In the eighteenth century, boxes like this would be found in homes and taverns and used to store clay pipes and tobacco. Today, it is a wonderful accent piece for the fireplace and the perfect place to store fireplace matches or candles. The example shown was fashioned from solid mahogany and features a simple dovetailed drawer to hold smaller matches or perhaps a lighter. The box is finished is shellac and has a beautiful warm glow that is perfect for any room. Also available in maple, curly maple, and cherry.
A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.
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This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.
Custom designed and hand crafted furniture and decorative accessories of the highest quality. Working in close collaboration with the client StrathamWood Studios will transform your vision into reality. Careful consideration is given to the material selection and design to ensure that the finished product will be cherished by you and generations to come.
Roger is a member of The Society of American Period Furniture Makers and a member of The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers (GNHW). He is a past president of GNHW and of the steering committee. He is the chair of the board of trustees of The New Hampshire Institute of Furniture Making.
Roger is also a graduate of the furniture program at Boston's acclaimed North Bennet Street School.
StrathamWood Studios office and design studio is located in Stratham, NH and the workshop is located in the Salmon Falls Mills in Rollinsford, NH.
Mike Roberts
For Mike's Media CabinetMy media cabinet came out exactly as I hoped it would. Throughout the process, Roger provided clear updates and presented me with easy to understand options. I look forward to working with Roger again.
gregg.snyder@nrl.navy.mil
For wall-mounted shelfRoger's work is excellent. I am extremely pleased with the way he took my vague idea and transformed it into a build-able design. The joinery is first-class. I recommend Strathamwood without reservation.
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