Notched Corner Plaque

A notched corner plaque is a wall-mounted wood award panel whose four corners are cut in at an angle instead of left square. Companies order it to name a single recipient at a ceremony, most often for employee recognition, retirement honors, and donor or sponsor thank-you awards. The engraved plate carries the recipient name, the award title, and the date.

A walnut notched corner plaque is built to hang on a wall, while glass and acrylic awards are made to stand on a desk or shelf. Wood does not show fingerprints the way clear acrylic does, and a chipped corner is a real risk with glass that solid walnut avoids. Engraved text on the dark plate stays readable from across a room instead of catching light the way etched glass does.

The notched corner plaque comes in three sizes: 6 by 8 inches, 8 by 10.5 inches, and 9 by 12 inches. The 6 by 8 inch size fits a run of matching team awards, and the 9 by 12 inch size gives the most engraving room for a headline honoree or a long list of names. All three sizes use the same corner cut and edge profile.

Yes, the plaque is offered in two finishes, Black and Walnut. Both use an American walnut hardwood body, so the grain pattern varies slightly from piece to piece on real lumber. Pick Black to match a darker existing award set and Walnut to show the natural wood tone.

Yes, laser engraving is the decoration method for this plaque, and it marks the metal plate rather than the wood body. Send your logo art plus the exact name, title, and date text, and we return an engraving proof for you to check. Production does not start until you approve that proof.

Production takes 5 working days from artwork approval, not from the day you place the order. Transit time is added on top of those 5 days. Approving the proof the same day it reaches you is the single biggest thing you control when a ceremony date is fixed.

Custom walnut plaques are ordered most often for years of service milestones, employee of the year programs, retirement send-offs, sales achievement awards, board and donor recognition, and sports banquets. Nonprofits and chambers of commerce also use them for outgoing officers and volunteer of the year honors. Order the 9 by 12 inch size for one headline award and the 6 by 8 inch size when you need a matching set.

Dust the walnut with a dry soft cloth and skip household sprays, which leave a film on the wood and dull the plate. Keep the plaque out of direct sunlight and away from radiators or damp walls, because heat and humidity move real wood over time. Never use an abrasive pad or metal polish on the plate, since both scratch the finish and blur the engraved text.

We quote this plaque per unit, and the size you choose is the largest single factor: 6 by 8 inches sits at the low end and 9 by 12 inches at the high end. Order quantity moves the per-unit price down as the count rises, and personalized copy on every plate costs more to set up than one repeated layout. Send your size, quantity, and engraving text to get a firm per-unit figure.