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Custom Sculpture & Sign Co.

127 Wampler St.
Nickelsville, VA 24271
276-479-0388 - Sign Shop
Hours are not fixed. Please call before you visit the shop.

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Mountain Dew commissioned this portrait of NFL player Andrew Hawkins and surprised him with it on his live podcast. The finished portrait was fired clay and painted to look like a bronze cast, then mounted on a hardwood base. Thanks for looking!
This was a 5 ft. diameter oak barrel end shipped from Germany. We added a white oak relief carving of their logo to the end and they hung it on the wall of their restaurant. This thing is huge! It is an impressive focal point for their patrons in Charlotte, NC.
The Caterpillar Company celebrated their 40,000th big dozer and ordered this 3 ft. long D-11 Dozer carving to add to the celebration. Carved out of paulownia. Thanks for looking!
This carving is roughly 2’ x 4’ x 1” thick and carved from weatherproof HDU foam. This was carved partly with a router and partly by hand, then painted. It was commissioned by a residence in central Virginia. Thanks for looking.
A 30” tall bear cub made from high density foam, then painted. No epoxy seal necessary with this foam. It is a 15 lb. density HDU foam used in professional sign making. Completely weatherproof- no cracks, no rot, no maintenance! Thanks for looking.
This Arnold Palmer carving was carved by someone else. I was commissioned to restore the carving. I replaced rotted wood with good wood, filled cracks, sanded and oiled it and replaced the base with a metal plate. This is located in Haymarket, Virginia at a country club. Thanks for looking!
8 ft. grizzly carved in foam, sealed with epoxy resin and painted. Taxidermy inserts for mouth and eyes. This sculpture is weatherproof and durable. This was created for a customer near Reno, Nevada to greet his guests as they enter his home.
This is a life sized bust with a foam carved core. Then, detailed out in water based clay over the foam. Next, a silicone mold was made. Finally, a cold cast bronze was made from the mold. Thanks for looking!
Momma and cub near Asheville,NC. Thanks for looking.
Life size eagle carving. The tail was added on. Hangs from an eye screw in the back. This went to a customer in Westerville, Ohio. Thanks for looking!
Finished this 6.5’ foam/ resin Bear for a private mountain bike park in central Virginia. The benefit of this material vs. a wood carving, is foam/ resin is completely weatherproof requiring no future maintenance. No cracking, no sanding and re-oiling, no rot. However it does cost more than a wood carving up front. Thanks for looking and sharing!
Life-size goat and pig for a customer in Long Island. Thanks for looking and sharing! www.customwoodcarvings.com
10 ft. grizzly carved out of a huge red oak log on location in Westerville, Ohio. Yes, I used taxidermy inserts for the mouth, eyes and claws. Thanks for looking and sharing!
Added some layers of brown tones to the fur today. 70 degrees and beautiful!
Adding claws with black epoxy clay. Thanks for looking. www.Sculpture-Signs.com
Finished the 3rd coat of epoxy thanks to my lovely helpers! Nothing like a little “brush the bear” family time.
This is a base to a set of end tables made for a Marriott Hotel in Breckenridge, CO. Thanks for looking.
Applying the first coat of epsilon pro epoxy to this foam bear.
Making progress on this 6.5’ foam grizzly. Almost finished texturing. I’m using a burr disc on my angle grinder for most of the texture. Also using dremel burrs, finger sander, and hand sander for the rest of the details. Once detailing is done, I can apply the epoxy foam coat. I use Epsilon Pro foam coat from Smooth-On. Great product and company located in PA. Thanks for looking and sharing!
Making progress on this 6.5’ foam grizzly. Textured the fur today. Tomorrow, I’ll embed the hardware to the base and then I should be ready for the first coat of epoxy resin. Stay tuned!
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Custom Cherry Elephant for Private Library

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. July 10, 2020

This client, from Minnesota, contacted me about creating a custom elephant sculpture for the new cherry-paneled library he was building …

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Red Tailed Hawk

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. June 20, 2020

A client in Connecticut contacted me about turning a large ash tree in his front yard into a landing red …

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HDU Foam Carved Cute Cub

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. June 13, 2020

Our customer contacted us about making a 3′ tall climbing cub to be mounted on a tree in their yard. …

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Stump Carved Flying Hummingbird

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. June 6, 2020

A local client had me carve a hummingbird on location at her home in Tennessee.          Thanks …

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Life Size Baseball Player – 1930’s Walter Johnson

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 30, 2020

The city of Rockville, Maryland contacted me earlier this year about making a life size sculpture of Walter Johnson, a …

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In the news…

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 27, 2020

It’s nice when you are carving onsite somewhere and the local media stops by with a camera. This was a …

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Custom Corgi Fountain – Concrete and Bronze Cold Cast!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 22, 2020

An outdoor living spaces contractor-landscaper in Texas got in touch with us about making a sculpture for a client’s water …

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4 Foot Tall Golden Anchor

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 14, 2020

Our customer asked us to create a gold leafed anchor to hang as a sign on their house. We decided …

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Giant Stag Beetle – 7 Feet Long!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 1, 2020

A taxidermy/insect themed store in Phoenix contacted us to make an enormous, seven foot long stag beetle! Quite a unique …

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Life Size Sycamore Goat and Pig

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. May 1, 2020

Our client contacted us about creating a life size Kunekune pig with a goat playfully perched on his back. It …

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Sycamore Playful Otter Carving

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. March 31, 2020

I carved an otter for a client in Texas this last November. I love otters and this piece is one …

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Rusted Anchor & Ship’s Wheel Sign – Over 8′ Tall!!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. March 20, 2020

A nautical themed charter school in the Bronx, New York, asked us to create this huge, rusty, patinaed, weathered wood …

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Four Huge Sculptural Bulletin Boards!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. February 7, 2020

A repeat customer (a nautical themed charter school in the Bronx, New York) commissioned us a few years ago to …

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Carved Barrel Head Sign

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. February 3, 2020

We’ve really enjoyed working with the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte, NC on several previous jobs. This last winter they …

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My kiln drying experiment worked!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. January 27, 2020

Check it out!

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7 ft. Hippo Sculpture for the Toledo Zoo!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. January 23, 2020

The Penny Machine Company (http://pennybiz.com/) ordered this custom hippo sculpture to surround their penny machine at the Toledo Zoo. It …

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Perched Eagle

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. December 30, 2019

This was a commission by the Georgia Forestry Association as a memorial. It was carved out of seasoned poplar wood. …

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Contact info change

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. November 20, 2019

Just letting everyone know that my cell phone number 860-876-7529, which I’ve used for the last few years will no …

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The largest chainsaw carved bear on the east coast!!!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. November 14, 2019

The Landon School in Bethesda Maryland had to cut down a huge poplar tree. They left an 18 ft. tall …

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Get your $65 box of HDU carving blocks!

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. August 23, 2019

For $65 you get a roughly 12″ x 24″ x 3″ box of HDU (High Density Urethane) foam. This foam …

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