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Martin's Woodwork, handmade custom wood signs

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Latest From the Shop

Recent pieces finished in the shop.

Motorcycle club sign headed out the door, layered and painted by hand.

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What I've built

Every piece here was built for one person

Everything here was drawn, cut, painted and built by hand in my shop. Find something close to what you have in mind, or send me your own idea.

Family & Name Signs

Last name and first name signs built around what a family loves.

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'Boggy's' family name sign with layered mountains and gold trim

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'Zabel' family sign with a hand-cut jon boat and American flag

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'Sirmons' oval family sign with a lineman on the pole, two deer and a cut-out treeline

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'Jrue Wade' nursery name sign for a child's room, with a hand-cut mallard in flight

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'Elvie Faye' nursery name sign hung over the crib

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Faith & Crosses

Fretwork crosses, hundreds of interior cuts in every single one.

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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

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Gothic arch cross with cathedral windows, a layered face and a stained frame, one of the most detailed pieces the shop builds

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A grouping of hand-cut face crosses in several sizes

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Sunrise fretwork cross with clouds, three hills and a winding path

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Orthodox cross with IC XC lettering, stained walnut face over a white backer

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Custom Toy Boxes

Solid wood toy boxes built and painted one at a time, personalized with a name, colors, a theme or whatever that child is into. Tell me the name and what they like and I'll draw it up.

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'Colter' toy box, cardinal red with a hand-cut hog, an Arkansas state shape and raised block letters

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'Ensliey' toy box in weathered blue with hand-cut daisies and raised script

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'Wesson' racing toy box, #95, checkered flags and a desert skyline

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'Mason' mechanic toy box with pistons, wrenches, a floor jack and a tool box

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'Axel James' toy box, white shiplap body, stained lid and raised block letters

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Stained monogram toy box wrapped in hand-cut daisies on every side

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Wildlife & Outdoor

State-shaped hunting and fishing signs, cut line by line on the jigsaw.

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'Buck Fever' Arkansas sign with a whitetail buck, pines and mountains

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'Hooked On Arkansas' bass fishing sign with an angler on the boat deck

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Motorcycle & Biker Art

Motorcycle, garage and biker-inspired pieces, all hand-cut and layered.

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Motorcycle club sign, hand-cut rider and club lettering layered over the shield

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Modern Wall Art

Bolder graphic work for a game room, a studio or a teenager's wall. Cut on the jigsaw and painted piece by piece.

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Dripping smiley face skull, cut out line by line and painted in high-gloss black and white

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Past commission, a pair of signs made from a creator's own artwork, layered and hand-painted

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Portraits & Trade Signs

Silhouette portraits and tribute pieces for the trades.

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Bearded lineman silhouette with power lines mirrored in the sunset lenses

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Bearded cowboy in a bandana with a desert sunrise cut into the sunglasses

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Sports & Team Signs

Past sports-themed commissions, cut and painted one piece at a time. Examples of previous work, not a product line.

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Past commission, a layered baseball emblem and a championship tribute piece, hand-painted

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Business & Storefront Signs

Shop signs and logo work for local businesses, cut and layered from their own artwork.

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'Welcome Home Flooring' business sign, layered pines, sunrise, rooftop and laurel

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'Anchor Plumbing' anchor logo sign, cut in layers and mounted on the shop wall

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'270 Diner' business sign, layered oval, border and script, all hand-cut

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The Booth

Our booth at a local Arkansas thrift store, where a lot of this work lands.

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Booth wall, teams, crosses, state signs, character art and more, all hand-cut

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Another wall at the booth. Describe your idea and I can cut an original version of it in your colors and your size

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Past Work Archive

An archive of past one-off commissions that include a recognizable third-party logo or trademark. These are shown as a record of finished work only. They are not a product line, they are not for sale, and nothing here implies affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement. Third-party names, logos and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Past commission, a layered ball club emblem, the outer ring, inner circle and letter all cut as separate pieces and hand-painted in blue and red

Past commission, a big letter with a bear head cut and layered over the lettering

Past commission, a big letter with a horse mascot inlaid, cut and layered by hand

Arkansas-shaped sign with hand-cut mountains behind the hog and custom lettering

'Woo Pig Sooie' state cutout, every letter cut separately and layered

A smaller Arkansas state sign with a shadow-layered hog

A hog busting out of the Arkansas state shape, cut and layered by hand

Past commission, a mascot portrait with every layer of the suit, hat and beard cut separately

A driver signing the #1 sign my shop built and handed to him in person, a one-off gift

A wall of hand-cut driver numbers, #3, #88, #12 and #1, all layered by hand

Past commissions, a career-wins tribute piece and a #77 driver sign, both hand-cut and layered

Past commission, a bar-and-shield style piece in classic orange with hand-cut flames

The same shield built in silver and white with a blended orange flame fade

A flamed bar-and-shield hung over a customer's bed

Past commission, skull and lettering cut as one interlocking piece

Bar and shield wrapped in a hand-cut striking cobra, painted in deep green and orange

Screaming eagle bar and shield, feathers cut one layer at a time

Flaming boar bar and shield with hand-cut horns, flames and nose ring

Past commission, a firebird emblem piece layered in blue, white and black

Caddo Academy mascot sign, delivered to the school spirit store

Past commission, a cartoon character piece, cut in layers and painted freehand

Past commission, a sci-fi game helmet, cut in layers with a stained visor

Past commission, a horror-themed cross piece with hand-cut character lettering

Don't see exactly what you want?

That is normal. Almost everything here was a one-off. Send me a photo of what you are after and roughly how big you want it, and I will price it and draw it up. Made for indoors or a fully covered outdoor spot.

  • Hand cut in Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • Built one at a time, for one customer
  • No CNC, no laser
  • Real wood, painted or stained by hand