made this piece this weekend
I used 1/4 inch birch plywood for the background, stained with a cherry gel stain
next was the last name, cut from 1/4 inch oak plywood, left natural
the individual names were cut from 1/4 inch red oak, then I applied a dark stain.
once assembled, 3 or 4 coats of spray on poly.
this piece is approximately 15 inches long. Just a neat piece, and fun to make