Carved stone lettering in granite at The World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.  Kevin handles all of our sandblasting projects. He has more than thirty years of carving experience.. Designs & Signs has carved and gilded various monuments and memorials in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. This photo illustrates the sandblasting process.  A compressor […]

Sandblasting Lettering into stone. Monument Carving on-site. Kevin Nick sandblasting in stone. We use a pliable rubber mask with high tac adhesive, which sticks well to rough and uneven surfaces. Usually this is the case when we are blasting in stone unless of course the stone is polished. Here’s some photos of one such project, […]

Monument Carving by Designs & Signs. Detailed photos of the memorial wall at Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Howard County. We designed and carved fifteen stones for this beautiful project. We use a pliable high tac rubber mask which holds well, even on rough surfaces like these. Monument Carving and GILDING! Monument Gilding – Architectural Gilding […]

Monument carving, sandblasting by Designs & Signs. This exterior concrete wall is 30 feet high. First a rubber mask is applied to the surface of the wall. A pounce pattern is used to mark the letters onto the stencil. The letters are then cut by hand and removed. Kevin Nick blasts the letters into the […]

Architectural Gilding at The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Designs & Signs applied traditional gold leaf to carved monument letters. These photos show both phases of a typical surface gilding project. First size is applied to the surface that is to be gilded. When the size begins to set the gold leaf is […]