Rob Stoakley
Full Member
In the autumn of last year I made a series of boxes (15) from oddments of wood which were too good to throw away or end up on my neighbour's log burner. The style of these little boxes was developed by Rob Cosman, a Canadian craftsman and they feature a wooden hinge which, if done correctly, is all but invisible when the lid is closed:
...but when it's raised, the hinge sections can clearly be seen. This one was made in cedar from the island of Yakushima, just off the coast of Japan. It's now illegal to log the massive cedar trees, so the wood can only be obtained when the seasonal typhoons knock a few over; the cedar used for this box is at least a thousand years old.
Most of the other boxes made had a circular insert in the lid of heritage wood from the headstocks of St. Paul's Cathedral bell towers, obtained during a recent renovation in 2017-18. Each box was accompanied by a Certificate of Provenance and they were donated to the Wessex Rehab centre at Salisbury District Hospital to raise funds. The last time I enquired, one had been immediately sold for £200 - Rob
...but when it's raised, the hinge sections can clearly be seen. This one was made in cedar from the island of Yakushima, just off the coast of Japan. It's now illegal to log the massive cedar trees, so the wood can only be obtained when the seasonal typhoons knock a few over; the cedar used for this box is at least a thousand years old.
Most of the other boxes made had a circular insert in the lid of heritage wood from the headstocks of St. Paul's Cathedral bell towers, obtained during a recent renovation in 2017-18. Each box was accompanied by a Certificate of Provenance and they were donated to the Wessex Rehab centre at Salisbury District Hospital to raise funds. The last time I enquired, one had been immediately sold for £200 - Rob