Shaker boxes

The Shaker tradition of simplicity in design continues to hold sway in Hampton, New Brunswick where Brent Rourke makes traditionally inspired oval boxes.

The following video shows my process of creating the first stage of making a #5 Shaker Oval Box. I tried various Warehouse plug-ins for bending components. However, I was not…

Woodmaster1's Project

This 20th Century Design, Collections piece is offered in our December 5, 2020 Auction. Register to bid with Rafael Osona Auctions Nantucket, MA.

Never have I coveted a kindling box, until now. We recently spotted Catskills-based woodworker Brian Persico's Handmade Pine and Osage Kindling Box—an heir

On a recent trip to Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts, we sat in on Steve Grasselli’s workshop on the making of those oval Shaker storage boxes. The boxes are beautiful, yes, but they were once used in quite a utilitarian way: for food storage. The boxes are sized with such precision that the lid and box create a suction when closed…Shaker boxes are genarally made of maple or cherry because the woods are stable and won’t tend to expand/shrink.

Found in translation: new uses for the classic wooden Shaker box: as tissue holder, wastebasket, cat bed, and more, designed in Japan, handmade in Taiwan.