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We all have treasures. They don’t always have a home. Legacy boxes are beautiful homes for the small but important things we value. Mementos. Documents. Jewellery. Bits of our enduring selves.

Handmade for you

Legacy boxes are handmade antidotes to our mass-produced culture — smooth, polished, meticulously crafted, richly grained hardwoods formed precisely by Erik van Miltenburg into heirlooms you can gift into the future. A thing of value for what you value. An elegant repository for what you might want your heirs to have. Or just a heck of a nice gift.

All legacy boxes are $275

Each One of a Kind

Each Legacy box is distinct. Nothing is factory made. The materials are curated and graded by Erik, primarily domestic woods plus some exotic solids and veneers. As suitable planks are found, new boxes will be available on this site. If a pleasing combination has sold, it's often possible to replicate it for you. Please inquire. Contents shown are for illustrative purposes, and are not included. Thank you.

Box: Spalted sugar Maple, including tap holes. Lid: Lively quarter-sawn curly Maple, both sides. Fits legal.

Box: A deeply spalted Soft Maple well coloured by decay. Lid: Wide slices of flat-sawn Walnut, both sides. Fits tabloid [A3].

Box: Clear-oiled and well-grained Poplar. Lid: Book-matched exotic Narra wood, both sides. Fits tabloid [A3].

Box: Gingko (rare as lumber). Lid: Wide slices of curly Cherry, both sides. Fits legal. Optional letter opener.

Box: White wormy Maple. Lid: Wide slices of flat-sawn Walnut, both sides. Fits legal. Optional letter opener.

Box: Quarter-sawn maple, lustrously oiled white. Lid: Book-matched curly Cherry, both sides. Fits Tabloid [A3].

Box: Vivid heartwood of ‘Brown’ Maple, oiled clear. Lid: Wide slices of flat-sawn Walnut, both sides. Fits legal.

Box: Reclaimed plaster lath, on Baltic Birch interior. Lid: Raw ancient barn-board. Fits letter. Ideal document box.

Box: Reclaimed plaster lath on Baltic Birch interior. Lid: Dressed ancient barn-board. Fits legal.

Box: Reclaimed plaster lath on Baltic Birch interior. Lid: Book-matched Narra, both sides. Fits Tabloid [A3].

Three Classics

I repeatedly make three classic boxes that people seem to like (usually because they want multiples that match and can be stacked). They are solid Poplar and Ash, available in letter, legal, or tabloid sizes. Lids can be in Cherry, Walnut, White Oak, Maple, or Narra, or other species on request. Let me know your desires.

Box: Poplar oiled white. Lid: Wide slices of Curly Cherry on one side and flat-sawn Cherry on the reverse. Fits tabloid [A3].

Box: Poplar oiled white. Lid: Wide slices of Curly Cherry on one side and rich Walnut on the reverse. Fits tabloid [A3].

Box: Poplar oiled white. Lid: Book-matched quarter-sawn White Oak one side and curly Cherry on the reverse. Fits tabloid [A3]. 7" deep.

Waiting for a Good Home

The boxes below are various versions I made before finalizing the Legacy Box look and feel. All are defect-free lifetime boxes stacked in my shop waiting for you (or someone you know). Please contact me if one has your name on it. — Erik van M.