Sculpture-Monkey/Dragon Encounter
When Betsy turned to CustomMade to have a one-of-a-kind sculpture made, she was filled with hope of finding someone who could make her vision a reality. Belly Up Pub Hub was up to the challenge. She wanted an encounter between two traditional Chinese horoscope characters, a dragon (her horoscope sign) and a monkey (his horoscope sign). So to the drawing board to come up with a smaller sculpture (12" x 8" x 8") out of wood that would capture an intimate moment that could only happen in fantasy land. Betsy enjoyed the drawing and commissioned the sculpture if she could get it by Christmas. Belly Up Pub Hub fit it in to their busy Christmas schedule and delivered it in time for the Holidays. It was carved from a glued up block of poplar wood and took over 25 hours to rough carve, detail carve, and then finish with three shades of stain to bring out all the right features, before topping it off with two coats of satin polyurethane.
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I make custom bar furniture and man cave items to make your space one-of-a-kind. My tiki bar stools are available for homes or businesses and can be used indoors or outdoors. Business bar stools can be customized with company logo carved into the seat back and can be mounted or movable. Great matching pub tables are being developed also. I have been doing functional artwork for more than 20 years and look forward to making your space a one-of-a-kind haven that becomes a magnet for friends and/or customers.
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alexxina faucher
For alexxina's football5.0Super excited to give my boyfriend this!!! This experience was amazing! On time and pictures sent when things were completed step by step.
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Betsy Steinhart
For Monkey and Dragon5.0Joel did an excellent job, from beginning to end. He was very informative and sent many updates with picture throughout the process. Shipping was on time and item was carefully packed and arrived in perfect condition. I will definitely use Joel again for future projects. Thank you, Betsy
- BB
Bill Bonaguidi
For "Harry" sign5.0What a great pleasure to work with Joel from Belly Up Pub Hub. He worked with me to fine tune a custom made sign. His communication was timely and he was able to make my vision to perfection with just a couple emails. He even got it done and shipped in time for a Christmas present. I would highly recommend him and would certainly use him again in the future. Thank you!
- JB
Joanne Bartel
For Wall Plaque5.0Everything went as planned and working with Joel Wakitsch was wonderful. He made exactly what I described in my email. He kept me informed and completed the project ahead of schedule so I could have by Christmas since it was a gift to my daughter. Thank you Joel!
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BEN WARD
For Golf Credo5.0Joel did an excellent job. Project was completed way ahead of the scheduled time. I was kept well informed of the progress.Joel's attention to detail was much appreciated. I would not hesitate to use Joel again. BEN.
- BB
Brandon Betz
For Cobra staff5.0Absolutely amazing original work, more than exceeded my expectations and the pictures didn't do the finished product justice. Absolutely something to treasure forever.
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