Keepsake Boxes
Heirloom Keepsake Boxes
These boxes are built to last. Their outside dimensions are approximately 8’’ long, x 4 ¼ ‘’ wide x 4-5” tall depending on the bases. The design in a simple, lift lid, held by gravity. These boxes are finished with a wiping varnish that brings out the beauty of this gorgeous wood.
They are all built with premium lumber, selected for individual character. Many of the wood comes from my “special stash” of wood that I’ve been saving for years for just the right moment. Many of the stock has natural voids, or empty spaces. These are caused by knots, bark enclosures, or the work of insects. I have chosen to highlight these “imperfections” by filling the voids with epoxy colored with metallic pigment.
The joinery used in this is rabbet joints pinned with dowels. The short side pieces fit into a groove at the end of the long piece. To add even more strength, in case of extreme falls, dowels are drilled and glued into the rabbet. The top and bottom panels fit into rabbets as well. The added surface area gives the box plenty of strength with glue alone. There are no metal fasteners used. Just wood, glue, and finish.
The sides are made using a cool process called re-sawing that involves cutting the board in half along its length creating two, equally thick matching boards. By carefully cutting the boards exactly how I want, I create seamless grain matching around all four corners of the box. This makes all corners wrap around seamlessly, something that shows intent and gives the box a sense of wonder.
Add ons:
Burned initials-$10
Music box mechanism–$30
songs:
Greensleeves
Blue Danube
What is a Keepsake Box?
A keepsake Box is a special box for safely storing things that are special to our heart’s. It’s contents may change over the years, but the integrity and class of the box will not. It will be there, safely holding guard upon our most precious items. These are one of a kind, and made from love.
Number 201 SOLD
Sides: Rift-sawn hard maple
Lid: Raised-panel, Heavily-figured, walnut with bark enclosure filled with SeaFoam epoxy
$110
This part of the tree allowed bark to get enclosed within. It creates interesting figure and voids that I filled with epoxy containing purple, mettalic pigments.
Number 202
Sides: Maple sides with curl
Lid: Raised-panel style purpleheart
$100
This lid is truly a gem, pun intended. That's how my wife Christina describes the shape and color of the lid and probably explains why it's her current favorite.
The purple the natural color of the wood. Only a clear varnish added for protection.
Number 203
Sides: Quarter-sawn white oak
Lid: Curly Walnut with purple epoxy filling voids in knot
*matches box 204*
Bottom: Curly Walnut
$100
Number 204 SOLD
Sides: Maple with seafoam-colored epoxy filling a bark enclosure
Lid: Curly Walnut with purple epoxy filling voids in knot
*matches box 203*
$110
Number 205
Sides: Maple, with beetle hole filled with SeaFoam epoxy
Lid: raised-panel maple with large knot/void filled with SeaFoam epoxy
$110
This box shows the beauty of nature as highlighted with epoxy filling the beetle tunnels, and knot.
Number 206 SOLD
SOLD
Maple sides
Lid: Maple with a blue “river” made with blue metallic pigment epoxy
$110
Number 207
Sides: Alder with Beetle holes filled with various epoxy colors
Lid: Curly maple with knot/void filled with SeaFoam epoxy
Bottom: Purpleheart
$110
This box shows the beauty of nature as highlighted with epoxy filling the beetle tunnels, and knot.
Number 208 SOLD
Sides: Pecky Alder with Beetle holes filled with purple and SeaFoam epoxy
Lid: Raised Panel Walnut with purple epoxy
Bottom: Alder
$110
This box shows the beauty of nature as highlighted with epoxy filling the beetle tunnels, and knot.
Number 09
Not for Sale-made by studenT
Number 210
Not for Sale-made by student
Number 211
Sides: Heavily Figured Walnut
Not finished yeT
Number 212
Sides: Walnut with Knot/void filled with purple epoxy
Not finished yet
Number 213
Sides: Alder
Lid: Live-edge Sycamore with a “river” made from metallic, seafoam-colored epoxy
Bottom: Cherry
$110
Number 214
Sides: Alder with long, seafoam stripe
Lid:Alder cut with 30 degree chamfers with a pull made of pecky alder with various tunnels made by beetles filled in with pigmented epoxy.
$110
Number 215
Sides:Quartersawn White Oak
Lid: Quartersawn White Oak
$100
Number 216 SOLD
Sides:Quartersawn White Oak
Lid: Quartersawn White Oak
$100
Number 218 SOLD
Sides: Curly White Oak
Lid: 30 degree raised-panel-style, Figured Walnut with big knot and bark enclosure filled with epoxy resin and purple metallic pigment
Thick, Walnut panel from same board and matching knot as lid.
$110
This knot and bark enclosure is so beautiful! I love the curl of the wide oak sides as well.
Number 219 NOT DONE YET
Sides: Curly White Oak
Lid: White Oak taken from red wine barrel
$110
This knot and bark enclosure is so beautiful! I love the curl of the wide oak sides as well.
Number 222
Sides: walnut
Lid: Figured white oak cut with 30 degree bevels with a filled in knot with seafoam epoxy
Base: (less) Figured white oak from same board
$100
I love the lid on this! You can see the pore structure of the oak fibers. It looks rough, but it's smooth as glass, after lots of careful finishing.
Number 223 SOLD
Sides: walnut
Lid: Aromatic Cedar with 15 degree chamfers
Base:Cherry
Finish: Danish Oil and Shellac
$110
The lid is made of aromatic cedar, which is actually just a juniper. It is the classic smell that deters moths. I really like this particular piece of walnut that the sides are made out of.
Number 224 SOLD
Sides: walnut
Lid: Extremely curly maple with live edge
Base:baltic birch ply
$100
I love this lid!
Number 225 SOLD
Sides: walnut with a little sapwood
Lid: live edge maple with extreme curl.
$150
This is my favorite!