Wooden American Flags

My sister in law is a realtor in Columbia, TN (@house2hometn). The fire dept just built a new station close to their house and she wanted to bring them a housewarming gift. She asked if I could make a wooden American flag. I said “of course”.

While I was working on the fire dept flag she asked if I could make one as a gift for a police officer and I said “definitely”.

Each flag represents the thin red line and thin blue line to show respect for the firefighters and police officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

As a career firefighter/paramedic and former reserve police officer this project was meaningful.

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Wooden American Flag

My brother-in law approached me last fall to build some flags for their organization to auction off at dinners they hold throughout the year. How could I turn away an opportunity to make something so of course I said yes. Taking some notes I had an idea of what they were looking for me to build and I got to work. The flag is made from pine with some colored stain. The flag was lightly burned with a torch to give a bit of a rustic feeling. Working with my shop partner C+C Creative Factory we engraved their company logo in the corner and the stars.

Did you know Maker and Finder can build a custom wooden flag for you complete with your own company logo. These flags would also make a great gift idea. Contact us today!

Barn Wood Mail Organizer

Our friends Pat and Linda from P&L Rusty Iron, go out west a couple times a year and pick old homesteads bringing back found treasures. While picking through their recent haul, we found some old rusty bins, some barn wood, among other things. We brought everything home and tucked it away in the shop. Like most things I make, I don’t start until I have some sort of vision in my head. How neat would it be to make a mail organizer from the bins and barn wood. The bins are believed to be from an old grain conveyor, lying in a field just rusting away. The barn wood has a beautiful weathered patina. The combination of the bins and wood is gorgeous.

Two seeming ordinary “junky” things wasting away in a field brought together to live another repurposed life. This is why I love what I do and is the spirit behind Maker and Finder. Make. Find. Create.