Cut by hand with a jigsaw · Hot Springs, Arkansas
Handcrafted Wooden Signs, Built by Hand, Not by Machine.
A small, hands-on shop in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Every piece is drawn by hand, cut line by line with a jigsaw, then sanded, painted and put together here. No CNC, no laser engraving, nothing mass produced.
Got something specific in mind? Send a photo of what you are wanting and I will build the design around it.
One thing to know: these signs are made for indoors, or an outdoor spot that stays fully covered. They are not finished to sit out in the weather.
Built to order · Multiple sizes · Starting-at pricing
Why Martin's Woodwork
Drawn, cut and finished by hand, one piece at a time.
Designs get drawn by hand, transferred onto real wood, cut with a jigsaw and bandsaw, then sanded, painted and put together at the same bench. Here is what that means for your piece.
Drawn by hand before anything gets cut
Your design starts as a pencil drawing, then gets transferred onto the wood. You see the layout and okay it first, so you know what you are getting.
Cut with a jigsaw and bandsaw
I follow every line and letter by hand. That is why the edges look cut instead of stamped out.
Built for you, not pulled off a shelf
Your name, your team, your colors, your size. Each piece is drawn, cut, sanded, painted and put together on its own, so no two are identical.
Real wood, sanded and finished by hand
Birch ply, pine and cedar, sanded through the grits and painted or stained by brush. Made for indoor or fully covered spots.
Orders get built in the order they come in. Pick a category or send your idea and I will draw it up.
Previous work
Some of what I've built
None of these are stock items. They were built for other people, and yours gets drawn and cut for you.
Custom Sports Signs
Past commission, a layered baseball emblem and a championship tribute piece, hand-painted
Starting at$135
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Custom Sports Signs
A one-of-a-kind hand-cut, hand-painted piece, priced once I see your idea.
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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These photos are pieces I have already built, not stock items on a shelf. Every order gets made for the person who asked for it, so send a photo or tell me what you want and I will build yours.
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Pick a category, then send me your idea
Eight kinds of work, with example photos in each one. No two orders come out the same.
Custom Sports Signs
Sports pieces built around a name, a number, colors or a home state.
Crosses & Faith
Crosses and memorial pieces, cut one interior line at a time.
Family & Name Signs
Last names, nursery names and nicknames, built around one family.
Wildlife & Outdoor
Deer, ducks, fish and state shaped hunting and fishing pieces.
Motorcycle & Garage
Bike and garage art, layered so it stands off the wall.
Business Signs
Shop and storefront signs cut from your own logo.
Modern Wall Art
Bolder graphic pieces for a game room, studio or teenager's wall.
Custom Toy Boxes
Solid wood toy boxes with a name, a team or a theme on them.
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.
Built to order in Hot Springs, Arkansas, one board at a time.
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Custom orders
If you can describe it, I can cut it
Send a photo and a few details. I draw the layout by hand and quote it before anything gets cut. No design fee.
- 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 are talking to the person cutting the wood.
- 01
Send a photo
A logo, a name, a team, an old picture. Screenshots work fine. Tell me what you want it to say.
- 02
I draw it and price it
I draw the pattern by hand, work out the size with you, and give you a price before anything gets cut.
- 03
It gets built by hand
Cut on the jigsaw, sanded, painted and assembled, 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
I cut a WayBack sign for comedian Ryan Sickler and sent it to his studio as a gift. He hung 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. Every design is drawn by hand, transferred onto the wood, then cut out with a jigsaw and bandsaw. Sanding, painting, staining and assembly are all done by hand in my shop in Arkansas.
- How long does an order take?
- Everything is built to order, so your piece does not exist until you order it. Build time depends on the size, the number of layers and how many orders are ahead of yours. Once your order comes in I will give you a realistic window and send photos as it goes.
- How do custom orders work?
- Send me your idea and a photo of what you have in mind. A reference picture is the fastest way to get it right. I will come back with questions, a layout and a price. Nothing gets cut until you say go. A 50% deposit starts the build and the rest is due before it ships.
- What wood do you use?
- Mostly birch ply and solid pine for layered painted signs, and pine and birch for toy boxes. Cedar if a piece needs to handle a covered outdoor spot. I will tell you what yours is built from.
Talk to the person who builds it
No call center, no design team. Messages come straight to the shop here in Arkansas.
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