Box making in the Shaker tradition
Oval boxes, carriers, and trays, in traditional milk paint and antiqued natural finishes.
Milled on-site from local Maine logs.
Made start to finish by one set of hands since 1993.
Copper tacks made on original 19th-century machines.
Some pieces lined with original 19th-century newspapers.
News from another century
Some of my boxes are lined with original 19th-century newspapers — actual dated pages, carefully preserved and sealed into the piece. Lift the lid and you’re reading news from another century.
Browse by type
The store often sits empty between releases, so the galleries show past work — photographs, sizes, and prices for each type.
Every box starts in the Maine woods
I purchase logs through local woodsmen, and a third-generation sawyer mills them right on my property. After that, every step is mine — the pine dries in my own kiln, and I plane and cut every board to size in the shop.
This was my first order and my goodness the craftsmanship you have done is absolutely beautiful. This certainly won’t be my only purchase. Thank you for the lovely work you do.
I am so excited to have a complete set of 11 Shaker boxes. They are beautiful! Love the quality. Great service and very fast shipping.
I received my red serving tray! Beautiful craftsmanship. I absolutely love it and will be back to purchase more pieces for sure. Thank you!
A small shop in Embden, Maine
My name is Robert LeHay. I learned to make Shaker boxes in 1993 at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village — the last active Shaker community in the country, here in my home state of Maine — and I’ve been making them ever since.