Grand Canyon, carved in layers of birch
Every depth a real step in the wood, not a print.
“Beautiful piece, expertly crafted. Packed well and arrived in perfect condition.”
Mark S., Hudson, OH. Verified buyer
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 31 in
- Material
- Baltic birch, hand-stained water
- Build
- Up to nine laser-cut birch layers
- Detail
- Carved bathymetric relief, laser-etched labels
- Soundings
- NOAA nautical survey data
The Grand Canyon in laser-cut Baltic birch, 13.5 by 31 inches: the canyon carved one elevation contour per layer, which is only fair, since the canyon is the planet's own layered carving.
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No subject suits stacked birch like this one. The Colorado spent millions of years cutting a mile down through the plateau, exposing rock layers that read like pages, and this chart answers in kind: each sheet of birch a contour, the rims high, the river's dark line winding at the bottom of the stack, the side canyons, Bright Angel, Havasu, branching like veins. The river runs 277 miles through the park, rafters measuring their trips in rapids and rim hikers measuring theirs in switchbacks, and both parties navigate exactly the topography stacked here.
Contours are laser-cut sheet by sheet, stacked by hand, engraved, and set behind acrylic glass in a solid Baltic birch frame.
The canyon draws its own contour lines. This chart just makes them touchable-looking.
The engraving spans the village and both rims, Bright Angel's corridor, and the river's run through the gorge. Fellow western giant: Lake Tahoe.
- 13.5 × 31 in
- Solid Baltic birch frame
- Acrylic glass front, ready to hang
- Free next-business-day shipping on orders placed by 2 PM EST
- 14-day returns
Shipping and returns
Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US, with tracking. 14-day returns if the size or frame is not right for the room.
Not a print
Run a finger across it. Every depth is a step in the wood.
Up to nine sheets of Baltic birch, each one laser-cut to a real depth contour from NOAA survey data, stained darker as the water gets deeper, then stacked by hand. Deep water falls away layer after layer; the shallows sit close to the surface, just like the real thing.
How the water becomes wood
Anyone who grew up on this water has a spot on this chart.
The dock, the crossing, the stretch of shoreline that meant summer. Most people find theirs in the first minute. Every shoreline, island and depth contour of Grand Canyon is cut, layered and etched from real survey data.
Built for the wall it ends up on.
A solid birch frame, an acrylic front that keeps dust off the layers without the glare of glass, and hanging hardware already on the back, so it goes up the day it arrives.
From the people who hung one
9 reviews, 5.0 average
Plus 3,400+ reviews across our other charts, 5.0 average.
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Questions people ask before they buy
Straight answers to the things that stop an order.
Is this a print?
No. The water is up to nine physical layers of birch, each laser-cut to a real depth contour and stacked by hand. The names and depths are burned into the wood. You can feel every step.
Which size should I choose?
The larger size is the one most people hang in a living room, over a sofa, console or mantel; it reads clearly from across the room. The smaller size suits a hallway, office, bathroom or boat. Both carry the same detail.
When will it arrive?
Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US. You get a tracking number as soon as it leaves.
How is it packed? Will it survive shipping?
Each piece ships framed, with the acrylic front already in place, in a box built for it. "Packed well and arrived in perfect condition" is the most common thing reviewers say about delivery.
What if it is not right?
14-day returns. If the frame color is wrong for the room or the size is not what you pictured, send it back.
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