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Custom Sculpture & Sign Co.

127 Wampler St.
Nickelsville, VA 24271

276-479-0388 - Sign Shop

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Kyle and I finished the figure and the base and got 3 coats of epoxy epsilon pro as a hard coat over the eps foam. A little bit more sanding and epoxy and it’s ready for paint!

The world famous carving legend, Paul Waclo #chainsawcarvingsbypaul met me near D.C. to do some maintenance on our 18 ft. kodiak from 2 years ago.

Life size pine bulldog finished with Ben Moore Arborcoat 326-10 natural oil wood preservative. I had fun turning the head with a slight rotation in the neck as well as sticking the leg out and tucking under the other back foot.

Kyle and I are making progress on this foam/ resin figure.

Starting a new project with fellow carver Kyle Thomas from #redrabbitwoodcarving Stay tuned!

Working on a new sign for the local bakery! #copperkettlebakeryva

Making progress on this bulldog. It’s almost ready for the kiln.

With a lot of loving and generous help from friends, we are making good progress on our plaster stucco. This house has truly been a group effort. So grateful for the opportunity to know and to grow in these amazing and meaningful relationships. I’m in awe…

Finished a new sign for our friends grain mill business.

Had a nice visit with Mountain Mike Ayers #mountainmikeswhetstonewoodworks and Kyle Thomas #redrabbitwoodcarving in Maggie Valley North Carolina. They have a great location with lots of tourists, a store full of amazing work, and a large and comfortable place to carve. Check them out if you’re in the Pigeon Forge area.

This was a restoration of a 9 ft oak mustang carved by Dennis Beach back in 2013. It had been re-oiled only 2 or 3 times. I had to cut out bad wood in 3 places- half the face, half the front leg and part of the tail. New oak was installed and carved to match. The whole piece was sanded and cracks were filled and a fresh coat of oil applied. In four days, the beauty of the wood is radiant once again and all of Dennis’s artistry can be appreciated. Thanks for looking! Can you believe all of that scaffolding breaks down and fits into my van?! No need for a trailer!

Applying the wood preservative, Benjamin Moore Arborcoat 326-10 natural, as well as black jack roofing cement tar to the top of the base. I ran out of sun, but was able to finish up.

Day 2 on this mustang restoration. Replaced half of the face and half of the front leg with new pieces of oak. Thankfully my friend and fellow carver, Paul Waclo, lives nearby so he had some oak cutoffs I could use. I’m sanding and filling 1/16” cracks with minwax cherry wood filler, 1/8-1/4” cracks with bondo tinted brown with concrete stain, and larger cracks with wood shims. Tomorrow I will finish sanding and filling and be able to apply the wood preservative- Benjamin Moore Arborcoat oil 326-10 Natural. Thanks for looking.

I have the honor of restoring this horse carving carved by the legendary Dennis Beach back in 2013. It’s at a school in Hanover PA

Working on a custom bulldog this week. Thanks for looking.

A fresh canvas is so inspiring. I love that feeling of drawing onto a fresh piece of wood as you anticipate your first few cuts. Facing the unknowns of how the carving will unfold with faith and courage as you go from one cut to the next. It never gets old amazingly. I still feel the excitement even after 17 years of carving. I’m so grateful.

Framed out the front porch today!

Here are some pictures of our exterior wall application. We used a superior timberframe insulation product called hempcrete. It combines industrial hemp chips with a lime binder and water to create an unbroken thermal mass around the whole house that is 9” thick, breathable, fireproof, R19 insulation value, mold resistant, rodent resistant , sound dampening and more! Please check out Cameron at #americhanvre for more info on this amazing building insulation. Thanks for looking!

Red oak stump carving at a residence near Logan Ohio. The base texture was created with a #manpatools 3” round multicutter. The finish is #benjaminmoore Arborcoat Natural 326-10 oil wood preservative. I made a crack filling video on this carving that demonstrates a new, fast, permanent technique. Stay tuned! Thanks for looking!

Day 3, almost ready for the oil wood preservative. Just a few minor details. I should have finish pics tomorrow. Thanks for looking.

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Wishbones

Custom Sculpture & Sign Co. January 16, 2016

This customer saw something similar to this in the Pottery Barn catalog but they didn’t sell them, so she found …

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