I have been recruited to help a family member build a quilt rack for his wife. He is a novice woodworker and so I will be providing the "how" for the the project.
He would like to incorporate a monogram (I believe this is the correct term) in the form of the letter "S" on each side of it. This is along the lines of the popular decorating technique that I am sure many of our wives use; where the first letter of the family surname in a fancy script is used as an accent. At first I thought I would just engrave it with a router, but none of the lettering templates I have seen have any artistic factor at all. So what would you recommend? It will most likely be made from Cherry with an Danish Oil finish.
Create a stencil and paint it on?
Have a custom decal made and then Poly over it?
I am not a crafty person at all, I'm a casework guy!