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Axholme’s started over 25 years ago with one simple mission: to create reliable, accurate stencils for restorers and enthusiasts.

A quarter of a century later, that same dedication to detail has expanded into canvas work, leather crafting, and loads more At Axholme Signs we offer a professional and personal approach, we strive to ensure that you are 100% satsified with our products and services, working with you to get the right design. We are based in South Yorkshire in the UK, however we can ship stencils almost anywhere in the world and have a large international customer base. Having been in business for over 25 years we understand your needs and have a large amount of pre-designed stencils on record. Specialising in Custom Made Military Vehicle Stencils, means we are able to give you the stencil you require whether it be something unique to you or an off the shelf template. You can have the size, style and font you require and if you have no idea what you want we can advise you. We can produce stencils for vehicles, kit or equipment of any era from WWII to present day and of any origin Allied to Axis, please feel free to email us with details of your design and we will get back to you.

31/10/2026

After listening to customer feedback, we’ve created a simpler version of our magneto cover for the Standard Fordson Tractor.

🔧 Designed to fit Lucas magnetos 🧵 Made from dark brown pull up leather (the
photos show it lighter than it is in person) 🔘 Simple press studs keep the cover securely in place

£50.00 each + postage Worldwide shipping available.

25/10/2026

Workshop Update – Even on a Sunday!

I have been incredibly busy in the workshop lately, working on everything from greman roof covers to 6-pdr transit covers, and so much more. As usual, I'm so busy making and restoring items for you all. That I rarely get the chance to sit down and share what we're up to on social media!

Today was no exception – yes, we're working on a Sunday! 💪

With a little help from Dottie as always 😆🐾, we've been patterning our next project on the sewing table. We're pleased to say that we now have a working pattern for a 6-pdr transit cover.

We've been fortunate enough to have an original 6-pdr brought into the workshop, along with valuable research photos of the original cover, allowing us to create an accurate template.

Over the coming days, we'll be making the first cover from this new pattern, so be sure to stay tuned for updates!

If you're interested in having a 6-pdr transit cover made for your gun, drop me a message. We offer three different colour options and can even date the markings to match your gun's production date.

As you can see, this is still a work in progress—but every project has to start somewhere!

25/10/2026

Sunday in the workshop with my little girl.

23/10/2026

We’re not always about vehicle stencils — Axholme’s can do shell stencils too.
We’ve made quite a few over the years, and recently we’ve added sets for: • 18 PDR • 15 PDR • 88 Flak

Not all shell stencils are listed on the website yet, so if you can’t find what you’re looking for, just drop me a message. I’ll check what we have on file, and if it’s not there, we’ll talk you through exactly what’s needed to create a custom stencil set for you.

A great example of what our stencils can achieve on something smaller than a truck.

18/10/2026

AXHOLME’S has arrived at Malvern!

We’re all set up and ready to welcome you with our brand-new stall setup.

📍 Find us in Hall 4, Stand 230

Come along, say hello, and take a look around. We’d love to see you!

16/10/2026

Here’s another custom stencil we created for one of my lovely customers. They wanted to recreate an image from a vintage photo, and this design became a simple mug stencil so they could paint multiple mugs onto the vehicle they were restoring.

You can see the original images the customer sent for me to use, along with the photos I took when I was lucky enough to see it finished in person at We Have Ways. It looks great don’t you think.

If you’ve got an idea and want to see if I can bring it to life, just drop me a message. Another great little restoration.

16/10/2026

Recognition isn’t something I ever chase. I do what I do because I genuinely love keeping history alive. But hearing that I’d been mentioned in Classic Military Vehicle Magazine left me a little overwhelmed I have to say.

Seb kindly featured me in the article about his Chieftain, including the seat restoration I completed for him, I also did some breach block stencils for him too. It’s a lovely reminder that I put so much passion into doing really does make a difference.

It reaffirms why I do what I do, and why I do it for my customers. You can check out the full article in this month’s Classic Military Vehicle; it’s a fantastic little read.
Thank you, Seb, and thank you to every single customer who continues to support me. It means the world.

12/10/2026

Applying the british strap ends

12/10/2026

Busy getting ready for Malvern but wanted to show you. workshop now has some nice wall art, as Chris and I spend a lot of our time in here, it made sense to fill the walls with tanks pictures right!

10/10/2026

Dottie is helping with stencils today, she is very paws-on, lol.

Address

Preston
Lancashire

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441427700161

Website

http://www.axholmes.co.uk/

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