My church is installing its 20th pastor since being founded in 1729.  To honor the occasion and the reverend, I created this coffer for him.  From the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 3, verse 15 (KJV), “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”  Quite a fitting line for the occasion.

The overall box construction is sapele, with maple and gold paint inlay.  The maple inlay is used for both the reverend’s monogram and the stringing material.  The lettering was created by engraving the words, sealing the wood with sanding sealer, and then flooding the area with gold spray paint.  When the paint was dry, I used a cabinet scraper to remove the layers while leaving the paint behind in the recesses.  All the hardware is solid brass and mortised by hand.

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