8″ Round Box with Recessed Lid
8 in across, 3½ in tall — $88
Currently made in an antiqued natural finish only.
A note if you’re mounting work: because these lids are built for inserts, you may see small spaces where the top board meets the band. That’s normal for the style, and it’s fully covered once your piece is installed. You’ll need an insert to attach your needlework — not included; a piece of foam core board from any craft supplier works well.
Shown in an antiqued natural finish
The band, the tacks, and the swallowtails
From above, the lid set down into the rim
A closer look at the recess
In hand, for scale
Finished by Faye Riggsbee, Carolina Stitcher
How these pieces are made
Every piece starts as a log, bought through local woodsmen here in Maine and milled right on my property. Bands of quartersawn maple, birch, or ash, tops and bottoms of quartersawn Eastern white pine. The swallowtail joints are cut one at a time by hand and fastened with copper tacks made on original 19th-century machines.
Painted pieces come in red, pumpkin, yellow, green, blue, grey, black, or sea green, each sealed with two coats of pure tung oil. Natural pieces are dyed to an antiqued tone and sealed with five coats. The copper tacks are darkened for an aged look, and following tradition, the bottom of each painted piece is left unpainted, then dyed and oiled to an aged patina.
Sizes, prices and every finish are on the sewing and needlework page. How purchasing works.