Why We Love Memory Boxes!

Our homes are stuffed with objects that hold personal memories. Putting these items into memory, or keepsake boxes as they are sometimes called, is a way of retaining these objects and the memories associated with them, so we can stay in touch and others can discover and learn from them.

Memory boxes can contain objects that help us recall people and events from the past. They can be based upon a particular theme or era and may contain items such as photographs, letters, a toy from childhood, music, or even a recorded message. For instance, baby keepsake boxes are incredibly popular nowadays!

Polmac Hand-Painted Keepsake Box

Though it may take some time to find which keepsakes to store in your memory box, it's certainly worth the time and effort, as they can provide a continuous and fascinating time-line to the past, for future generations.

Memory boxes can be made from practically any material. Keepsakes can even be stored in an old trunk if nothing else is available. However, if a memory box is to be created from scratch, wood is the ideal material, as it's natural warmth and beauty resonates so well!

Wooden memory boxes can be inscribed with a personal message and/or decorated with natural wood and colour stains, carved, or hand painted with colour motifs to provide a particular theme. They can also be left unfinished, if the natural, raw quality of wood is preferred.

Ideally, memory boxes should be small enough so they can be lifted easily and large enough to accommodate a range of keepsakes of different shapes and sizes that can be easily accessed.
 

Wood memory boxes can be designed with compartments if necessary, for different t5ypes of keepsakes and provided with a lock and key to help keep the contents secure!

You can create several memory boxes with different themes. For instance one memory box can be dedicated to children and another for a favourite hobby, or sport and so on.

Memory boxes are being used more and more nowadays to engage with people suffering from dementia and similar illnesses, where memory may be a huge challenge, providing them with an opportunity for mental and even physical stimulation.

Creating a memory box, particularly if it's an activity undertaken with friends and relatives can take time but it can also be a lot of fun and it may someday be a great memory itself. Now there's a thought, or is that a memory!

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Bandsaw Boxes - Evocative & Appealing!

Band saw boxes are made from wood and are cut using a band saw. A solid, or laminated block of wood may be used to make a bandsaw box which often has a curvy linear shape, although not exclusively so.

They are quick, easy and fun to make and only require a 1/4 inch band saw blade with a hook profile. What looks good on the eye is simply marked up and cut out. The shapes and patterns that can be designed are almost limitless. 

Bandsaw Box

Other tools used to make bandsaw boxes depend upon the finish required. These may include sanding tools, carving tools and paint brushes if a painted colour finish is required.

Bandsaw boxes may be intricate and highly decorated, so are often used to store jewellery and trinkets and make great keepsake boxes.

They are particularly pleasing on the eye because everything fits so perfectly together. This is possible because all the various parts of the box are cut from the same block of wood and the 'kerf' or cut the bandsaw makes will be even all round.

Polmac (UK) Ltd uses this 'kerfing' technique to make it's wooden boxes, to ensure a perfect fit between the lids and bases. All six sides of the wooden box are glued together to make a composite carcass and the lid is then cut out from the top using a circular saw. In this instance the 'kerf' is made by the circular saw blade!

Bandsaws may be used to cut practically any irregular shape, which means that bandsaw boxes may be made into virtually any shape. If drawers are included for example, they may be a traditional rectangular, circular or oval shape.

No two bandsaw boxes are ever exactly alike because there are always variations in colour and texture from one piece of wood to the next, even if the wood is from the same tree. This is what can make bandsaw boxes so evocative and appealing!

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Keepsake Boxes - A Simple & Easy Way To Store Precious Memories!

Keepsake Boxes are essentially memory boxes. They're usually made from wood and are designed to store mementos of significant events, usually beginning with a child's birth. However, keepsake boxes can be limited to a child's early years and for adult events.

 Polmac Baby Keepsake Boxes With Crocodile & Frog Motifs

It's usual to have one keepsake box per person and to personalize it with the name, date of birth and a photo of that person

As momentos can be collected over a lifetime, keepsake boxes need to be large and robust enough to resist constant wear and tear.

They're an easy way to preserve precious memories and scores of different mementos of various shapes and sizes can be stored.

These can include a hospital wrist band and measuring tape, the babies umbilical cord (in a sealed plastic bag), baby bottles, clothing, photos, videos, birthday cards, wedding cards etc

Polmac Baby Keepsake Boxes With Ballerina & Lion Motifs

Momentos from events such as christenings, first communion, birthdays and weddings, in later years, can be added at the appropriate time.

Once you've got your momentos, it's usually a good idea to attach a note to them, particularly if it's not immediately obvious what they represent.

Polmac (UK) Ltd manufactures, custom made, wood, baby keepsake boxes and keepsake boxes used to store memories for other specific events.  

They're beautifully made, versatile and terrific value, meaning they're ideal and strong enough to  store a lifetime of precious memories.

Polmac keepsake boxes have hinged lids, secured with brass or zinc plated, metal catches and 90 degree, metal stays to keep the lids in the upright position.

For a truly stunning finish, our baby keepsake boxes are hand painted in background pastel colours and decorative motifs, such as butterflies, hearts, animals and cartoon characters, depending upon the particular theme, or effect required!

Polmac keepsakes boxes should always be kept a secret, as children will be thrilled when they are finally old enough to understand their significance.

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