Talk to Doug Haffner, owner of Haffner's Fantastic Creations, and it becomes clear that his sign making hobby became his livelihood and he enjoys it immensely. The quote on his website home page, "I literally can't wait to get up every day and do this work", is a...
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The Monument Sign of Tomorrow
Signs of The Times recently published a great article featuring one of our longtime friends, Doug Haffner, owner of Haffner's Fantastic Creations, and the sign he made for Rhino Tools. What really impressed us about this sign is how it very obviously differs from the...
Subarctic Signage: Lunsford Signs Makes It Happen
What do you do if you're a sign maker located in the Rocky Mountains, a region that the Koppen Climate Classification system lists as having a subarctic climate, and you want to make signs that last? Heck, the signs you make aren't going to have to just stand up to a...
AAA Sign Co. in Boise: From 1944 To Present
Originally opened in 1944, AAA Sign Co. in Boise, ID, has weathered the winds of time and etched its place into sign-making history. Owner Paul Ashley got his start in the sign industry during World War II painting signs and sandblasting submarines for the Navy. At...
Great American Sign Co. Wins USSC Award with PBLT-30
Gary Johnson, owner of The Great American Sign Company in Basking Ridge, NJ, is the proud winner of the 2013 USSC Non-Illuminated Building Sign Category with his Precision Board sign. Gary used Precision Board Plus PBLT-30 CNC machined on a Gerber Dimension 200 CNC...
Imagination Takes Flight: Our Interview With Dan Sawatzky
Dan Sawatzky is an award-winning, creative force in the sign industry, best known for his elaborate and innovative 3-D creations. Coastal Enterprises has worked closely with Dan for years and consider him to be a good friend as well as a loyal Precision Board...
Sign Solutions Wins 2013 USSC Award With Precision Board Sign
Coastal Enterprises would like to congratulate Sign Solutions, LLC. of Frederick, MD, for winning the 2013 USSC Award for Best Multimedia Sign. This eye-catching sign was CNC routed from Precision Board PBLT-30 and features hand-carved wood grain and LED lights held...
Marvelous Masterpiece: Custom Precision Board Fish Tank
When we first saw the custom Precision Board fish tank KDF Reprographics had made, we were awestruck. "That should be on T.V.", and "I've never seen anything like it" were comments heard more than once. A little background on this amazing project; you may notice that...
3D Sign-Making DVD: Watch 18 Signs Come To Life
Dayna Reed, owner of Sign Art Signs in Hood River, OR, has been making signs for over 30 years and recently released a signmaking DVD in collaboration with SignCraft Magazine, "More Super Cool 3D Signs." Dayna is a huge fan of Precision Board HDU and after telling us...