Retirement Shadow Box with case

Well Cmdr. Max (at least it looks like the 3 bars) your box is 4.0 I really appreciate the detail and craftsmanship. I would like to see a little bigger picture though. Congratulations on retiring from the USN. I was a HM2 from 1964-1970. I would have stayed in and made it a career – but they would not agree to making me an Admiral.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Congratulations on your retirement, and thank you for your service!

Great looking box.

-- Still learning everything

great work max i like the story as well !

Congrats on your retirement, Sir. (ADJ2 65 – 69) Beautiful box!

Nice work! Glad you got to keep it.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Wow, very special and beautiful too. Nice work. Thanks.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://www.portablesawmill.info

Beautiful work and THANK YOU for your years of decated service to our nation. God Bless and enjoy your reitrement.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Congratulations on your retirement!

The box looks great. Glad you kept it for yourself.

-- "Our past judges our present." JFK - 1962; American Heritage Magazine

It’s quite nice. I like the contrast in the joinery.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Congratulations Charles. Beautiful job on the box. A great momento with a few nostalgic pieces as well.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Very nice job sir. I am also getting ready to “think” about retirement from the Navy. I have 20 years in now and hopefully picking up LCDR soon. I was 14 years (seniorchief) enlisted. If the SWO community keeps me then I will just have to stay in for a bit longer. I love this job!! This is my new hobby now and I will put this in my favorites for future retirement gifts. Very nice job. I see the finger joints, but do you have any info on the demensions and anything on the inside as well? Again a nice piece and congrats on your retirement!!

-- The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.

SWODADDY:
First, congrats on your very successful Navy career and thanks for your service to country. I’ve been retired one year now and I’m taking two years to find a way to build a small business doing what I love – woodwork. I’ve built a few wooden clocks that seem to be a big hit and have potential for demand in the timber frame homes market. We’ll see how that goes! I’d be happy to share the details of my retirement box with you – always ready to help out a fellow SWO Dog. I’ll snap a few more pics and draw up the design. I’ll post the pics on my Google Picasa site and send you the link. My email is [email protected] (also my picasa user name). Let’s stay in touch. Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

Beautiful work. That will be in the family for generations.

-- Happy woodworking!

Very nice looking box. Thank you for your service to our country!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

great box…great reason to keep it…may your retirement bring you happiness…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007