The Crosses are handmade from solid American walnut wood and crafted to fit the hand. The PalmCross has no permanent finish allowing the oils of the hands that hold it to become part of the wood, embedded in the PalmCross® forever. Each PalmCross® is engraved with a trademark and year of copyright (1997). The numbers e.g. 2007/120 indicates the cross was carved in 2007 and is the 120th cross sculpted that year. The cross can be used as a symbol of the power of prayer in life. It may be used for retreat team formation, special occasions such as birth, baptism, marriage, receiving first Eucharist, in times of illness and treatments, etc.