Wood Engraved Grill Utensil Organizer Sign

2 Materials
$40
3 Hours
Medium

This post was sponsored by Blue Ridge Tools. All opinions are my own.


My brother in law loves to grill...and use his smoker..and his griddle. So I thought a nice touch would be a cute sign to hold his grilling utensils!

Prep The Wood


I had some extra wood in our shed that I wanted to use up so it was a perfect time! 


The wood I had was used for another project so I had to clean it up a bit. I unscrewed the screws and then I had to use my Blue Ridge Pliers to get the finishing nails out of the wood the soft grips on the pliers were very comfortable to use.

Once I had the wood cleaned up and deconstructed I cut the wood to the length I wanted and I was ready to make it cute!

Create Stencil


I used my Cricut to make a stencil of what I wanted my sign to say and the images I wanted to use. I placed my stencil on the wood. My plan was to ā€œengraveā€ the wood so I outlined the stencil onto the wood.


If you donā€™t have a Cricut you could also print what you would like on plain paper, place it on the wood and trace it with a pen. That will indent the wood slightly so you can see where your lines are.

Use Blue Ridgeā€™s Hobby Tool Kit to ā€œengraveā€ the wood.


The Blue Ridge Hobby Tool kit is a rotary tool that comes with over 250 pieces. This tool can do so much it can sand, grind, cut, buff and more.

For this project I am using a HSS (High Speed Steel) bit. I slowly just connect it with the wood and the tool does the work for me. I gently go along the lines and then kind of color it in.

Stain


When it was done I stained the wood using Minwax Stain in Provencal.


I wasnā€™t sure how the ā€œengravedā€ part would stain and I was hoping it would be darker or lighter than the rest.


It ended up being a little darker but I wanted more ā€œtextureā€ and contrast.

Sand


I used the sanding bit a little to take some of the stain off and I love the effect.


I like how itā€™s has a variation of tone and it kind of looks like burned wood. 


I added a quick coat of wood conditioner to highlight the raw wood a little more and that made it pop.

Add Hooks


I measured the space on the bottom of the sign and then screwed in little hooks to hold the utensils. 


They worked great!

I love how it came out. It looks homemade and has a ton of character. Itā€™s always nice to create a sign thatā€™s not just painted. 


The Blue Ridge Hobby Tool gave it great dimension and texture that I would not have achieved if I painted or used vinyl.

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  • Nicki Petruzzella Kerns Nicki Petruzzella Kerns on Jun 22, 2021

    Would love to make this for my BIL for his birthday but I don't have the Blue Ridge tool. I do have a Dremel, though. Will a Dremel do the job? Thanks for sharing this awesome project!

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  • Marie Marie on May 20, 2020

    Looks great! You did a sizzling job! - marie

  • Jeanne Martin Jeanne Martin on May 21, 2021

    What a neat little project and I know a couple of BBQ'ers who would love this! The only thing I'll do differently is I will use my woodburning tool for the design (cuz I don't have the carving tool). Thanks for the idea!

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