This box is sized to hold shoes. But you can also use it to store other keepsakes. These boxes make great gifts as you can engrave any text or designs that want in them. The design uses 1/4" maple plywood and is double walled, so the box is incredible strong. The design also uses a living hinge concept that allows the box to have rounded corners giving it a much more appealing feel. The box should be sanded. It can then be left bare or stained. The box can be assembled using glue and 23 gauge headless pins.