These boxes are inspired by those made by the Shakers, who established a number of prosperous religious communities in the Eastern United States in the late 18th Century. The Shakers were well known for their careful craftsmanship and many useful inventions. While the Shakers used pine for the tops of their oval boxes, we use a variety of hardwoods (cherry, maple, birdseye maple, walnut) with interesting grain & color.

The Shaker oval boxes have stood the test of time. Today they are as beautiful and useful as they were one hundred and fifty years ago. Our boxes are available in Cherry which will mellow and deepen with age. We often use Bird's Eye for our tops which is an increasingly rare North American hard wood with it's "eyes" providing an exciting visual contrast to the simple Shaker design. The other figured woods we use in our tops - curly cherry and curly maple are quite unusual. They are the highest quality figured woods and are used rarely by other box makers. We use no stains, only a hand rubbed oil finish which is then waxed. What you see is the beauty of the wood.