Bible Cross® Symbolism

THE BIBLE CROSS®  ~ Full of Tasteful and Respectful Reverence

Each Bible Cross® is hand carved (fully dimensional -- not flat) from beautiful hand selected, solid plank and slab hardwoods. The Bible Cross® was specifically designed as a meaningful, symbolic piece of original Christian art. It begins with the simplicity of the leather at the bottom which represents the leather sandals worn by our Savior Jesus Christ. The bottom of the Bible Cross® is rounded to represent the simplicity of the robe or tunic, and it transitions to 12 flat chamfers in the upper part of the cross representing the glory of resurrection. The chamfers also represent the 12 disciples being lifted up by Jesus. The side cross arms are representing the welcoming open hands and arms of Jesus. The top of the Bible Cross® is finished in a 7-point crown of thorns as a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice for us and representing “It is Finished” or “Perfection”. The hole on the back represents the soldier’s sword in Jesus’ side.

 Bible Cross® Design

The Bible Cross® was inspired by our son, Justin, when he was 12 years old.  He brought home a self-standing cross he built in a public school wood shop class 15 years ago.  The final design over a 6-year period was a product of input from our customers, design and redesign from our whole family, especially from both of our sons, Joshua and Justin.  We want each Bible Cross® to be beautiful but reverent and embody faith, hope and charity.

Our investment in the Bible Cross® was customer driven.  We received incredibly humbling feedback over the years of the power of faith these crosses provide as a gift and loving connection with family and friends…a cherished keepsake! Our Bible Cross® was designed to be hand held. There’s just something about holding a Bible Cross® in your hands and the sense of peace it gives you.  Every home should have some kind of sacred art in it -- a Bible Cross® can add richness to your family's days and devotional prayer time. The Bible Cross® has a hole on the back so it can be hung on the wall with the included simple wall hanger, or it can stand on its own on any flat surface.  The Bible Cross® is 8” tall x 4” wide x 2” deep…designed to fit perfectly on your Bible.  (The Bible is for photo purposes only – not included.)

We believe your faith is worth the investment!! It takes approximately 40 individual hand crafted steps and weeks to produce a single Bible Cross®.   Our unique, 3 dimensional Bible Cross® stands out from the cheap, mass produced often foreign made one dimensional (flat) crosses that are commonly sold.  We feel very honored to put in the hard physical work to make these crosses  for our customers, hand made in the style of both Jesus and Joseph as carpenters.  We have worked and designed to be free of a computer generated product…always hand crafted!

Heart

The heart is to remind us of Jesus' love for us.  The heart will either be hand carved from specially selected hardwoods from the USA and around the world or our signature steel heart.

The pure American steel heart is hand forged, with an average of 400 to 800 heavy hammer strikes on an anvil.  The hand hammering adds texture that is not possible by any machine.  The heart is attached with pure copper square shank rose head mariner nails to remind us of “Fishers of Men” and in the symbol of the “TRINITY”.  The edge of the heart is finished with radiance, symbolizing sanctity and the outpouring of grace and mercy from Jesus’ heart. Each patina heart is a unique, one-of-a-kind piece of art -- all natural, and all organic, fire forged patinas.  We never use any chemical patinas. 

Finish

For the finish on the Bible Cross®, we use our own handmade organic blend of Beeswax, Carnauba wax, sustainable organic rosewood oil, and our own farm raised organic lavender oil.  We hand rub with multiple coats.  It is child safe. The finish won't peel or flake.  It will get better the more you hold it.  The bottom of the Bible Cross® contains organic, vegetable tanned saddle leather.  It is stamped with our Bible Cross® logo, and is attached with organic food grade glue.

Family Bible Cross®

The Family Bible Cross® (like the family bible vs. a personal bible) is a much larger & heavier version of the Bible Cross® that is cut out from very large chunks, planks or slabs of hand selected solid hard wood from the USA and around the world.