Woodcraft Salutes Our Veterans

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Hand-turned pens with American flag designs displayed on wooden boards with a folded U.S. flag in the background.

In honor of our Veterans and Veteran’s Day, here is a pictorial salute of different products created with an American theme from Woodcraft stores, customers, and facebook fans nationwide.

Wood display case with glass door, triangular wooden divider, and decorative finial top

Flag Case by Jerill Vance & Disabled Vets of New River Tech. College

Triangular wooden flag display case holding a folded American flag with visible stars

 

American Flag Box by Richard Kruse

 

Intricately carved and assembled wooden eagle with outstretched wings showcasing segmented wood grain patterns

Intarsia American Eagle by Dan Gallo

Wooden semi-truck display case holding folded flag and military challenge coins honoring veterans

Shadow Box

Fountain pen with American flag-themed wooden barrel and cap, showing craftsmanship details

 

Flag Pens

 

Five fabric drawstring bags with American flag patterns displayed with a Woodcraft Turn for Troops card

Turn for Troops Pens & Hand Made Bags

Handmade wooden pen in plastic bag with thank-you note for veterans from Woodcraft customers and employees

Turn for Troops Pen by PA Congressman Charlie Dent

Wooden plaque with engraved soldier silhouette, photo, and text honoring Vietnam veteran Charles Carter US Army

 

Woodburned Veteran Picture Frame

Hand-painted wooden model airplane with U.S. military insignia displayed on a workshop table near a wood stove.

WWII Wood Plane Model by Brett Annand

Wooden soldier figure holding American flag in garden bed with red flowers and mulch border

Yard Soldier by Brett Annand, made for his son, Cpl. Doug Annand serving in San Diego

Woodworker dressed as Abraham Lincoln demonstrating woodturning on a lathe with two men observing at Woodcraft booth

Some of the people behind the Woodcraft scenes supporting the troops:

Honest Abe Turns a Pen for Troops at Lexington KY Woodcraft Store

 

Veteran mentoring young woodworker using lathe for woodturning in workshop setting

A U.S. Navyman Pen Turns for Troops

Workshop entrance with American flag, Make It In America sign, and man standing near door

Ray Winkler – Woodcraft Owner – Allentown PA

Two people standing in front of a large American flag inside a workshop or store with woodworking tools on a table nearby

Two special guests visited the Allentown PA Woodcraft Store this past week; U.S. Congressman, Charlie Dent (15th District of Pennsylvania) and PA State Representative, Justin Simmons (PA District 131).

Woodcraft Owner – Mary Winkler with Congressman Charlie Dent

 

Two men in a woodworking workshop, one wearing a Woodcraft apron and face shield, holding a small tool.

Charlie Dent Pen Turns for Troops

Two men in a woodworking shop using a lathe to turn a wooden spindle under a bright lamp.

PA State Rep. Justin Simmons Turns for Troops

Woodcraft in Louisville Kentucky on Turning for Troops for Veterans Day…

Wooden folded flag case with carved star inlays and engraved plaque reading freedom is not free

 

From a previous guest on our blog; Roger Strautman with an all wood flag box and carved plaque stating the simple truth… 

 

Many thanks goes out to all Veterans everywhere, serving here and abroad. May we never forget those who gave their lives, so that we may live ours in freedom.

From all of us at Woodcraft…we salute you.

We will have a wrap up blog on this year’s pen Turning for Troops initiative in early December…stay with us.

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