two carved boxes for sale
one "regular" & one "deluxe"
Because I finished up that box-carving class, I now have a carved box for sale. It was the model for students to visualize what they were building. This one is red oak with a white pine top and bottom…
It’s one I’ve carved often - from the first group of joined furniture I ever studied - the works of the Savell family in Braintree, Massachusetts between 1640-1700.
Interior till - wooden cleat/pintle hinges - this is one place where mine deviate from the originals - I adopted the wooden hinge from an unrelated box.
H: 7 1/4” W: 22” D: 14”
The price is $1,500 plus shipping in US. If we use paypal, I’ll add their fee to the price for a total of $1,555. Otherwise, a check in the mail. If you have questions or would like to purchase the box, email me at PeterFollansbee7@gmail.com
Often people are surprised at the mixture of oak & pine, especially on the brand-new box. I remind them that use, light, polishing and handling will quickly darken the pine top & bottom. Here’s a photo I’ve used many times to show a new box on the left and a 15-year-old box on the right. We used it a lot, dusted & polished it a few times a year and let the light from the windows do the rest:
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Every now and then I like to tackle something a bit more complex - this box-with-a-drawer is one I’ve tried a couple of times before. I changed one or two things this time but it’s a pretty close copy of one by Thomas Dennis in Ipswich, Massachusetts between 1660-1706.
It’s big - it pretty much has to be with the drawer added. H: 14” W: 23 1/2” D: 18”.
All the oak is riven, quartered - in the usual period manner. The lid is quartersawn American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) - the original used sycamore, but flatsawn- it has a large split down the middle. I glued up two quartersawn boards to get my lid.
The figure on it is wild & subtle at the same time. The sort of thing that catches your eye now & then when the light hits it right, then other times you barely notice it.
The drawer is all riven oak - the sides meet the drawer front with a sliding dovetail. Bottom boards are thin, edges meet with a small tongue & groove. No drawer pull, you open the drawer using those “glyphs” attached at the ends of the drawer front.
Inside the box is a lidded till - and the box lid hinged with iron gimmals/snipebills.
It’s available - $3,000 plus shipping. Email me if you have questions or would like to order this special box - it’ll be a long time before I do one like it again.
Finish is a couple of coats of thinned linseed oil. More photos in the gallery below.
I'm surprised how dark the pine goes after only 15 years. What do you use for polishing?
Very nice boxes. Pine ages beautifully, I love to see old bits of pine where I work