Much Loved Xacto Knife Box & Blades black vessel and found it such a

and found it such a lovely and surprising thing

This particular box I believe was refinished at some point (the exterior is in excellent condition)

circa 1920s-40s

I believe cedar

this bowl was hand thrown

Much Loved Xacto Knife Box & Blades black vessel and found it such aMaybe it's just me, but I find this battered vintage X ACTO knife box, with its dense pattern of cuts and wounds, terrifically beautiful. If anything ever had a warm patina, this would be it, and knowing that it came from the estate of a very prolific artist makes it easy to imagine that the trusty set of tools inside have lived a very active life. I. especially love the yellow painted square with the X ACTO man graphic in the left corner, persisting