilities are endless!
thanks Ryan - I agree, so many options
Love this look. Great video - thanks!!
thanks much
I love the look of that! 😍
Much appreciated Soph!
Great way to start the new year, a video from the Nickster! Nickerino. The Nick Man. Nickarunski. Nicky nicky... anyway, nice to see you in the shop bro. Have a great year!
haha - that made me laugh - thanks!
I had a similar idea for distressing signs etc. except I thought about using wire brushes, both hand-held and in a drill. I'll have to try it out and see if I can get results as good as this!
wire brushes work great too - that's the fun part with these is trying all sorts of unconventional methods
Looked great! Definitely inspired me to do one for my shop this year. Glad to see you making some vids again!
Thanks - you'll have to let me know how it goes
My first comment of the new year and here goes. I like your vids and your presentation. I also like the sign. It looks great. You are awesome to watch. I've been making things as well.....for about 40 years. Some people can relate to this I'm sure but part of what draws me to maker channels (at least in the beginning) was the DIY aspect in order to not only DIY the project but to do it cheaper than buying or paying to build. Just about every person I watch on YT seems to think they have to have a CNC machine. I was loving this build till the expensive vinyl cutter :( I don't mean to be negative, man. I look at things like this as a way to make some extra money or in some cases for us poor folks any money at all. Sorry but 99% of the people don't have expensive stuff like that. I know it can be hand-lettered but again, most people that try that make a giant mess....lol.
Look....I'm still a happy subscriber. I'm just getting this off my chest. I still like the vid and the project. Just one day....in the not so distant future.....if I'm still alive....I'd love to find that one channel that resists the urge to zing right past the average person's finances, and just keep it simple and affordable. One day.........................
I actually was going to show other ways of doing it but decided not to in this video - I can't show every way to do every thing in a video all the time - also can't show every tool a person could use to do each task - people need to take away what they can and make what they make even if tools, techniques and processes are an amalgam from various videos - glad to hear you are enjoying the videos!
Thank you for the reply. I once texted Adam Amin on ESPN during a game and asked him to please stop talking so much...lol. He was so cool with his response (as were you) that we became friends. Love hearing him call sports now. My point is I spoke from the heart to you and you were kind in your response. I appreciate that.
Nice vinyl plotter. Where can I get one?
Thanks - I have it listed in the website article here - nickferry.com/2018/01/vintage-sign-making-a-distressed-rustic-sign-ep83/
Outstanding!! Happy New Year, Nick!
You looked like you were having fun with the distressing!
Thanks buddy - always good hearing from you - Happy New Year!
Awesome.. thx for the tips
No problem
Nice job Nick. Probably the best video I've seen on how to make a hand painted sign look authentically worn/weathered. There's million others on youtube, but most look fake to me. Yours truly looks old, Great work. I like the idea of the Sharpie drop shadow, never thought of that!
thanks Gary - I'm really happy with the results I get - it does look authentic
Brilliant!
thanks
Very very cool Awesome walk through on getting a great weathered look and you did a incredible job!!! Side note listen to podcast the other day I was so glad to hear it again and a Awesome show with awesome information.
Thanks much - glad to hear you like the podcast - was too hard for me to end it all together
Nick Ferry Yeah as a listener it was weird hope all is well with y’all. We love ya Nick!!
I love this. Thank you!
Thanks, No problem - always fun to make these
Happy New Year Nick. Hope you are well.
thanks Gary & same to you - all is well!
Terrific video!,
Thanks for commenting!!