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I was inspired by Topnotch and woody1492 to make a military shadow box for my son for his birthday. The project was great and it caused us to have some great conversations as we went through his stuff and worked together to decide what to put in it. I also got a great deal of help from watching YouTube videos, in particular: . In the end it got a bunch of his military treasure out of his drawers and boxes, and presented in a way he will be proud to talk about.

The frame was made of hickory, which I chose for the color and grain as I wanted something lighter in color, but with a simple grain to make the uniform and bright color of the felt come out.

On the back, I used a laser cutter to etch the quote about what it means to be a Marine.

I got a deal on some "museum glass" which is really cool. It is very low glare, and it is really hard to tell it is even there in some lighting situations.

The frame was sanded down to 320, and I wet it twice to raise the grain using 220 and again after 320, and finally finishing with shellac.

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Well done!!
 

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please thank your son for his duty bill,you did a hell of a great job in presenting all of this in a beautiful presentation case that im sure makes him proud as well as you are. i stand at attention too the flag hand over heart,and i mean my flag that flies 24/7/365 lit at night. may god bless him bill.
 

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Very nicely done. Thank your son for his service.
 

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Thanks guys. I appreciate all the positive thoughts to my son Scott.
 

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Very Nicely Done…
 

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One of the nicest service related shadow boxes I've seen so far. I haven't seen one done like that before, it is really spectacular when you have the dress jacket along with his accomplishments. Super tribute to your son and tell him thanks for his service.
 

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Thanks John. I agree, the dress jacket is super sharp.
 

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BZ - very nice project and keepsake. Thanks for your son's service!
 
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