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Amazing Metal Art
I can import most sketches, scans, AutoCAD files,
jpegs,
bitmaps, etc., and convert them for cutting. NOTE:
Signs can vary in price. Mild steel is the cheapest,
then Aluminum, then Stainless. If a sign has a
lot of detail or cutting in it, it's going to cost
more than a basic sign. Please contact me for
an exact quote, but try to include as much info as
you can in the email. Thanks. |
This aluminum 4 ft. x 4 ft. custom sign with
black steel backing was made for a hunting ranch
in Lisbon, ND. Aug 2011.
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This 5 ft. wide sign was designed by the
customer then plasma cut and powdercoated for a
church in Minnesota. Aug 2011.
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Custom sign for a customer in Colorado. |
A business sign made of 1/8" stainless
for a customer in California. |
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A custom built fireplace 3 section fireplace
screen with horse silhouettes welded to the front
to give it some added flair. |
A 3 ft. wide oval sign made from 1/4"
brushed aluminum. The lettering was mild
steel, rusted, and set off the face of the sign
with spacers to give it depth. |
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Metal Western Chandelier |
This 3pc. packstring was cut for a kitchen
in Park City, Utah and installed over a copper
background. |
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Moose and stump scene donated to local
charity auction. |
Elk and stump scene. |
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Custom nameplate cut, sanded, and fired to
give a rainbow effect. |
This custom nameplate was waterjet cut from
stainless for a motorcycle fender. |
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Steel plasma cut sign for a customer in
Washington state. |
Another custom sign of some Quail and
chicks. |
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Standard branding iron handles with brass
freeze brands cut on the waterjet. |
Close up view of brass freeze brand. |
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Custom brass freeze brand order. |
A set of Colt.45 pistol grips were waterjet
cut and then a cross-hatch pattern was etched into
the surfaces of the grip handles to repair a
damaged pistol. |
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An 8 foot wide steel pack string cut on the
plasmaCAM. |
A zoomed in view of the detail of the pack
string on the left. |
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A custom 5 foot handsaw sawblade that had a
pack string and 4 of the owners brands waterjet
cut into it for a wall hanging. |
A cider company in Canada had us cut metal stencils
for marking their product barrels. Made from
light gauge galvanized. |
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A custom 3/8 steel sign waterjet cut for a
Christmas gift in December 2010 that was sent to
Nebraska. |
Another custom sign sent to Nebraska,
December 2010. |
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A short run of Plasma cut silhouettes for
Circle C Frames-Jackson Hole, Wyoming. |
A close up of the Circle C Frame
snowmobiles. |
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Custom stainless sign for agency in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
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Plasma cut elk and scene sign.
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Custom made grave marker with names on tags. |
A custom cut sign from Cor-ten steel
88" wide for a subdivision located in North
Carolina. |
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This stainless sign was cut for a consulting
agency located near St. Louis, MO. Courtesy of ExpressAbility.com |
Custom plasma cut sign for a horse stable
that was shipped to Louisiana. |
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Entry way sign for the Downey Cemetery in
Downey, Idaho. |
A custom ordered address number cut from Cor-ten
steel for a customer in Oregon. This was
installed in a rock wall with back lighting.
The Cor-ten will rust and seal itself giving a
rustic apperance. |
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This 5' wide sign was cut and sent to be
placed on a boulder at the city limits of a city
in Ohio. |
A custom cut set of mudflup tops made from
1/8" diamond plate aluminum. |
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A custom built firewood rack for a deck. |
A local fabrication shop had me waterjet cut
a front for a headstone and then cut a stainless
duck and deer silhouette that were spot welded on
the face of the plate after it was
assembled. Courtesy of Copeland Metal Works-
Aberdeen, ID |
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These four custom cut signs were made from
1/4" Corten Steel and sent to California for
a Wildlife Habitat project. Courtesy of
Rachel Slick. |
Full view of the Corten Signs before being
shipped to Arizona for assembly.
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A custom made address sign. |
These 10 Ga. Stainless Signs were cut for
Orion Mechanical, a local contractor in the area. |
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A customer drew this in AutoCAD. I cut
the fireplace cover out of 10 ga on the PlasmCAM
and the elk scene on top on the Omax waterjet. |
A customer had me convert a bear trap into a
chandelier. |
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The trap with the light fixtures and flat black
paint. |
Testing the light to see if the lights all
worked. |
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Custom sign for a neighbor's restoration
project.
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A Navy Lt. emailed me from Iraq and wanted
to see if I could engrave some metal they had
recovered from an unsuccessful suicide bomb attack
and make bracelets for their unit to commemorate
the event. Courtesy, Lt. Scott Wichman, USN,
Camp Gannon, Iraq.
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My own weathervane design.
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Another weathervane.
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A neighbor had me take his old boat motor
and put some brackets on it to hold his mailbox.
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custom steel sign 2 ft. x 2 ft. that went to
California. The pattern was later reduced
down to 6" x 6" had 3 hooks added to the
bottom and turned into a wall hanging for dog
leashes.
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Metal sign for pizza restaurant chain. |
3/16" steel address sign for local
business owner. |
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Sticker from local snowmobile club.
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Aluminum sign etched and cut after
converted.
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1/4" steel skulls waterjet cut and
etched for door pulls. Courtesy of Galloway
Fabricating, Leesburg, Indiana.
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A 3 place Nitrous
Oxide tank mount built for a show truck that was
entered in the SEMA Truck Show-Las Vegas
2005. Courtesy
of Bully Dog Technologies- Aberdeen, Idaho. |
6 different metal theme signs
like this one were converted from jpeg drawings to dxf
format and then waterjet cut. Both processes done with the
Omax waterjet system. |
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A custom designed rope pull handle for a
snowmobile cut from
1/2" aluminum. |
12 ga. sign mounted on barnwood with a
1/2" reveal for a cabin in Island Park,
Idaho. Drawn with Omax, cut with
PlasmaCAM. |
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A custom wedding anniversary gift cut and
flame colored that went to Illinois.
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 Stainless 3-in-1 Horseshoe
Gauge. 6 inch go-no go, built in tape
measure, & straight-edge. Order
above. Comes with key ring for easy
carrying. |
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Aluminum sign of hummingbird w/roses for 2005
Annual Lish reunion. |
Metal address sign for Island Park, Idaho
residency. |
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I have been cutting theme table bases as a
subcontractor for a local distributor of high-end
tables. Jackson Hole, Wy. This then
gets a 3" wood slab on top and painted flat
black. |
Plasmacut logos for a customer making a set
of gates.
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PlasmaCAM cut address sign. It was then
sprayed over and over with a saltwater/peroxide
mix to rust it quickly. |
Two foot diameter sign for
the Operator's in Nevada.
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Custom 6 place mailbox stand made with the
PlasmaCam. |

Set of custom privacy gates. The design
was
taken from one of my hitch covers, converted
and cut. |
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A grave marker waterjet cut and engraved out
of 1/4" SST with an 8" x 8" base
welded to it.
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A custom sign for a wooden chest.
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Driveway Light |

Pauly holding his 10 ga. steel packstring
7'6" long, after being cut on the PlasmaCam. |
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Cowboy scene inserted into existing gate. |

Custom sign designed by JG Signs & Designs,
Sonora CA, mfg'd by Rapid Creek Cutters. |
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A Model 504 Winchester. This was plasma
cut from 1/4" steel for a wall hanging. |
This gun was 8 feet long and weighed about 70
lbs. |
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This photo was hard to take with the glare, but
is a PlasmaCAM cut base that was rolled and will
be the bottom of a log coffee table. Approx.
30" long x 16" tall. |
Mary Kay cosmetics had me make a few
deskstands for their quarterly awards dinner.
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Custom plasma cut address numbers. |
Custom designed copper weathervane for the
Wowhaus in California.
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3-D flat black condor silhouette over copper
background. 4' across.
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It was snowing outside, so photographed this
6' tall PlasmCAM cut cowboy and steer inside.
1/4" steel plate.
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Metal Signage-Jackson, WY.
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PlasmaCAM cut 3/16" mild steel letters
with wrought iron style finish.
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Custom designed by the owner-then scanned, converted,
PlasmaCAM cut and fabricated
into a mailbox base.
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A 5 place hat rack waterjet cut for a local
radio station as a Christmas gift-2004.
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Waterjet cut .060" alum for stenciling.
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Professional barbecuer who had me cut out 2
stainless Texas silhouettes 24" tall to
smoke/grill his stuffed peppers for cook
offs.
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Metal signage for sign shop in California.
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A low-pressure waterjet etch on .063"
thick stainless steel, with no thru holes.
This can be used on fuel tanks, valve covers, and
marking part numbers. |
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A waterjet etched nameplate on stainless
steel. Difficult to photograph these, I've
learned.
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A yacht company in Florida had me waterjet
cut some stainless logo's for their product
line.
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Steel silhouette 5' tall cut with Plasma.
This was converted from a black/white sketch to
finished product in one day. |

Miner with matching steel lettering
installed at the bank. Picture courtesy of
Mother Lode
Bank-Sonora, California. |
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We do desk stands like this one for office
managers, B.A's, B.M's, secretary's and
more. |
Steel framed bench with barnwood. The
owner had us cut the name "L I S H" with
the waterjet in the backrest for added flair. |
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Fireplace Screen |
Custom built steel grave marker/flower basket
with waterjet cut lettering on the front. |
Stainless steel wall hanging.
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Custom Sign being pickled to give rustic
appearance
for Ward + Blake Architectural Firm,
Jackson, WY.
Courtesy, www.wardblake.com |
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Stainless Steel Wall Hangings |


Misc. Signage |
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Coyote Wind Chimes
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Moose Rack
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Elk Weather Vane |

Moose Weather Vane |
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The two photographs above are of a wall hanging made
from
stainless steel with brass lettering.
Together they show both the luminosity and
burnishing.
It is difficult to show the luminosity of
stainless steel without hiding the etched details
and subtle burnishing of the metal.
Photographs do them no justice, they need to be
viewed in person. |
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Cedar Custom
Handrail Cut Entirely
with Waterjet |
Custom Designed Cribbage Board |
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Gravemarker with basket hooks. |
Custom plasma cut sign of teamropers. |
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Metal lettering about to go on landscaping rock for
Wes
& June Lish, Inkom, ID.
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Custom Metal Sign for Romriell residents near
McCammon, ID.
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Waterjet cut branding iron |

Plasma cut mailbox stands
of Elk and
Deer at one of our shows.
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Custom Stainless Wall
Hanging Sign
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Stainless Steel
Sign |
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Donated POW-MIA sign. |
Waterjet etched
nameplate.
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Custom Stair Casing
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Metal Staircasing. See finished
product at: http://www.wardblake.com/inprogress/details.php?project=8
Courtesy of Ward+Blake Architects.
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Custom Stair Casing
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Packstring on handrail. |
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12 gauge
cowboy sign with 20 riders. |
Custom signage prior to being shipped off for chroming and
install. |
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Metal inlayed into wood,
award on metal |

6'0 Tall Parking Space
Stencil-City of Inkom. |
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Custom Address Sign |

A 5'0 Tall Steel T-Rex Cut out on my Plasma Cutter. |