A Great Sign is the Sign of a Great business!
Condors Sign, a high quality cedar sandblasted sign company
Condor Signs is known for its long tradition of handcrafting beautiful sandblasted cedar signs. Thirty plus years and going strong! Our custom, sandblasted, artist painted, cedar wood signs are custom made to your specifications. Set your business or residence apart with one of our timeless signs.
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We Start with Quality Western Red Cedar for our cedar sandblasted signs
We choose Western red cedar for our signs. Sourced locally in the interior of BC.
Cedar has a history as one of the best woods for outdoor use.It was cherished by first nations.They used it for shelter, transportation,clothing and baskets.Condor Signs is proud to value add to this resource.
Quality control is job one! We handpick all of our wood. Most importantly, we use tight grain clears. Each cedar sign is made of laminated pieces to help prevent warping and cracking. Our glue is water resistant.Perfect for outdoor use.We use wood not lumber. Think of this as building fine furniture.
The Process
First we make the cedar sign blank. Wood is cut to length, glued together and sanded. A mock-up of the cedar sign is drawn and emailed to the client. This is like a cartoon of the sign. Once approved we manufacture. First a computer cut sandblast resist prepared. This affixed to the blank. The sign is sandblasted. Sand bounces off the rubber resist. As a result, all areas exposed will be sandblasted away. In other words, the desired effect is sand carving. After the resist is removed the sign is sanded and shaped and edges are routed. After that the magic happens.
Finishing the Artist Painted Cedar Signs
Finishing cedar sandblasted signs is actually an eleven step process. We apply three coats of Sikkens front and back. The text is painted with three coats of One Shot sign paint. After that the artist works her magic. It is a blessing we have her. She paints almost anything. Her talent brings things to life. Finally we spray two coats of automotive clear coat. Our signs last a long time. Seven to ten years before a touch up may be required.Many have resisted Canadian weather longer.
Contact us now for a quote!Need more information?We love to talk signs! Call 250 545-7474
Other Products and Services
We make other sign products as well, including:
Memorial Plaques in Bronze and Aluminum
High Density Urethane (HDU}
Vinyl Lettered
Coroplast
Granite and Slate
Hand Lettered and Gold Leaf