Foundwood Carvings by Millard Harrell

 

	Carpenter's Crosses are made of Tropical and Other Woods
	They are not for Sale

 

	Roman Crosses	Anchor Cross	Anchor Cross and Roman Cross

The Carpenters is an informal organization of woodcarvers and their friends who make and give wooden crosses as a symbol of Christ’s love. They pray for the person to whom they intend to give the cross and praise the Lord as they take the time to whittle them. This ministry has grown from a grateful husband, Frank Saunders, who needed a way to thank Jesus for healing his wife from cancer, to a way to share Christ’s love manifested by the symbol of the cross.

He made crosses and started giving them away as gifts of love. He discovered that other woodcarvers all over the United States, and now the world, were motivated by the Holy Spirit to make and share the crosses as a symbol of God's love through Christ. The Carpenters is completely voluntary and seeks no dues, no commitment or long term obligations.

It functions solely on the moving of the Holy Spirit in each member to carve crosses and share them with others.

You may become a Carpenter’s Helper by wearing or carrying this cross, sharing the gospel message or mentoring others.
 

From the Carpenter`s
        The Ancient Roman Cross of Christendom
        Historically, the Roman Cross was an instrument of torture and death for slaves, and provincials that had committed       
a criminal act. In other cases it was reserved for the lowest types of criminals, but rarely used for Roman citizens.

        For the Christian, the cross has come to be symbolic of the complete summary of the gospel of salvation that was lived by Jesus the Christ as well as God`s wisdom and glory revealed through it. Clearly the word `cross` now stands for the whole glad announcement of our redemption through the atoning death of Jesus the Christ.

        From the Carpenter`s
        The Ancient Anchor Cross of the catacombs
        This Cross combines an anchor and a cross, thus symbolizing both, hope in the life eternal and salvation from sin through the merits of the Saviors death and resurrection.
The origin of this form of cross is probably related to Hebrews 6:19.
This cross is sometimes called  ~Crux Dissimulata~ because, like the fish symbol, its use was intended to conceal its true significance from spies and informers intent on persecution.