My name is Pat O'Leary and I have been a woodworker for over 25 years. Although I have produced a number of types of wood products, my passion has always been the creation of decorative wood boxes. I made my first wood box when in college and home for the summer. . . it was hardly a thing of beauty but my mom loved that box and used it to keep her necklaces and bracelets. Since that time I have made hundreds of boxes, some of which you can see elsewhere on this website. Many years ago I bought a book about box-making, and the author's words in his Introduction have inspired me ever since:

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