Cut by hand with a jigsaw · Hot Springs, Arkansas
Handcrafted Wooden Signs, Built by Hand, Not by Machine.
Welcome to Martin's Woodwork. This isn't a factory and it isn't a warehouse, it's a small family-run shop in Hot Springs, Arkansas building one sign at a time. Every design gets drawn out by hand, cut line by line with a jigsaw, sanded, painted and assembled by our shop.
No CNC. No laser. Nothing mass produced. If you have something specific in mind, send a photo of exactly what you're wanting and we'll build the design around it.
Note: our signs are made for indoor display, or a fully covered outdoor space. They aren't finished to stand up to direct weather over time.
Built to Order · Multiple sizes · Starting-at pricing
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What can we make for you?
Tell us the room, the name, the team, or the memory, we draw it first, then cut it.
Why Martin's Woodwork
One person, one jigsaw, one piece at a time.
This is a small family shop in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Designs are drawn by hand, transferred onto real wood, cut with a jigsaw and bandsaw, then sanded, finished and assembled at the same shop. No CNC, no laser, no production runs. Here is what that means for the piece you order.
Drawn by hand before anything gets cut
Your design starts as a pencil drawing, then gets transferred onto the wood. You see and approve the layout first, so the finished piece is the one you pictured.
Cut with a jigsaw and bandsaw
Every line and every letter is followed by hand. That is why the edges look carved instead of stamped out.
No CNC. No laser. Ever.
There is not a single automated machine in this shop. What you buy cannot be reproduced by a file on a computer.
One small shop, start to finish
We cut it, sand it, paint or stain it, and assemble it ourselves. You talk to the shop building your sign, not a support desk.
Built for you, not pulled off a shelf
Your name, your team, your colors, your size. Nothing here is mass produced and no two pieces come out identical.
Real wood and a finish that lasts
Birch ply, pine and cedar, hand sanded smooth through the grits and finished by brush for indoor or fully covered display.
Work is taken in the order it comes in. Pick a category or send your idea and we will draw it up.
Previous work
Examples of what we've built
These aren't stock items for sale. They're pieces we've already made for other people, yours gets drawn and cut for you.
Custom Sports Signs
Chicago Cubs logo sign, the outer ring, inner circle and the C all cut as separate pieces and layered, then hand-painted in Cubbie blue and red
Starting at$135
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Custom Sports Signs
Yankees logo and a 2016 World Series Champions piece, layered and hand-painted
Starting at$135
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Crosses & Faith
Face of Christ cross in flat black, the whole portrait formed by hand-cut negative space with the crown of thorns worked into the arms
Starting at$145
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Crosses & Faith
Gothic arch cross with cathedral windows, a layered face and a stained frame, one of the most detailed pieces the shop builds
Starting at$145
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Family & Name Signs
'Boggy's' family name sign with layered mountains and gold trim
Starting at$175
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Family & Name Signs
'Zabel' family sign with a hand-cut jon boat and American flag
Starting at$175
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Wildlife & Outdoor
'Buck Fever' Arkansas sign with a whitetail buck, pines and mountains
Starting at$185
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Wildlife & Outdoor
'Hooked On Arkansas' bass fishing sign with an angler on the boat deck
Starting at$185
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The photos in this category are examples of previous work, they aren't stock items. Every order is custom made for the person who asks for it, so send a photo or describe what you want and we'll build yours.
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Pick a category, then send us your idea
Six-plus kinds of work, dozens of example photos in each, no two orders come out the same.
Custom Sports Signs
Team logos, mascots, jersey numbers and racing art in your colors.
Crosses & Faith
Fretwork crosses and memorial pieces, sawn one interior line at a time.
Family & Name Signs
Last names, nursery names and nickname pieces built around a family.
Wildlife & Outdoor
Deer, ducks, fish and state-shaped hunting and fishing art.
Motorcycle & Garage
Bar-and-shield builds, emblem art and shop-wall pieces.
Business Signs
Storefront and shop logo signs cut and layered from your own artwork.
Modern Wall Art
Bold graphic pieces for a game room, studio or teenager's wall.
Custom Toy Boxes
Solid wood toy boxes personalized with a name, a team or a theme.
Flagship project
Golf Across USA
A wooden map of the country with a recessed pocket for each state, sized to hold a real golf ball. Play a round in a new state, keep the ball, press it in. Layered birch plywood, a solid stained frame, and every line cut by hand with a jigsaw, no CNC, no laser.
Built to order in Hot Springs, Arkansas, one board at a time.
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Custom orders
If you can describe it, we can cut it
Send photos and a description. We hand-draw a concept and quote it before a single cut is made, no design fee, no obligation.
- Team logos, last names, memorials, business signs, toy boxes
- Your colors, your wording, your dimensions
- Built one at a time, never duplicated on a machine
How it works
Ordering is simple
Three steps, no design fee, and you talk to the person actually cutting the wood.
- 01
Send us a photo
Send a picture of exactly what you're wanting, a logo, a name, a team, a memory. Screenshots are fine.
- 02
We draw it and quote it
We hand-draw the pattern, pick the size with you, and give you a price before anything gets cut.
- 03
It gets built by hand
Jigsaw-cut, sanded, painted and assembled in our shop, then picked up in Hot Springs or shipped to you.
Gallery
Recent work out of the shop
New photos go up in the gallery slideshow most weeks, so there is usually something new to look at.
Featured project
A WayBack sign, sent as a gift for Ryan Sickler's studio
We cut a WayBack sign for comedian Ryan Sickler and sent it to his studio as a gift. He put it up and shared it with his followers.
"This is fire! Thank you @martins_woodwork! It's a great addition to the studio."
Ryan Sickler, on Instagram
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Frequently asked questions
- Is any of this made with a CNC or laser engraver?
- No. Not one piece. Every design is drawn by hand, transferred onto the wood, then cut out with a jigsaw and bandsaw. Everything is hand-sanded, hand-painted or hand-stained, and hand-assembled in our shop in Arkansas. If a sign on this site looks perfectly identical to another, it isn't, that's not how hand-cutting works.
- How long does an order take?
- Everything here is built to order, your piece doesn't exist until you buy it. Build time varies with size, layers, and how many builds are ahead of yours, so we don't post a fixed number we can't honor. Once your order comes in we'll message you with a realistic window and send progress photos along the way.
- How do custom orders work?
- Send us your idea along with a photo of exactly what you're wanting, a reference picture is the fastest way to get it right. We'll reply with questions, a layout, and a firm price. Nothing gets cut until you approve it. A 50% deposit starts the build and the balance is due before shipping.
- What wood do you use?
- Mostly birch ply and solid pine for layered painted signs, and solid pine and birch for toy boxes and furniture pieces. Cedar for anything living outdoors. We'll tell you exactly what your piece is built from.
- What does shipping cost and how do you pack?
- Shipping is a UPS Ground estimate based on the size of the sign, bigger, heavier boxes cost more. Because UPS rates change with distance, we confirm the exact shipping cost with you before your piece ships, so you always know the number before it goes out the door. Oversized work, toy boxes, business signs and large wall art, isn't sold through checkout at all: send a quote request and we'll price the piece with delivery included. Local pickup is available in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and shipping is available nationwide. Everything ships from Arkansas via UPS Ground, wrapped in foam, corner-protected, and double-boxed on the big pieces.
- Can a sign go outside?
- Our signs are built for indoor display, or an outdoor spot that stays fully covered, a porch, a patio, a garage. They are painted birch and pine, not weather-rated material, so we can't say how one will hold up once it's exposed to rain, sun and humidity over time. If you need a piece for an uncovered exterior wall, tell us before you order and we'll talk about cedar and an exterior finish instead.
Talk to the shop that builds it
No call center, no design team. Messages come straight to our shop in Arkansas.
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