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Custom Sculpture & Sign Co.

127 Wampler St.
Nickelsville, VA 24271
276-479-0388 - Sign Shop
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10 ft. cougar climbing down rocks with University of Houston logo. Houston, TX
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
9 ft. oak tree carving of a hawk, owl and fox located near Charlottesville, Virginia. Finished with Ben Moore Arborcoat oil- 326-10 and a bottom through cut with metal spacers creating a thin air gap to prevent rot coming up from the Earth inside the tree. Thanks for looking!
I’m working on a 9 ft. stump carving in central Virginia this week. The design has a perched hawk on top, an owl in the middle and a fox on the bottom. Stay tuned, more pics to come.
5.5 ft. oak bear, burned before oil finish.
All right, let’s turn this cherry into something fun!! Stay tuned!
Finished the U of H logo and the rocks. This has been an enjoyable carve here in Houston. Thanks for looking!
Making progress on this cougar stump carving… thanks for looking.
Doing an on-site stump carving of a cougar in Houston, TX this week! Oooo it’s much warmer here than Virginia right now. Passed some wild gators along the water’s edge near the highway coming here. That’s a first! I hope you are all enjoying the fall colors.
This is a custom 6.5’ tall mailbox bear carved in pine, finished with Arborcoat oil and spray painted with natural colors. I’m grateful to have another happy and excited customer!
A person saw an eagle sculpture as a wall decoration in a store and wanted to purchase it, but found out it was not for sale. They took a picture of it and sent it to me to see if I could replicate it. Here are the steps I took:
Worked on a Native American today with my friend, John Wallin. We’re doing a collaboration carving.
A 5 ft. tall x 5 ft. wide custom concrete whale’s tail installed at a residence in Cape Cod, MA. Get in touch if you’re interested in one for your property!
This is a 5 ft. Whale’s tail with a welded frame made up of 1/4” steel rod and rebar with a skin of metal lath. Then, 3/4” thick vertical concrete mix from #buddyrhodesconcrete and finally, 2 coats of clear gloss concrete sealer. This my first time trying this vertical mix concrete and I really like it. One happy discovery I made was that I could sand this concrete after it set up and the sanded areas blended in with the non sanded areas very nicely. Great mix #buddyrhodes !
This is my third commission for a concrete whale’s tail. Each time I’m getting more comfortable with the process. I had my cnc draw out a template line drawing that I used as a map to bending the 1/4” steel rod. A lot of trial and error with each piece until it matched my line drawing. Then, I welded all the pieces together with a mig welder. Then, welded the metal lath to the rod as a skin. I feel like I’m getting better and better at welding with each piece. Next, I mixed up bags of Buddy Rhodes Vertical Mix concrete and applied it by hand to the metal lath and finished it smooth with a rounded trowel. Once it sets, I will seal it with a gloss sealer to give it a wet look. It is very satisfying to create a sculpture that will stay the way I made it, that will endure harsh weather with no future maintenance required. As opposed to wood that moves and changes and demands future care / maintenance. Finished pics to come. Stay tuned!!
More shots of this momma and cubs.
This a 5 x 10 sign made of aluminum composite board with aluminum frame and vinyl letters. The background gradient was sprayed. I fabricated aluminum flat bar into hanging brackets while my friend welded a post to a bracket. Then it was ready for install!
Mama and cubs carved in pine, for a cabin in Kingsport, TN. Thanks for looking!
Applying wood preservative to this Mama bear and cubs. Carved in white pine. Thanks for looking!
Mama bear with 2 cubs on this one…
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