Colonial Pipe Boxes

A great friend and fellow woodworker sent me a copy of David T. Smiths book, American Country Furniture, during the summer while I was in the middle of a chair build. I wanted to find a small quick project and found these Colonial Pipe Box plans in his book were a perfect weekend project. The painted boxes are made from Eastern White Pine with various layers of milk paint and glazing. The cherry and walnut boxes are finished with a hand rubbed oil and hand waxed finish.

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Eastern White Pine (milk paint)

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Walnut

Colonial Pipe Box Walnut

Colonial Pipe Box Walnut

Colonial Pipe Box Walnut

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Colonial Pipe Box Cherry

Smoking was a popular social custom in the Colonies. As a result, Colonial craftsmen fashioned small, detailed boxes for holding long-stemmed clay pipes and tobacco. These would also be found hanging on the walls of the local taverns.

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