Relief carving of a lion, lioness and cubs under acacia trees, framed by a carved vine border

CNC relief carving · Southeastern Pennsylvania

Carved deep, finished by hand.

Wildlife panels, custom signs and pet portraits, cut from solid hardwood on a CNC. Finished at the bench. Send an idea and get a quote back.

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Lion pride panel, relief carved

Wildlife panels

Lions, elephants, gators, kangaroos. Deep relief with fur, hide and scale detail.

Custom signs

Business signs, event pieces, family names. Your logo carved into the grain.

Pet portraits

From a good photo to a carved likeness, with a monogram or name if you like.

One-offs

Scenes, totems, abstract panels, color inlay. If it can be modeled, it can be carved.

Recent work

Straight off the bench

Workshop photos, not studio shots. Every piece here started as a photo or a sketch someone sent in.

Relief carving of the Big Five: lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo, arranged in one panel — **The Big Five**Wildlife

Carved sign for Philly Fan Fest 26 with a large letter N, soccer crest and Philadelphia landmarks — **Philly Fan Fest ’26**Sign

Tall narrow panel with an alligator carved in relief, viewed from above — **Alligator**Wildlife

Carved portrait of a dog named Rico inside a paw print, with the letters R I C O in the toes — **Rico**Portrait

Relief carving of rice terraces with workers, a pagoda and mountains — **Terraces**Scene

Heart-shaped carved sign reading Daily Dogmother Pet Sitting with floral lettering — **Daily Dogmother**Sign

Elephant carved in relief on a reddish hardwood panel — **Elephant**Wildlife

Tall carved totem with stacked animal faces — **Totem**One-off

Kangaroo in dot-work style carved into dark wood and filled with blue, yellow and orange color — **Kangaroo, color inlay**Art

Kangaroo carved in relief among bush and rocks on a figured hardwood board — **Kangaroo**Wildlife

Square panel of deep purple wood carved with flowing wave ridges meeting at the center — **Wave study**Art

Lion pride relief panel with a carved vine border — **Lion pride**Wildlife

Geometric lion face carved into pine with a charred, yakisugi-style finish — **Lion, charred pine**Wildlife

Relief carving of Bigfoot striding between trees, with a hand-chiseled background — **Bigfoot**Wildlife

Relief carving of a rider on a rearing horse against a ridged, charred background — **Horseman**Art

Walnut cutting board engraved with a bee inside a circular mandala pattern — **Bee cutting board**Engraved

Oval charred-wood caddy with recesses for a whiskey glass, a shot glass and a cigar, engraved with an eagle — **Whiskey & cigar caddy**One-off

Have something in mind that isn’t here? Most pieces are one of a kind. Ask about it.

How it works

Photo in, carving out

Three stages from your idea to a finished piece, shown here with Rico: the photo, the design, the carving.

Input

You provide the concept, or we work from a photo.
Design

We flip your idea into a design. Once you approve it, it is turned into a 3D model for the CNC router.
Production

Let the wood chips fly! Once the carving is done we sand it and apply the finish, usually 100% pure tung oil and a protective layer of wax.

Turnaround depends on size and depth. Ask when you get in touch and you’ll get a straight answer.

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The workshop

A small shop with a big saw blade

Tea Rex Woodworks is a one-shop operation in southeastern Pennsylvania. The CNC does the heavy lifting on relief and lettering. Everything else, from picking the board to the last coat of oil, is done by hand.

Solid hardwood, carved from single boards or glued-up blanks so the grain runs through the piece and it ages like furniture.

Solid hardwoodCherry, walnut, mahogany, oak and exotics on request
Plaques to panelsFrom small plaques up to the size of the CNC bed
Local pickupNear Philadelphia, by arrangement
ShippingShipped anywhere in the contiguous United States

The CNC router mid-cut, spindle over a hardwood blank with the gantry and dust in view

CNC, mid-cut

Craft shows

See it in person

Through the season the tent goes up at craft shows around southeastern Pennsylvania, with cutting boards, small panels and whatever came off the bench that week. Stop by, pick up a board, and bring your idea.

The Tea Rex Woodworks tent at an outdoor craft show, carved boards and panels on the tables and the owner behind them — The tent

Engraved cutting boards and small carved panels hanging on a wire grid at the show — Cutting boards

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Send the idea

Tell us what you have in mind. You’ll get a reply by email with a rough price, a timeline and where to send photos. No obligation.