Tiki Bar Sign

Tiki Bar Sign! First, you need a Tiki Bar:
https://www.instructables.com/Tiki-Bar-Bar-B-Q-and...

From 1 piece of wood @ Home Depot, I chose to go with an 8 foot piece of tongue & groove.

You could go with shiplap but it won't hold as good nor look as professional.

I had several long pieces left over from the patio cover I built. Then I simply cut it into three 30" sections. After the initial cut, I further reduced the length to 24". If you don't have a piece on the side of the house, get it here:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/UFP-Edge-1-in-x-8-in-x...

Once you have checked the fit after cutting, get your glue bottle out and soak it into the grooves. Clamping in compression is necessary, then planing and sanding before the next step.

For this part, I used a program called CorelDraw. It's an old program that has come a long way and works well for artistic pieces like address signs and, well, just signs in general. The machine I have a a 24" x 18" CO2 powered, 60 W Universal Laser.

Pick your font, your subject material, and a good looking tiki guy. Then import/create and kick on the laser. Total run time for this simple project on the laser is about 25 minutes.

Next step, apply some paint to highlight your work. Take your time and pay attention to the details. No one likes a sloppy job, right? For this part, I used Craft Smart paint pens:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Smart-piece-Paint-Pen...

Step back and take a look. Then spray a coat of outside use urethane:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Varathane-11-oz-Clear-Satin-Oil-Based-Spar-Urethane-Spray-340283/305667360

Time for display! Get out your drill and screw in a couple of well-placed screws into the location of where you want to hang your work.