UNION CITY, CA · SERVING THE BAY AREA
Custom signs, woodwork & engraving in the Bay Area.
Custom wood signs, CNC-carved panels, engraved gifts, and personalized boards for businesses, organizations, and homes. Made in our Union City workshop.
WHAT WE MAKE
Signs, fabrication, and personalized gifts.
Custom Wood Signs
Dimensional lettering and carved signs for offices, schools, community spaces, and homes.
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CNC Fabrication
Carved panels, dimensional lettering, and custom wood components made from your artwork, drawings, or project brief.
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Corporate & Realtor Gifts
Personalized cutting and serving boards for client appreciation, team gifts, and Realtor closings.
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Selected projects
Woodwork in real spaces.
Explore office signage, community welcome signs, and a CNC-carved collaboration piece, including the materials and our contribution to each project.
Granola, San Francisco
Dimensional California redwood lettering for Granola’s San Francisco office.
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Marshall School Park
Live-edge carved welcome signs for a Castro Valley park.
View project →Illuminaries / Chase Center
CNC-carved maple pieces for the Illuminaries collaboration at Chase Center.
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HOW IT WORKS
From your idea to a finished piece.
Tell us what you need.
Send your idea, artwork, or a reference photo. Include dimensions, quantity, and timing if you have them.
Approve the details.
We agree on the design, materials, price, and schedule before fabrication begins.
We make your piece.
Your approved project is cut, carved, engraved, and finished as specified. Pickup or delivery arrangements are confirmed with you.
Selected work
Finished pieces from the shop.
A closer look at custom signs, personalized boards, and engraved pieces. Select a photo to enlarge it.
The shop
A Union City workshop.
Birch & Elm brings digital fabrication and hand finishing together for custom signs, carved panels, and personalized pieces.
About the workshop →Service area
Local shop. Bay Area projects.
Birch & Elm is based in Union City, California. We serve customers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay, and San Francisco — for custom signs, plaques, boards, engraving, and fabrication. Contact us to discuss your location and timeline.
Shop visits are by appointment. Pickup and delivery arrangements are confirmed per project.
For businesses and designers →Get started
Have a project in mind?
A rough idea is enough to start. Tell us what you need, and add dimensions, quantity, or a reference link if you have them.
We typically respond within 1 business day.
SF Bay Area · Union City, CA(510) 497-0474@birchandelm