Cutlery Boxes: Everything In The Right Place!

Cutlery boxes are an attractive and practical way to store cutlery and serving utensils. They are important for keeping cutlery in good, serviceable condition. 

Polmac (UK) Ltd supplies a range of elegant, single and 2-tier, wood cutlery boxes, that are made to order by our customers and delivered directly to their door. They provide wonderful storage space for a range of cutlery sets, serving pieces and accessories. 

 Polmac, Single-Tier Cutlery Box

Polmac cutlery boxes are made from Alder and Lindenwood and are supplied with vibrant wood stain, or colour stain finishes. However, if the natural colour and texture of wood is preferred they are also supplied with clear lacquer finishes! 

For high-end and antique cutlery sets, hardwoods such as oak, maple and mahogany can also be used, depending on the customers requirements!

Polmac cutlery boxes are normally supplied with hinged lids, although sliding lids and lift-off lids are also options. They are supplied with a range of elegant, silver, or brass plated catches, although special finishes can be provided, depending on quantity! 

Polmac, 2-Tier Cutlery Box

To retain the cutlery pieces, special formed, slotted, wood blocks are inserted in the base of the cutlery boxes, which are then lined with beautiful silk, or flock fabric materials, to provide that essential high quality finish! 

Polmac cutlery boxes can also be personalized with text or logos, using a variety of printing methods, including metallic, foil blocking, which is the most economical method, screen printing and laser etching!

Cutlery boxes are important for keeping and maintaining cutlery in good condition. Though it is often hard work cleaning and polishing individual items of cutlery, it is worth it in the end, because cutlery is often kept for life and is passed on from generation to generation!

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Custom-Made, Wood, Champagne & Wine Boxes!

Polmac (UK) Ltd supplies wood, champagne and wine boxes and custom-makes each box to the customer's exact requirements. Our boxes are then delivered directly to the customer's door and they place inside them, a variety of fine wines and champagne.

Fortnum & Mason Champagne Box

The style and quality of the champagne boxes vary depending on the customer's requirements. For top-end champagne, a high quality, wood, champagne box is always a prerequisite! 

The base wood used is normally Alder or Lindenwood, which is then finished with a vibrant woodstain, such as oak, maple, or mahogany. However, hardwoods can also be used if the champagne is a special vintage and quality.

To prevent finger marks, the woodstain finish on the outside, is sealed with a clear satin, or gloss lacquer finish.

One of the challenges in the design of champagne and wine boxes is how to restrain the glass champagne or wine bottles, to prevent them from breaking in transit. 

With champagne this can be achieved very effectively using a pre-formed insert placed in the base of the champagne box and lid and covered with a colorful, silk or flock fabric finish. 

Silk or flock fabric linings are very popular because they are relatively inexpensive and dramatically increase the perceived value of the champagne and so boost sales!

Although there are many high value wines, the majority of wines on the market are relatively inexpensive and this is reflected in the wood presentation packaging. 

Polmac, Customized Wine Boxes With Sliding Lids & Woodwool Fill

Often wine boxes have a more rustic feel, so Pinewood, or even Lindenwood is used as the base wood. The wine box will often have a rudimentary jointing system where the wood panels, comprising the wine box, are simply butt jointed and nailed together! 

Wood wine boxes sometimes have internal restraining collars but woodwool is often the fill material of choice, as it's more economical and readily available.

Polmac customized, wood champagne and wine boxes can be personalized with a printed logo or text. The most economical method of printing is metallic, foil blocking, using a range of colorful metallic foils and is extensively used.

Metallic foil blocking comprises a hot stamping technique and is very popular. However, screen printing and laser etching are also popular printing choices.

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What Are The Health Benefits Of A Box Of Homeopathy Remedies?

Polmac (UK) Lts supplies a range of wood, Homeopathy Boxes, that are custom made to our customers exact requirements. They're beautifully made, versatile and terrific value!

When the homeopathy boxes are delivered to our customer's door, they're filled with a range of wonderful, homeopathic remedies, that are renowned for their healing and holistic powers. 

If you're curious about Homeopathy, why not give it a try. It's great for your general health and well-being because it not only alleviates symptoms, it also re-establishes the body' natural balance, which means Homeopathy provides a long-term healing solution! 

The main benefits of Homeopathy are are as follows...

1/ Provides a holistic and individually focussed remedy!

2/ It's a safe and effective holistic treatment!

3/ Suitable for most people, including children, teenagers and adults!

4/ Can be used alongside traditional medicine (In consultation with your doctor)

5/ Treatments are non-addictive and have no harmful side-effects!

6/ Can be used as a preventative medicine, by boosting the body's immune system!

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How To Create A Memory Box For Each Child!

We all want to preserve precious memories for our families, but not everyone has time to devote to scrapbooking and careful organization of mementos. If this sounds like you, make a memory box. 

It’s an easy way to collect memories for your children and keep them safe, but it doesn’t take much more than dropping items in a box. Make one for each child so they’ll have pieces of their childhoods to keep forever.

Find Your Boxwoman Making Memory Box:
Your first step in creating a memory box is finding a box. Your first instinct may be to search for pretty decorative boxes with fabric lining and jeweled lids. That’s not necessary. In fact, while those boxes may be pretty, they probably won’t serve your purpose very well. 

You’ll need a box that’s durable. It’s going to be around for a long time, and it’s probably going to spend a lot of time in basements, attics, garages or the back of a closet. 

For this reason, water proof and weather proof may be a great idea. You’ll also need something big -- and we mean BIG. 

Remember, you’re going to keep 18 years of precious items in this box and you don’t want to run out of room.

Your best bet is to find a rubber storage tote -- the biggest one you can locate. It can be clear or not, that’s a matter of personal preference. Just make sure the lid closes tight. Get one tote for each child and label it clearly with their names.
Start gathering

If you don’t have any children yet, you can skip this part. If you do, it’s time to start the hunt. You probably have important items and keepsakes you’re stashing away for your children tucked into several nooks and crannies around your house. 

Go through every room and gather all of your children’s keepsakes. You can keep anything you want, but some suggestions are:
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    Hospital bracelets
    Birthday cards
    Locks of hair
    Special outfits
    Artwork
    Report cards
    Photos
    Tiny shoes
    Stuffed animals
    Dried flowers
    Letters
    Printed out emails and texts
    Recipes of their favorite dishes
    Postcards from family trips
    Pacifiers and baby silverware
    One baby bottle
    Programs from plays and recitals
    Anything else that reminds you of a special time in your child’s life

Load Up The Boxes:

Once you have everything gathered, simply load it all into each child’s box. There’s no need to label everything, but you may attach a note to anything whose origin isn’t obvious. It might be a good idea to attach notes to items detailing any special memory you have of that piece.
 

Keep It Up:
Once you have the boxes started, it’s easy to keep them up. Every time you come across something you would like to save, simply put it in the box instead of shoving into a drawer. 

By the time your child is 18, you should have a box that’s overflowing with memories to make him or her smile.

Quick Tip:

Don't tell your kids what you're doing. Let it be a wonderful surprise when they're finally old enough to receive their boxes.


http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/956865/how-to-create-a-memory-box-for-each-child

The Health Benefits Of A Box Full Of Aromatherapy Essential Oils!

Polmac (UK) Ltd supplies wood, aromatherapy boxes, starter kits and practitioner cases, that are all custom made to our customers' exact requirements!

Polmac Aromatherapy Boxes

Polmac aromatherapy boxes are delivered directly to our customer's door and they fill them with a wide range of wonderful essential oils, that are renowned for their holistic powers!

If you are curious about aromatherapy, perhaps you should give it a try. It's great for your general health and wellbeing and offers the following additional benefits...

Boosts The Immune System: Aromatherapy is good for the immune system, because the specially formulated essential oils fight off colds and flu symptoms. It's also good for relieving headaches, has been known to alleviate sore throats and helps fight infections in general! 

Aids Digestion: Aromatherapy is good for your body's digestive system. If you suffer from IBS, or some other stomach related illness, essential oils will help to ease the problem. Aromatherapy also eases constipation, helps bowel complaints and reduces abdominal spasms. Add a few drops of oil into a warm bath and it really does work wonders!

Eases Muscle Pain: Take a long soak in a hot bath filled with essential oils and aches and pains are the last thing on your mind. Essential oils are wonderful for releasing tension from the body. Muscles relax aches and pains simply disappear!

Reduces Stress: Stress levels decrease when you use aromatherapy products. It reduces tension related headaches, alleviates anxiety and helps to reduce feelings of depression!

Great For The Skin: Many essential oils are fabulous for your complexion and skin care in general. Use them on a regular basis and they'll do wonders for your skin!

For more information about Polmac (UK) Ltd aromatherapy boxes, starter kits and practioner cases, please click on the link below...

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First World War Wooden Box With Carved Sides Found!

Polmac (UK) Ltd supplies customized, wood, presentation boxes, including decorated boxes, that are finished using highly skilled wood carving, inlay and pyrographic techniques. This is a very time consuming and specialist process but the results can be spectacular! 

 Polmac Decorated Boxes

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We were therefore impressed when we came across this short article about a man called Peter Peterson, who as a prisoner of war in the First World War, carved a beautiful pattern on the side of a box, in his spare time.     

It's not known what tools he used but they must have been rudimentary - a pen knife maybe, so the result is doubly impressive. 

The following is the short article we found...

Found amongst my father's possessions. The box is 30 x 20 x 7.5 cm, with carved sides. On the base of the box is scratched "PoW 110. Peter Peterson. FELTHAM 1916".

It makes me think about the first world war, the boredom of the life of a prisoner of war. I find myself wondering whether PoWs were allowed to make craft objects that were then put up for sale, or whether it was just a personal possession.

I wonder about Peter Peterson himself. Since we have his PoW number, could he be traced?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/SX73bZmNTf-bLeSYKN39Yg 

Ship Joiner's Tool Chest And Tools!

This tool chest belonged to my Great Grandfather, Albert Alfred SCOTT (16.8.1866-24.5.1929). He was a ship's joiner working mostly at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, North Kent.

As part of their apprenticeship ship's joiners would have made their own tool chest, and many of the tools then held within it. Several of the tools in the chest have 'AS' stamped on them (this would have also aided identification in a busy dockyard!).

To me this chest is a direct reminder of the craftsman who helped build, and then keep in good repair, Britain's fleet of ships that helped create, what was by the time Albert was working, the biggest navy in the world.

It reminds me that without each individual, however humble their contribution may have been, such endeavours cannot be achieved.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/-Rze3NHlTkmXQ4ZhDwwedA

TIMCON Launches Essential Guide Pack for Drying Timber Pallets!

The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has launched a new Essential Guide Pack (EGP) for drying timber pallets manufactured using timber that has not been pre-kilned – a process standard to supply quality and fit for purpose pallets.

The EGP includes Dry Pallet process standards and an easy-to-use computer data analysis tool.  The guide is a further addition to the many free-of-charge benefits already available to TIMCON members. 

TIMCON commissioned an independent and in-depth study led by Dr Ivor Davies of Edinburgh Napier University Forest Products Research Institute (FPRI); this was due to the increase in demand for kiln dried pallets - the requirement of these pallets being supplied stain and mould free - and the lack of documented information.

The study involved exhaustive trials of kiln drying assembled pallets, carried out in the commercial pallet manufacturing environment. The trials took place on 18 kiln batches and processed almost 15,000 moisture content measurements.

The EGP focuses on best practice for the UK pallet industry supported by independent and verifiable evidence. Going forward, TIMCON recommends pallet manufacturers carry out their own trials, which should meet the performance requirements and verification procedures detailed in the EGP.

The study’s results identified, from a variety of drying options and drying schedules, the dried pallets can be categorised into three standard levels. This will help manufacturers offer a range of dry pallet service offerings to an agreed Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) tailored to the individual needs of any pallet user.

TIMCON members who want to be endorsed as meeting the required premium standard benchmark and processing criteria defined in the EGP must submit their dry pallet data for verification to TIMCON. Following the submission of data and successful verification, members will be added to the approved suppliers list published on the TIMCON website.

Stuart Hex, General Secretary of TIMCON, said: “On occasions, mould can present a challenge for pallets and packaging made from all materials - it is important to point out that most packaging materials may face mould issues.

However, we in the wood based pallet and packaging industry have always maintained we can meet this challenge; now we have the evidence to back this up.”

“We believe there are pallet companies in the UK that have on occasions been responding to customer pressure by guaranteeing mould free pallets and a set maximum moisture content for every pallet.

The study has clearly shown that these claims are unachievable and are potentially causing harm to the industry’s credibility. The pallet industry now has independently verifiable scientific evidence to support this.

“The great advantage of wood is that we can kiln dry it to set levels of performance. There has previously been confusion about what it is technically possible to deliver in terms of guaranteeing a dry pallet, and there has been no commonly accepted dry standard for pallets.

This is the first time the industry has had a reference document that gives an in-depth view of what is required and what is achievable when drying timber pallets.

“To aid both manufacturers and pallet users further, TIMCON recently published the Best Practice Guide to Timber Stain and Mould – for Users of Wooden Pallets which gives detailed information about sensible precautions the pallet user can take with regards transportation, storage and shrink wrapping to ensure that the pallets remain in the same fit for purpose condition they were delivered in.

This essential guide now gives our manufacturer members the tools to educate customers and, based on a sound, scientific approach provide them with assurance on dry pallets.”

http://www.packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/59647/TIMCON-Launches-Essential-Guide-Pack-for-Drying-Timber-Pallets-.html

The Many Uses of Wood Tool Boxes!

Boxes to store tools are made from different materials such as plastic and metal. However, there are other storage boxes that are made from wood.

Although wooden boxes are not as popular as those that are made from either plastic or metal, they still present several advantages and are used for several things. On the other hand, they do cost cheaper than other tool boxes.

These tool boxes are not made to support a lot of heavy and industrial tools so you now have a clue on how you can use them. Moreover, they do look good due to the wooden material that they are made from.

Here is the list on what you do with these boxes...

Storage for hobby items:
If you happen to like a particular hobbies like sewing or crafts, then you can use wood tool boxes to store your materials and keep them organized. You can use the different drawers in it to store your threads, needles and other craft items. This way, you can easily find what you need while doing your craft.

Storage for jewelry and personal items:
You heard it right. Jewelry can be stored in these particular boxes. Since this particular tool boxes are made from wood and can be given an elegant finish, you can store in your valuables like jewelry inside. Just make sure that you install a lock just for safety.

Potting area:
These wooden boxes especially the old ones can be used as potting area or creative pots where you can store small pots of plants. This is adds great character to your small indoor garden.

You can use them for what their purpose dictates. On the other hand, your creativity also dictates on how you will use this particular box. Wood is normally not used in manufacture of rolling tool chests, which is used for storing heavy tools, rather than hobby or personal items.

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Many-Uses-of-Wood-Tool-Boxes&id=3762576

How To Make A Wooden Box!

Throughout the ages, wooden boxes have been the choice of mankind whenever something needed to be protected. Whether the iron-banded wooden treasure chest or the brass fitting and exotic hardwood of a wooden presentation case, it is all about the box and the treasure it may contain. 

Learning how to make a wooden box is often the first effort for individuals interested in woodworking.

Step 1
Decide on the type of wood you're going to use. This is important and can change the way your  

creation looks.
   
Step 2
You will need access to power and hand tools as well as adequate work space.
    

Step 3
Measure and mark the wood for the sides, top and bottom of your box using a T-square.
    

Step 4
Use a hand or circular saw to cut the pieces at the marks.

Step 5
Using a butt joint, push up two pieces of wood and attach them together with nails, screws or wooden dowels. This is done with one piece horizontal and the other vertical at the end, thus making an "L" shape.

You can enhance the look of the box by counter-sinking the nails using a nail punch. You can also make a pilot hole for screws with a counter-sink drill bit. Follow up by sanding wood putty over the nails and screws so it's flush with the surface of the wood.

If you're using dowels, drill a hole through the side of one piece into the side of another. Use a wooden dowel to pin the pieces together in an "L" shape. After the sides are pinned, cut the dowel flush with the sides.
    

Step 6
Make a lid for the box. The simplest way is to take a single piece of wood and attach it to the top edges of the box. Do this by screwing a pair of hinges to the top and back of the box.

More difficult, but better looking, is to create the top like you did the bottom. Cut through three sides of the box using a power saw. 

Be sure that the saw cut is below the fasteners or you might damage the blade. Tape the three cut sides together with masking tape before you cut through the fourth side. 

Then complete the cut on the forth side. Attach the hinges of your choice and you have made a wooden box

Tips:

* Sketch the size and design of your box. This helps when you are laying out the wood to be measured and cut. Remember the old adage, measure it twice and cut once.

* Power tools, such as circular saw and drill, makes the job easier, but are not necessary. You can easily make your box using a screwdriver, carpenter's square, hand saw, and hammer.

* When laying out the hinges, it is important that you square them to the top and to the sides of the case. Otherwise, the door will not close or open correctly. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for attaching the hinge that you decide to choose.

* Pine comes in several different grades from Select, used in furniture making, to Number 3, which is commonly used in rough framing and construction.

* Join the sides together using glue between the joints for durability along with the small gauge finishing nails, wood screws or dowels.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Wooden-Box