Tag: military

Behind The Scenes – Adding Mounting Felt to the inside lid.

Here’s a behind the scenes pic of Raquel mounting the felt to the inside of the lid – between the two flag displays. Mounting felt is perfect for adding ribbons, badges, patches, pictures and more to the inside of the chest. Pictured above is the 26” Military Chest. The same process is used on our… Continue reading Behind The Scenes – Adding Mounting Felt to the inside lid.

Retirement Chest with Flag Displays and Shadowbox

We are proud to offer the largest version of our custom-ordered Military Retirement Chest. We’ve taken the original military chest design and made it even bigger. This version is deeper, wider and longer to fit an even larger display on the lid. This Military chest is made from solid wood, we use premium select pine,… Continue reading Retirement Chest with Flag Displays and Shadowbox

WoodyThings Spartan Helmet Plaque

Here’s a look at a recent custom order we delivered to a fellow Marine Corps unit for a Marine’s going-away gift. Going away gifts are given to  service members by their peers whenever the service member transfers to a new unit or leaves military service. This version is themed after a spartan helmet for a… Continue reading WoodyThings Spartan Helmet Plaque

WoodyThings Marine Corps Dress Blues Chest

Here’s a look at a recent custom order we delivered to a fellow Marine Corps unit for a Marine’s going-away gift. Going away gifts are given to  service members by their peers whenever the service member transfers to a new unit or leaves military service. This version was designed to look like the Marine Corps’ dress… Continue reading WoodyThings Marine Corps Dress Blues Chest

U.S. Coast Guard Military Retirement Chest (April 2021)

We’re happy to share with you a recent custom-ordered WoodyThings Retirement Chest for a fellow veteran in the U.S. Coast Guard. As with nearly all our custom orders, we’ve made the chest from 1” solid pine wood, and sanded it with 120-grit sand paper. As far as color, the customer choose Red Mahogany stain and… Continue reading U.S. Coast Guard Military Retirement Chest (April 2021)

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