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Antiqued Step back into the past with these vintage-looking craft projects. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-704

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Vintage Saw Workshop Sign and Clock

It’s a cutting-edge craft that can engrave and age an ordinary saw, making it a perfect wall hanging for any workshop.

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Vintage Saw Workshop Signs and Clocks

Materials:

saw (with predrilled hole at the narrow end)
transfer paper
pencil
design to transfer
rotary tool with engraving bit
Sophisticated Finishes Rust Antiquing set
foam paintbrushes
bristle paintbrushes
paper towel
medium-grit sandpaper
craft paint in brown and dark red
small angled paintbrush
clock kit
cork coaster
drill
small tacks
old nails, screws, washers, etc.
Quick Hold Craft Glue

1. Draw or print out a phrase to engrave on the blade surface (ours says "Dad’s Shop"). Lay transfer paper, shiny side up, on top of the saw and lay the phrase on top of the transfer paper. Trace around the letters with a pencil, being careful not to move the paper while tracing (figure A). Remove tracing paper; your letters will be transferred onto the saw blade.

2. Use a rotary tool with an engraving bit to engrave the lettering into the saw blade. Go over each letter several times with the engraver to ensure they stand out and are easy to read (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

3. The rust antiquing set comes with two solutions: iron metallic surfacer and rust antiquing solution. Begin by painting a thin layer of iron metallic surfacer over the blade with a foam paintbrush (figure C). Wipe away excess with a paper towel, leaving a very thin, streaky layer of surfacer on the blade. While the surfacer is drying, use sandpaper to rough up the handle (figure D). Using a dry bristle brush, paint the handle with a very thin layer of brown paint.

4. When the surfacer has dried, paint over it with a thin layer of the rust antiquing solution. Set aside for 24 hours to let the solution fully react with the surfacer. If, after 24 hours, you would like more rust on the saw, apply another coat of the antiquing solution. If you prefer the saw to have less rust, remove some of the rust by washing the saw with soapy water and a copper scrubber (figure E).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

5. Drill a hole in the center of a cork coaster that is large enough to accommodate the prongs of the clock backing. Push tacks in the coaster to represent the numbers 12, 3, 6 and 9 on a clock face (figure F). Assemble the clock, following kit instructions, in the predrilled hole at the end of the saw.

6. Create a shadowed effect on the clock letters with dark red craft paint and a small angled paintbrush (figure G).

Figure F

Figure G

7. Glue old nails, screws and/or washers to the saw; let the glue dry before hanging the blade.

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