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San Antonio, Texas

Paddles, coins and unit shirts, priced in under a minute.

Custom hardwood pieces, apparel and challenge coins built by Greg Torres for retirements, promotions, changes of command and the people who earned them. Pick a product, answer a few questions and see a typical price range before you send anything.

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Chief's anchor shadow box: Fouled anchor and globe carved in relief, framed in walnut over birch.
Military Working Dog paddle: Carved K9 shield head, paracord-wrapped grip and a carved Navy rating eagle on the blade.
Command farewell shield: Carved medallion, badges and warfare insignia on a diamond-cut black field with a maple edge.
Guardians of the Night paddle: Close-up of a carved Military Working Dog shield in walnut.
Three ways to order

Wood, apparel or coins

Each one has its own order form built around how it's made, so you answer the right questions the first time.

Woodshop

Retirement and farewell paddles, plaques, shadow boxes, flags and one-off builds in walnut, hard maple and curly maple.

Engraved paddles typically $150–$350See the woodshop →

Apparel

Shirts and hats for units, associations and teams. Choose where the design goes and enter sizes in one grid.

Shirts typically $10–$16 each at 50See apparel →

Challenge Coins

Custom unit and personal coins: size, finish, edge and color, planned around your ceremony date.

2″ color coins typically $5–$8 each at 100See coins →
Recent work

Built for the ones who earned it

Farewell gifts, chief pinnings and K9 handler tributes, carved and finished by hand. Tap any photo to see it larger.

Handler Course farewell plaqueInstructor of the Year emblem, a full-size dog silhouette cut through the board and an engraved tribute.
U.S. Navy flag on the benchBlack and natural hardwood stripes with a carved Navy seal, clamped up mid-build.
K9 unit shadow boxCarved agency badge and K9 head over a dark herringbone field, hard maple frame.
Chief pinning plaqueDark-stained chief's anchor with an engraved nameplate for a pinning ceremony.
Instructor farewell paddleCarved badge head, painted lettering and a printed photo panel for a training center instructor.
Carved rifle display pieceHard maple rifle profile with engraved rating badge and crossed-rifles insignia.

Names on finished pieces are blurred to protect the people they were made for.

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How it works

From idea to handoff

  1. Tell us what you need

    Pick wood, apparel or coins and answer a few questions. You see a typical price range right away.

  2. Get Greg's quote

    Greg reviews your request and sends an exact quote with your lead time in writing.

  3. Approve the design

    The design fee starts the work. Two rounds of changes are included.

  4. Approve the first piece

    You see photos of the finished piece before the final balance and delivery.

U.S. Navy flag on the bench: Black and natural hardwood stripes with a carved Navy seal, clamped up mid-build.
Hardwood only

It has his name on it

Every wood piece is cut from walnut, hard maple or curly maple. Nothing from the big-box lumber aisle.

  • Carved and laser-engraved detail that holds up on a wall for decades
  • Finishes chosen for the wood: oil, satin or gloss
  • Photos of your finished piece before it leaves the shop
Explore the woodshop
Command farewell shield: Carved medallion, badges and warfare insignia on a diamond-cut black field with a maple edge.
Units & associations

One shop for the whole ceremony

Coins for the unit, matching shirts and hats, and a display piece for the guest of honor, on one quote and one schedule.

  • Send size totals, or have each member enter their own
  • Proofs go to the approver you name
  • Quote, invoice and W-9 for unit paperwork
Plan a unit order

Ready when you are

See a typical price range in under a minute. Greg answers with your exact quote.

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