Bill Bolstad has been making and selling his wooden designs for 50 years!  He grew up in northwestern Montana and began carving wood when he was a child. He continued all through high school and college when he spent summers working for his father as a carpenter.

Bill pursued a degree in industrial arts with an emphasis in wood from Montana State University then went on to receive a M.S. in Industrial Education from Iowa State University. He taught school for nine years before turning to woodworking full time.

His limited edition boxes are made of maple often infused with an acrylic 'dye' that gives them a rich, exotic look while enhancing the natural patterns in the wood.