40 Years of Service - Career Recognition
In 2021, a good friend and colleague of mine hit a career benchmark - his 40th year in law enforcement. I designed this presentation to recognize him for his service to the communities he served.
Each end of the plaque holds a single sided K9 challenge coin. The center of the plaque holds three badges from the agencies he served with: Prince William County Sheriff’s Office, Manassas City Police Department and the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. The backer is a solid piece of maple wood that is engraved with his last name.
Thank you to your family for sharing the Lt. with his work family throughout the years. And thank you Lt. for your continued and honorable service over the last 40 years!
Police K9 Joker Retirement
This special guy retired from duty in 2020. His handler contacted me about designing a special commemoration of his career.
One professional headshot and a great idea and here you have the finished product.
The project was completed in three layers of maple wood, and also three separate engraved pieces. Badge is mounted on the face of the photo to give it a 3D effect. The frame was also laser cut and stained in Minwax Early American.
Measurement: 14 1/2” x 11”
Police Detective Retirement Gift
This plaque and challenge coin project was made for a detective who was exiting the law enforcement field after 20 years of dedicated service.
The large plaque measures 18” x 12” and is framed with a mitered frame stained in Minwax Early American. The letters were laser cut and also stained in Early American. The patch, badge and thin blue line were laser engraved / cut. The agency name was engraved directly on the birch backer.
The set of challenge coins were each individually laser engraved / cut. They are also double sided. The sheriff’s tape was laser engraved and then fixed onto a 18” base.
The challenge coins for this project are my proudest creations to date. It is definitely something you have to see in order to appreciate the detail.
Thank you Detective Rodriguez for your years of service to your community!
K9 Kato - EOW 3/30/2021
On March 30, 2021, K9 Kato’s watch ended.
I donated this plaque to his handler to mark a memorable career of his K9 partner.
Thank you Kato for your many years of dedicated service.
This plaque measured 18” x 12''. It consists of two laser engraved photos, three engraved badges and a placard. It is finished with a thick mitered farmhouse frame. It is stained in Minwax Special Walnut.
K9 Handler Plaque
This was one of the first special LE projects that I worked on. A friend of mine wanted me to make a special gift for his son, who is a K9 handler in a neighboring jurisdiction. This was the final design.
Plaque measures 12” x 12”. The frame is stained in Minwax Special Walnut. The center photo is printed on a 1/2” riser.