Planning ahead

Each year around this time, our phone begins to ring as customers start to think about the exciting projects they wish to do in 2026. I head to my drawing board to work up a wide variety of concepts. Some are ideas for new buildings that our clients will build using their local crew. We want to transform ‘normal’ buildings into storytelling features. Our eventual job will be to add our specialty signs and embellishments that will be the icing on the cake.

These days, we are also busy designing many new photo ops, signs and features of all sizes for customers near and far. 2026 is already promising to be an exciting year. Stay tuned…

Sign mounted

It was exciting to finally hoist the first Downey’s Farm sign face up onto the planter plinth and see just how big this piece is. With the tractor sitting on top, it will be just a hair under fifteen feet tall when it is fully assembled. Matt & Jay have tied the diamond lath to the bottom portions of the sign, and as soon as the second sign is fitted, I will complete the balance of the pencil rod armature on the upper areas of the plinth. Next week we’ll be sculpting the stone, which will ready this project for paint. Stay tuned…

Clamped tight!

As the last dimensional sign face was being whittled on our trusty ShopSabre CNC machine, it was time to assemble the first set. I welded up an internal structure of square tubing and then glued and clamped the three layers of routed Precision Board high-density urethane together around it. It took all of our clamps to hold things tight while the glue fully cures overnight. Tomorrow I’ll finish the structural mounts and then do up the second sign. The Downey’s Farm sign is beginning to look a whole lot more complete. Stay tuned…