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1. 
   Chuck_Griffith | Apr 02, 2009 10:18pm | #1

   How wonderful!

2. 
   GEide | Apr 03, 2009 10:45am | #2

   Yikes! That's a lot of boxes. Do you have any more pictures? How'd you all decide to embark on the project.

   Gina, FineWoodworking.com

3. 
   ShakerBabe | Apr 03, 2009 02:38pm | #3

   My Dad, Mom, and two sister-in-laws took John Wilson's shaker box class in Charlotte, Michigan in 2002. We loved making the boxes. Ever since we have gathered at my mom and dad's house each March to try to make some different boxes. My dad is good at making jigs. One year we made small ones. This year was 14-20. The box makers were my 3 neices, sister, 2 sister-in-laws, mom and dad this year.

4. 
   kmack | Apr 08, 2009 02:55am | #4

   I love the big ones. Do the 14-20 sizes have the same thin sides as the smaller designs?

5. 
   ShakerBabe | Apr 08, 2009 09:20pm | #5

   The bigger bands were thicker than the smaller boxes. The 14-20 were about 1/8 inch for me. We ordered the bands from John Wilson.

   John Wilson's Specs
   Size
   # Band
   Thickness
   Range
   000 .050-.060
   00 050-.060
   0 .058-.065
   1 .060-.068
   2 .065-.072
   3 .068-.078
   4 .072-.082
   5 .078-.088
   6 .080-.095
   7 .095-.115
   8 .100-.125
   9 .100-.125
   10 .100-.140
   11 .100-.140
   12 .100-.140
   .13 .125-.150
   14 125-.150
   15 125-.150
   16 125-.150
   17 .135-.160
   18 .135-.160
   19 .135-.160
   20 .135-.160

6. 
   ShakerBabe | Apr 14, 2009 10:03pm | #6

   http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AatHDZizYtmK8

   You can view the shutterfly book that I made about the whole process.

7. 
   JASkets | Jun 23, 2009 08:44pm | #7

   I LOVE that your whole family gets together to make these. That is just incredible. The boxes themselves look just incredible too. I am planning on going up to John Wilson's this fall (I am keeping my fingers crossed). I am a Shaker basket maker so bend my own wood for handles and rims, so know I would love making the boxes as well.

   Keep up the great work!

   Tony
   http://www.jaskets.com

8. 
   unkwood | Dec 22, 2009 07:31pm | #8

   Shaker boxes are a lot of fun to make, John Wilson's co. is nice to do business with and he's a fine man. I hope you all sign your pieces and date them. good work Carl