Heirloom Quality Family Sign

We have finally finished the three part video series on how Second Son Woodworks built a family name sign using locally harvested avocado wood. This three part YouTube video series is packed with woodworking tips and tricks and is entertaining. If you want to learn how to burn wood, carve letters, and do a waterproof wood finish, then these videos are for you! Check them out here:

In this episode of Second Son Woodworks, we begin a special project: turning a locally sourced avocado wood cookie into a beautiful, double-sided family sign.

In this episode of Second Son Woodworks, we continue a special project: turning a locally sourced avocado wood cookie into a beautiful, double-sided family sign.

In this final part of the avocado wood sign project, we start with some rough sanding outside, then move indoors to install the hanging eye bolts and test the balance of the sign. After checking how it will hang, we remove the hardware and dive into our guaranteed 4-step finishing process that brings out the full beauty of the avocado wood. The process is simple: Sand it. Dust it. Coat it. Heat it. We repeat those four steps with polyurethane, and the result is a flawless, glass-smooth finish every single time. In this video, we take the slab through multiple coats, sanding and cleaning between each layer, and using a heat gun to pop bubbles and level out the surface. By the final coat, the grain pops and the sign transforms into a glossy, durable heirloom piece.