About Jim’s Wood Crafts

My name is Robert Haskins, my dad Jim Haskins started this business in 2003. I have been helping him with shows for 10 years and building banks since 2022. My dad has built many quality banks and I am continuing that tradition and legacy. I am adding some new patriotic themed banks along with my dads silver half dollars and silver dollars the year of the patent of P.O. box door.

The following is my dads original post giving a history of how he got started:

I graduated from high school in 1965 in Superior, Montana.  Then spent 3 years in the Army.  I later returned to Montana to work in the postal service in 1971 and have lived in Montana for over 50 years now.  I started my woodworking business in October of 2003 when I had the opportunity to purchase 300 P.O. box doors from the Billings Post Office.  Then I became a retired postal clerk in April of 2009 after 40 years of service.

The post office doors I work with at the present, have the following patent dates:  1866,1886,1888,1890,1892,1895,1896,1897,1898, 1902,1906, 1907,1910,1920,1943, 1950 & 1960s .

I have made just over 13,000 banks to date.  Through the years, I have continually added different features to my banks.  One detail I am featuring is sinking silver dollar or half dollars on the top of the banks. The 1943 doors are the only year that they made the doors out of zinc due to WWII, so I put different branches of military on all my 1943 doors, and the minted dates on the coins match the date of the door patents.

I welcome custom orders.  You can choose the size of door, color of stain, coin and individual customized engraving.

I ship orders using USPS priority service only.

I am looking forward to continuing this business and hope my dad will be able to join me on some of my shows!

If you want to order a bank or have any questions please call me at 406-694-8335 or email me at rnchask@gmail.com.