Segmented Wooden Soccer Ball
A unique centerpiece, gift or trophy that is commanding and subtle all at once. Handcrafted from exotic woods, each ball contains 32 individual pieces of wood that are high-precision cut from ¾ thick wood. After gluing and sanding, the ball is finished with multiple coats of polyurethane. My father and myself began making these back in the mid 1970's. Similar items have been made by the famous Malcolm Tibbets. Size: Approximately regulation size with a 9.5 - 10 inch diameter Choice of Hardwoods as follows: #1: Soccer ball made from Purple Heart and Maple #2: Soccer ball made from Walnut and Maple (~ 10 inch diameter) Custom options are available and will be quoted upon request: Soccer ball lamp Soccer ball trophy Soccer ball with choice of woods
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John Cummings, born and raised in Cincinnati, comes from a long lineage of woodworkers and craftsmen. Individually designed items include handcrafted wooden soccer balls & bowls and wine bottle holders & stoppers. I enjoy coming up with unique designs.
My latest offerings wood carved signs.
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Rebecca Gouvier
For Custom Personalized Wood Signs5.0Mr. Cummings exceeded my expectations. He did a beautiful job on our Welcome sign.
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Ameel Trabilsy
For Ameel's Sign5.0Very happy. Answer all my questions very promptly, delivered a product just as described. Thank you!!
LMLennie Mormino Jr.
For Lennie's Sign5.0Just an all around great experience working with John! I had a vision and he made it come to reality with a superb, otherwise outstanding custom wood carved sign! Thanks again my friend :-)
AMAlison Mason
For Alison's Sign5.0John did a fantastic job in making my vision into reality. He was easy to communicate with and the finished product was better then I imagined. Thank you!!
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Jenelle Keosian
For 15x11 Multi-Board Barn Wood Sign5.0Zero complaints! I love the sign I ordered and it was all done in a very timely matter.
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Gloria Edwards
For 15x11 Multi-Board Barn Wood Sign5.0I am very pleased with both the service and product from JC Woodworkings. The woodworker responded to my request promptly, took time to answer every question and consider new designs, and in the end delivered just the right creation for a birthday present for my husband. Very much appreciated and hope to work with him again.
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stephanie Blackston
For stephanie's Wooden Sign5.0We were extremely happy with JC Woodworkings. Our project turned out even better than we imagined. He was very nice and easy to work with. I may very well have him make other projects for me.
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Zack Braasch
For Personalized Man Cave Sign Jmc5.0 - TS
Taylor Shea
For Custom Business Sign: By Focal Point Signs Albuquerque5.0Extremely happy with the whole process. Great work and very quick to respond. The only thing I would change would be to order well before Christmas (100% my fault haha) I would recommend John to anyone!
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Sharon LePere
For Custom Personalized Wood Signs4.8The sign turned out very nice. There was very good communication with the seller and the wood is beautiful. It’s a gift for my son and I’m sure he will love it . I would buy from this seller again. Thank you!
AWAmy Westmoreland
For Personalized Man Cave Sign Jmc5.0So happy with the final product for my husband! Will definitely be using in the future. I had a lot of questions and they were all answered promptly. John even had my product shipped quickly to me before Christmas. Thank you so much!!
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Robert Gold
For 24x10 Custom Pained Barn Wood Made To Order Sign4.8Outstanding work. Quality craftsmanship. Jim was easy to work with gave outstanding suggestions. Very happy with the experience and quality! Thank you!
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Allen Rice
For Custom Rustic Reclaimed Wood Sign5.0The craftsman worked closely with us on design and worked with us to get the sign to for our parents in time for Christmas. It looks great and we'd definitely have him do further work for us if we needed something.
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David Gannon
For Personalized Man Cave Sign Jmc5.0John was wonderful to work with on our custom bar sign. He was very responsive and completed our project ahead of schedule. Highly recommend!
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Chantal Levesque
For Custom Carved Wood Sign. Woodworking Workshop Sign5.0 - SF
Steve Ferber
For Personalized Wood Sign, Workshop, Garage Sign5.0A pleasure to work with. No problems, fast turnaround, received the item even quicker than i hoped for. Looks Great. Thank you
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Nancy DiLella
For Work Shop Sign Custom Made Sign5.0I got a beautiful sign made by JC Woodworkings. The entire process was easy. I simply described what I wanted. John got back to me with a few questions and presented some options. He included pics of other signs to let me see the lettering styles that were available. I paid half up front and then the other half when it shipped. I had a the sign in just a few weeks. It is a good size, very solid, and high quality work! Very pleased and would recommend JC Woodworkings.
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Kerri Noyes
For Kerri's Sign5.0John’s work is amazing!! He exceeded my expectations and his cost was extremely reasonable. I cannot wait to give my boyfriend for Christmas the sign John made for our new cabin. I highly recommend John and will be using him again for any woodwork projects. Thank you!!!
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Evelyn Joly
For Evelyn's Sign5.0John was very easy to work with and was accommodating with my requests. It was completed in the time frame he gave me and I feel the price I paid was very fair. The sign looks great and I’ll be a repeat customer!
BCBrian Clanton
For 6x15 Custom Quote Sign-You Design5.0
ESEmily Shields
For Emily's Desert Daze Sign5.0Super happy with this project. I've never used this service but John was quick and professional and I would definitely use him again.
ASAndre Streete
For Personalized House Signs (5x15)5.0Very responsive. Great work. Made the idea come to life! Would definitely use again!
MLMaureen Landau
For Maureen's Sign5.0He was very easy to work with.
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Shelley Shutes
For Dad's sign4.8John did exactly what I asked in the time frame I requested. He communicated well and the final product was perfect. Excellent maker to work with.
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John Gardner
For Custom Family Established Sign5.0Quick responses, great product, great price. Can't beat that!
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