Handcrafted Jewelry Boxes – Which One Is Right For You?
March 20, 2010 by Christine Pinkston
Filed under Gardening
You can go into just about any store and buy a jewelry box. The variety is endless from glass jewelry boxes all the way to handcrafted jewelry boxes. The handcrafted jewelry boxes stand above the rest though with their intricate detail and durability.
In the olden day, the wooden jewelry boxes were all the rage. Why wooden? Because of the ease in which they could be made and decorated. People preferred to keep their valuables in these decorated boxes and the appeal was there in more way them one.
Whether it was the smooth texture of the wooden or the interesting wooden latch, these boxes could be described as nothing but individualistic. companies are constantly tring to recreate the magic of long ago. Handmade jewelry boxes are being recreated which is helping with the revival of the small scale industry.
With the advanced equipment they employ, the intricacy and beauty of handcrafted jewelry boxes has increased ten fold. Not only are they quite beautiful, but they are also very practical to use. You can get them in any shape or size to suit your needs. They can be used by either men or women and they have a high aesthetic value. The purpose of these boxes are endless.
Basic handcrafted jewelry boxes come with multiple compartments for a variety of jewelry. The are spacious enough to hold jangly earrings, necklaces, and even watches. You can get them in almost any design you can think of. Some of them are plain while others have such intricate detail and carvings it is like possessing a jewel in itself.
Some handcrafted jewelry boxes are made from a single block of wood without any kind of joints. These boxes have lovely crafted covers and are seamless. It’s made from a chunk of wood which is cut and the inner portion is carved out. Sometimes you may get carvings on the outer portion and in some other boxes you may just get a more rustic or plain look.
Band saw jewelry boxes:These boxes come in different shapes as well. The main shapes are Tsunami, tides and whale play. The whale play kind of box has miniature drawers and handles which can be used to store your trinkets. Cherry wood is used to make the tsunami variety of jewelry box which is modeled like a wave and has a double drawer. Each drawer has two sections which can be used to store all the small trinkets and even money.
Women are not the only ones who love to have beautiful jewelry boxes. Now a days, men also enjoy having handcrafted jewelry boxes in which they can store their trinkets and watches in. Mens jewelry boxes have different compartments so that they can store keys, money, or even their cufflinks in them.
Handcrafted jewelry boxes are not just storage units for jewelry but are great works of art as well!

