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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the wood badge in Community.

In this Badge Bit, you will make a piece of art that will be displayed publicly (accessible from off of your property, and for the benefit of those off of your property). It should be made with natural or re-purposed materials.

This BB has a point range based on Oddball points rules

Minimum requirements:
- Publicly accessible and for the benefit of those off your property
- Natural or repurposed materials
- Minimum of 5 Oddball points worth of work. It's likely you'll put in at least 15 hours of work to earn 5 points.

To qualify for this badge bit, you must
- Post a picture of the site before you begin
- Post a picture of your art in progress
- Post a picture of it completed and installed in its permanent location
- get at least 5 points according to oddball rules

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Nicole Alderman

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Location: Pacific Northwest

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People tend to zip down my neighborhood's gravel road. There's a lot of curves, trees, and kids, so it'd be nice if people slowed down a bit. So, I painted some signs!

They are painted with 100% milk paint, and sealed with tung oil.

I framed them with wood that my husband had salvaged from a woodshop's dumpster, some 12+ years ago. They're both installed on my neighbor's property (she's also tired of people driving too fast by her kids)

STEP 1: Sketch out a design for the sign and then transfer the design to the wood. (1.5 hours for the tall sign. 1 hour for the shorter sign)

STEP 2: Paint the white background, then the yellow, then red and finally black. (6 hours for the tall sign, 4.5 hours for the short sign. I painted quickly and without mistakes. It just takes a lot of time to paint such a large area!)

STEP 3: Seal with tung oil (30 minutes)

STEP 4: Frame it to prevent water damage! I used all manual hand tools (saw and drill and hammer) for this, and used old salvaged molding and wood from a woodshop's dumpster. (Another 30 minutes)

STEP 5: Install! One was installed before the houses that have young kids from one direction. The other sign was installed before a blind curve coming from the other direction. (15 minutes to install.)

Total time= 1.5+1+6+4.5+0.5+0.5+0.25=14.25 hours. I've made a lot of signs in my life, and painted a lot of stuff. I don't think a professional could have designed and painted these any faster.

EDIT: I forgot to add the "before" pictures, so here they are

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