Ready to Ship – Size #5 Divided Carrier – Antiqued Natural

This Shaker Divided Carrier measures 9.5" long by 7" wide by 2" tall (3.75" to the top of the handle) with an interior depth of 1.75".

This is a smaller version of my divided center-handle carrier — a sewing carrier sized for a needleworker's table. A fixed center handle runs down the middle, dividing it into two compartments, so scissors, threads, and small tools stay sorted and a project is easy to carry from room to room. It's built for everyday use, but it's just as at home on display — holding a few finished pieces, or showing off some of your antique sewing implements.

How it's made:

• Materials: a quartersawn maple band, with a quartersawn Eastern white pine bottom and handle. I mill all my own lumber on-site, from logs sourced through local woodsmen here in Maine.
• Joints: each swallowtail joint is hand-cut, so no two pieces are quite alike.
• Fasteners: copper tacks made on original 19th-century machines, darkened so they blend into the finish rather than stand out. Wooden pegs securely hold the handle.

Finish: an antiqued natural exterior and interior — the same warm natural finish inside and out, dyed for an aged look and finished with five coats of tung oil.

Shipping within the United States is included. I ship within the U.S. only at this time.

Every piece is made start to finish by one set of hands, the same way I've been doing it since 1993. I sincerely appreciate your interest in my work!

Props shown are for staging only; the listing is for the carrier itself.