Artful Signs est. 2016.

Custom Wood Signs

Artful Signs are personalized wood signs that add an artful touch to your home, cottage or business and communicates a special message to the viewer.

All our signs are designed with frame style, art work, colors and text to meet your requirements.

Whether you are looking for cottage/house signs, house address, commercial signs or engraved wood plaques together we will create an artful work you are sure to enjoy and be proud to display for a long time.

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Cedar has a beautiful and varied grain. Our Select Cedar is high quality and mostly knot free. It has a high natural resistance to decay. It is an excellent choice for an outdoor sign.

Fir has a similar golden colour to cedar with a vary consistent grain. Our Select Fir is high quality and mostly knot free. Fir is heavier. stronger, more consistent then Cedar and more economical. It is an excellent choice for an outdoor sign and carves very well.

Pine is a very light yellow. It has a beautiful and varied grain. Our Select Pine is high quality and mostly knot free but knots are more frequent then either Fir or Cedar. Pine is heavier then Cedar but not as heavy as Fir and costs less then Fir. Pine and Fir signs are usually thicker then Cedar. Pine has a greater tendency to cup and therefore is better for small signs.

All wood requires protection from the elements. Cedar will fair better then other woods if unprotected but if any wood is protected and that protection is maintained it will last as well as any.

All items are created using high quality outdoor waterproof glue, paint and sealed with 3 coats of outdoor grade polyurethane with UV protection. This ensure the maximum life of the work indoors or out.

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How to Maintain Your Sign.

How to hang your sign.

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Unlike signs with text and graphics mounted on backer boards. Our signs are engraved in solid wood and when needed, you can give the surface a light sanding with a palm sander and give the sign a few more coats of polyurethane. All without disturbing the painted text or art work. Your sign will last a life time or more.

Every sign greater than 8" high have vertical spines on the back to provide structural strength.

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Now available:

Artful Split Monogram Signs

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B0011 -1.3 Square Foot Select Cedar Sign with Engraved Artwork by ArtfulCarver.com

B0012 - 4 Square Foot Select Cedar Sign with Engraved Artwork by ArtfulCarver.com

B0013 The Doggie Dance sign was done in Fir. 2.7 Square Foot with Engraved Artwork by ArtfulCarver.com

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B0019 This is an example of a compound sign. A large sign connected to a smaller one.

B0020 - 2.7 Square Foot Select Cedar Sign with Engraved Artwork by ArtfulCarver.com

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Please note that I don't usually stain the cedar unless specially requested to do so. I just give it 4 coats of clear semi-gloss Polyurethane with UV protection. Check out all the signs on this website and you will notice the many colors/shades that cedar can be. Every sign on the website has been treated the same way. Picture lighting, your monitor settings and many other factors effect the colors/shades you see. The Artful Carver sign was all cut from the same board. I have no control over the color or light/darkness of the wood.

Cracks and other blemishes are an unavoidable consequence of dealing with a natural product such as wood.

Western Red Cedar is especially susceptible to cracks along the grain. All cracks are filled with a water proof glue, clamped closed, sanded and sealed.

Pine doesn't usually have cracks but do often have resin pockets and more knots that are filled and sealed in the same way as cracks.

In order to doubly ensure that the crack and any new cracks do not open up, vertical spines are glued on the back of all our signs that are two boards or more.

The whole sign is then sealed with three coats of a marine grade Polyurethane. Be assured that these natural features will not deter from the longevity of your sign.

Your sign is a personal item made just for you. Work cannot begin on your sign until full payment is received. Please check your mock-up carefully for spelling mistakes, proper wording, design and ensure that it is what you want. No refunds can be made once work on your sign starts. Return Policy.

or L-brackets

Here is a picture that shows another option on how to mount a sign to a vertical post. Screw a plate to the end of the sign and then screw the plate to the vertical post.

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Here are some of the things we can do:

Personalized house signs, Personalized signs, Personalized Farm Signs, wooden plaque signs, wooden signs, Custom wood signs, Cottage signs, Family name sign, Driveway sign, Camper signs, Camp signs, House address, House numbers,

Family crest, Coat of arms, Wooden clocks, Wooden name signs, Wood carved signs, Wooden gifts, Wooden signs with sayings, Personalized wooden signs, Award plaques, Anniversary plaques, Name plaques, Farm signs, Trailer signs,

Rustic wood sign, Made to order sign, Address sign, Door plaques, Memorial plaques, New born baby plaques, Wood id plaques, Horse stalls, Gifts, Office name plates, Hand painted wood signs, Cabin signs.