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  1. Read more: Thirty Years of Shaker Box Work: What's Changed
    Robert LeHay with stacks of handcrafted Shaker oval boxes — at a craft show in the 1990s and in his Embden, Maine workshop in 2026.

    Thirty Years of Shaker Box Work: What's Changed

    Thirty-three years of making Shaker oval boxes in Embden, Maine — and watching the handcraft world shift around me. Some thoughts on what survives.
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  2. Read more: Gleason’s Pictorial 1854: A Year of Newspaper-Lined Trays
    Twelve handcrafted Shaker oval trays, each lined with a different 1854 Gleason's Pictorial farm scene, made in Embden, Maine.

    Gleason’s Pictorial 1854: A Year of Newspaper-Lined Trays

    A complete year of 1854 Gleason’s Pictorial farm scenes — one for every month — paper-lined into Shaker oval trays in my Embden, Maine workshop.
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  3. Read more: Painted Shaker Oval Boxes and the Country Painting Tradition
    Six painted Shaker oval boxes by Dan Coble — a collaboration with LeHay's Shaker Boxes

    Painted Shaker Oval Boxes and the Country Painting Tradition

    I'm excited to share a small collaboration that's part of my June release: six handcrafted size #3 button boxes, painted by Indiana craftsman Dan C...
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  4. Read more: Antique Newspaper-Lined Products: My Thoughts on Pricing
    Antique newspaper-lined Shaker boxes and trays — LeHay’s Shaker Boxes, Embden, Maine

    Antique Newspaper-Lined Products: My Thoughts on Pricing

    If you've followed my work for a while, you may have noticed that I occasionally line boxes with genuine antique newspaper — pages from publication...
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  5. Read more: How a Shaker Oval Box Is Made: A Step-by-Step Look Inside the Workshop
    Shaker oval boxes in progress, LeHay's Shaker Boxes, Embden, Maine

    How a Shaker Oval Box Is Made: A Step-by-Step Look Inside the Workshop

    If you've ever held a Shaker oval box and found yourself wondering how it came together, you're not alone — it's one of the questions I hear most o...
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  6. Read more: A Winter Update from the Workshop
    Rob LeHay of LeHays Shaker Boxes with items in progress

    A Winter Update from the Workshop

    I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year. Hard to believe we’re already well into January. It’s been really cold here in Maine, with s...
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