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 Award-winning Alaskan Box Maker.
thewoodjoint@gmail.com
Welcome! I handcraft each box myself using fine hardwoods from around the world including my favorite, spalted Alaskan birch. Since many beautiful tree species are endangered, I use wood that is certified or responsibly harvested. You can see my full line of creations at art and fine craft shows both inside Alaska during the summer, and in the Lower 48 states in the winter. See our show schedule for details.
I have made Alaska my home since 1975. My wife, Gina Soltis, and I live in a home we built ourselves on an eighty acre homestead near Healy, Alaska just outside the northern boundary of Denali National Park.
In 1996 I retired from a 20 year career with the Alaska State Troopers and turned my love of working with wood into a business. April through October Gina and I work full time in woodcraft production and participating in craft shows thoughout Alaska. In the winter we travel the Lower 48 in our RV, seeking warmth and selling our creations at fine craft and art shows.
Some of my work is available year round in Fairbanks, Alaska at Ya-Ya's Gallery 907-374-9990, and in Healy at Donna's House of Petals & Gifts 907-683-2292.
About This Website
Currently this site is used mainly as a contact site, most often for our collectors to check our schedule. The boxes in the slide show are just a sample of Ray's work. If you are interested in a particular type of box, for example a jewelry box, we can email pictures to you of the boxes we are currently offering. Look for an expansion in the future.
Thanks,
Gina Soltis
thewoodjoint@gmail.com
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