Gifts for Golfers
"One of a Kind"
Signed and Dated

Each  Box is custom built, one at a time by me. Most people love boxes and I collect boxes myself and now have over 35 in my collection. I even have the old cigar boxes from my childhood. I spend a lot of time choosing just the right woods to complement each other. Most are Exotic woods and none are on any endangered list. I use only solid stock, there is no veneer in any of these boxes, unless specified. All of the woods are their natural color, I use no dyes or stains. Every thing I make gets a "Hand Rubbed Oil Finish". Usually five to eight coats. This is a blend of five oils that provides the best finish possible. The finish was developed for the marine environment. The base is polyurethane.

This custom built “one of a kind” Keepsake Box made from Zebrawood, (Zebrano - Microberlinia brazzavillensis) this coarse, heavy African hardwood is named for its zebra-stripe appearance when quarter- sawn. Very attractive, but difficult to work because of alternating hard and soft grain. Used for furniture, veneer, game boards, small boxes and decorative items. There is a lift out tray that holds six golf balls for that golf person to display his special golf balls. Zebrano has the most fantastic grain pattern of any wood that I work with. Most people know and will identify this wood very quickly. It’s easy to see why they call it “Zebra wood” once you see it. This Keepsake box was build so the grain "wraps" around the box. This is a beautiful wood and takes an excellent finish.  A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 5 x 8 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_784  Cost $169.00 (free shipping)

This custom built “one of a kind” Keepsake Box made from Wenge (Millettia Laurentii): is a heavy wood weighing approximately 5 lbs./bdft. It comes from West and Central Africa. Wenge is used for expensive flooring, electric bass guitar fingerboards, bass guitar laminated tops. The wood is dark brown to black in color with sapwood being yellow in color. Wenge is hard to find and somewhat expensive. The top is made from Maple. The “Diamond” inlay is Cocobolo.  There is a lift out tray that holds eight golf balls for that golf person to display his special golf balls. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 5 x 9 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_785  Cost $158.00 (free shipping)

“In case of a thunderstorm,
stand in the middle of the fairway
 and hold up a one iron,
not even God can hit a one iron”

                                                                    Lee Trevino

This custom built “one of a kind” keepsake box made from Honduras Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). Often named after the country it came from (i.e. Brazilian Mahogany, Peruvian Mahogany, etc.).Mahogany is scattered areas throughout central and South America including some Caribbean islands. The species is secure in El Salvador and Honduras, but it has become endangered or extinct in some regions of South America. Honduras mahogany trees once had a distribution covering most of South America. Supply of the wood is still plentiful thanks in part to plantation harvesting, where trees reaching heights of 150' with trunk diameters as large as 6'. The wood is strong and dense and has been used to make some of the finest furniture in the world. Mahogany stands for quality. The popular Chris Craft wooden boats were built from mahogany until the early 1960 when it was replaced by fiberglass. The corners are banded with MACASSAR EBONY (Diospyros celebica) is one of a group of ebonies from the East Indies, ranging from Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This close- grained, heavy hardwood machines and turns well, but tends to dull tools and is difficult to glue. Used for turned and carved items, wall paneling, inlays, and contemporary furniture. This wood is so expensive, that they sell it by the pound. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 5 x 9 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_789  Cost $143.00 (free shipping)

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“In case of a thunderstorm,
stand in the middle of the fairway
 and hold up a one iron,
not even God can hit a one iron”

                                                                    Lee Trevino

This custom built “one of a kind”  keepsake box made from KINGWOOD (Dalbergia cearensis) is in the “Rosewood” family, of which there are over 200 species and Kingwood being one of the most expensive. Also known as Violetwood, this heavy Central American hardwood is characterized by its rich coloration. It turns and machines well, but its dust is a serious irritant to some people. Kingwood is well suited for inlays, decorative items and furniture accents and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. The top is Honduras Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). Often named after the country it came from (i.e. Brazilian Mahogany, Peruvian Mahogany, etc.).Mahogany is scattered areas throughout central and South America including some Caribbean islands. The species is secure in El Salvador and Honduras, but it has become endangered or extinct in some regions of South America. Honduras mahogany trees once had a distribution covering most of South America. Supply of the wood is still plentiful thanks in part to plantation harvesting, where trees reaching heights of 150' with trunk diameters as large as 6'. The wood is strong and dense and has been used to make some of the finest furniture in the world. Mahogany stands for quality. The popular Chris Craft wooden boats were built from mahogany until the early 1960 when it was replaced by fiberglass. The inlay in the face of box are Maple and Ebony. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 5 x 9 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_790  Cost $149.00 (free shipping)

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“In case of a thunderstorm,
stand in the middle of the fairway
 and hold up a one iron,
not even God can hit a one iron”

                                                                    Lee Trevino

This custom built “one of a kind” keepsake box made from Marblewood, Zygia racemosa (syn. Marmaroxylon racemosum, Pithecellobium racemosum) of the family Leguminosae (subfamily Mimosoideae), the legume or pea family.  There are numerous woods that have the common name "marblewood" (notably East Indian Ebony but many others as well), but this is what should really be meant when using that term. It is very distinctive, rare, and very expensive. It is a South American wood and looks somewhat like zebrawood but much more dense and a wider spacing of the light/dark stripes.  The color seems to be a constant “Golden Yellow”, whereas Zebrawood ranges from tan to white in color. Both having the dark strips. The front and back edge of top are banded with MACASSAR EBONY (Diospyros celebica) is one of a group of ebonies from the East Indies, ranging from Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This close- grained, heavy hardwood machines and turns well, but tends to dull tools and is difficult to glue. Used for turned and carved items, wall paneling, inlays, and contemporary furniture. This wood is so expensive, that they sell it by the pound. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 5.5 x 8.5 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_791  Cost $155.00 (free shipping)

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This custom built “one of a kind” keepsake box is made from Narra (Pterocarpus indicus Family: Leguminosea) is an exotic hardwood that is very hard to find nowadays, very expensive. The color varies from light tan to dark brown. The grain is mostly straight but sometimes crossed, wavy or interlocked. The wood is hard and strong and extremely durable. The wood is easily worked with hand and power tools. It nails and glues well and takes an excellent finish. Common Uses: Narra is used for furniture, carving and musical instruments. Tree is Native To: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Southeast Asia and Australia. The top is made from Santos Rosewood, which comes from South America and is in the “Rosewood Family”. There are over 200 different types of trees in the Rosewood family and SantosRosewood is one of the most sought after. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible. There is a lift out tray that holds eight golf balls for that golf person to display his special golf balls. This is a beautiful wood and takes an excellent finish.

Size is approx. 5 x 8 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_792  Cost $165.00 (free shipping)

This custom built “one of a kind” keepsake box is made from Goncalo Alves (Astronium, spp) also know as Tigerwood is boldly striped specie which has an orangish/reddish brown background with wide dark brownish black striping. Found in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. Tigerwood, as the name suggests, is specie which exhibits a wide range of color/striping. The striping can vary from fine lines to bold, brush strokes. The background color can range from light tans to darker orange browns. Tigerwood exhibits a large degree of color change with a pronounced darkening of the background under the stripes from an orangey tan to a deep reddish brown color, which then in turn makes the striping less contrasting and more subtle. This one of the hardest woods you will find. Tigerwood is 170% as hard as red oak (2160 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak). The top is made from Yew tree is famous for it’s “Bow” making qualities. In the days of King Author, the Yew tree was used for making “Long Bows” and only the king could harvest this wood. The Yew tree has a very long taproot and this was thought to cleanse the ground, so they planted Yew trees around cemeteries to cleanse the ground and today that is why there are so many Yew trees around the old cemeteries in England. Still today modern “Bow makers” prize the Yew wood for Bows. Yew wood sands very smooth and takes the best finish of any of the woods I work with. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible. There is a lift out tray that holds eight golf balls for that golf person to display his special golf balls. This is a beautiful wood and takes an excellent finish.

 Size is approx. 5 x 8 x 3.5 inches.    Item # ted_793  Cost $159.00 (free shipping)

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