shaker hat boxes

Love the Shaker Boxes Great Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

Very nice boxes

-- Glenn, New Mexico

I remember seeing them while on vacation in New England and always marveled at how nice they looked, simple for sure , but some how refined and almost elegant,must be those copper nails. would be interested in hearing more about how you actually made them.
Dave

-- Chips and Shavings/ see you at WWW.underconstructionlive.com

Great boxes.
I know they are harder to make than one would think.
You did a nice job.
Thanks for posting.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

Are they big enough for cowboy hats? If they will take a hat with a 4 inch brim, advertise in Western Horseman Magazine. They sure look great.

-- Thos. Angle

Really really nice. I think they look great just sitting there.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I’ve always eye’d these in the Lee Valley kit form. Great job! Somehow I have missed your presence on LJs over your 448 days as a jock – so a bit late -Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Thos. I love the idea of them for cowboy hats! I’ll have to check into that.

Dave (or anyone else for that matter): I have a section on my website about making standard sized Shaker boxes. (http://www.wooden-box-maker.com/making-Shaker-boxes.html) The hat boxes are similar but more awkward because of the size, but it’ll give you the idea. Maybe I’ll have to add a section about larger boxes.

Thanks for the welcome Douglas. The reason you haven’t seen me was because I just got active recently. This is fun. What a great community.

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com

I would love to make some boxes like that. I am a civil war reenactor and could use some hat boxes to transport my hats from event to event. If you have any left I know that they would bring a good price in the world of reenacting

-- leland, Adel Georgia

That’s a great idea.

You should try making one, its a lot of fun. The hard part is getting everything clamped around a form without splitting.

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com