Beautifully handcrafted double compartment snuff boxes from Patrick Collins. Made from Paduak, and beautifully inlaid, these boxes have two, non cross contaminating, compartments. Snuff box measures 3 inches long by 1 3/4 inches across and 5/8 inch deep. Corners are all rounded and it fits in my pocket beautifully. Patrick has certainly outdone himself with these. They are SUPERB! The pictures do not do justice to Patrick’s excellent craftsmanship. I’ve had the honor of using one of these snuff boxes for the past ten days, and I have to say is, WOW! Great job Patrick!

Tom, Rooster on both sides?

Awesome design.

Man i’ll have to buy one of this in my next order !

Brilliant!

I’ll be getting one ASAP!

@mark: LOL! @everyone else: Yes, they are REALLY nice boxes.

Woo, and indeed, HOO! I’ll be ordering one as soon as I’m paid.

@Toffee: I think you and i discussig this idea on another thread may have been the inspiration!

Always nice to know someone’s listening, eh miamimark! lol!

I certainly can’t resist adding one of those to the collection! Ordered already

I got mine this morning - another 5 day wonder, thanks so much, Tom! It’s absolutely beautiful. I’ve put Toque Violet & Coke in for now. I’m in trouble if Patrick decides to make more in different woods & designs…

Thanks guys/girls? Glad everything arrived quickly and safely. @Toffee: Patrick seems to think the Padauk is the most stable.

Now I would like to see a snuff box with a deeper trench along one side (just wide enough to get your finger and thumb into to) so that you could shake your snuff into the deeper trench and pinch from that one side. Would make it much easier to get a pinch once the box starts getting low, not to mention less messier. Would be just like a standard snuff box but with that one deeper trench portion along the one side.

I have the double and I like it alot. Seems I usually carry 2 or more flavors wherever I go.

Yeah I’ve been using one for a couple weeks now. The box is pretty darn sweet. Thanks again Patrick.

I would love to have a double box with a small compartment in the centre that would fit one of Xander’s tiny spoons. I look forward to seeing that sentence in the ‘out of context quote’ thread shortly…

whoo hooo! wait a sec, a lady asks me to put something in her box, but then remarks on it being tiny. I’m not sure if i should be flattered or offended!

Well xander, not just a box, but a double box…yet, a tiny compartment just for you. I think I’d be a little offended. lol Glad you like the double snuffboxes guys (and girls). I really like using the doubles. My usual all day snuffs are the plain scotches and sometimes some toast, I don’t leave home without them. This causes most of the collection to do a lot of sitting, with but a pinch of some odd snuff here and there. Not with a double. It’s great to carry your must have snuff and also switch it up with the bonus snuff of the day, all in one box. When I use a double snuffbox I find myself spending quality time with some great snuffs that I wouldn’t otherwise carry around with me. Also, I’ve noticed with these, in dark situations, like watching a movie with the lights off, you can tell which side is which because the white diamonds really stand out. Miamimark, you guys did help me finally get off my butt and produce a few of these. Back in ’07 I sold a few double slide lid boxes (2 compartments, 1 lid) to some forum members that weren’t actually intended for snuff when I made them (the compartments were just big enough to put a nickel in). Needless to say they were promptly filled with snuff but the result was some mild yet undesirable cross-contamination. I’d say that was the “inspiration”. I figured there’s nothing stopping me from making an actual double snuffbox with two compartments and two separate lids. That’s when I made my first prototype double snuffbox. And realized that 2 compartments and 2 lids equals 2 times the work! LOL Since then at the mention of double snuffboxes I’ve sat here feeling guilty for keeping quiet about the nice one in my collection and not sharing with others. I’ll try to make some more of my other top secret prototype snuffboxes soon. It’s just so hard to find the time.

OFTR: Honestly, my original idea was to modify one of your boxes, two compartments, one lid. What you did was WAY above and beyond what I had imagined. I haven’t ordered one yet but I plan to. I’m starting to move beyond my bullets, but I do like carry more than one type of snuff with me. I still have to figure out where to put the spoon as I really don’t have much luck with pinching yet.

Mine just arrived! Absolutely superb!

I’m picky and do not like the curves on the lids. Neither do I like the double stripes. Haha, too bad for me!