Originally Posted by
joe greiner
In lieu of rub-on letters, you can prepare your text on the computer, and print reverse-reading on a laser printer. MSPaint seems to have the easiest facility for flipping the image. Attach the printout face down on the wood, with tape well beyond the printed area. Go over the back with a clothes iron on its highest setting (usually Linen). The toner is transferred to the wood by the iron's heat. For best results, the wood should be as smooth as possible; scraping can produce almost a mirror finish. Also, best to do this while SWMBO is away for a while; a friend of mine gets unlimited grief when he washes car parts in the kitchen sink.
Joe