In many parts of Croatia, chests were made of hewn boards, but the chests from Kraševec had special value. These chests were made with meticulous care using beech wood that was specially selected back in the forest, where each piece was carefully cut to get the perfect piece of wood.

These thin pieces of wood were then shaped into boards 1.2 to 1.5 meters long, and then placed to dry for a year. It is impressive that these chests were made without the use of glue or nails but were joined exclusively with wooden pegs. Chests had various purposes and were used to store grain, food and clothing.

Particularly valuable chests were made as gifts for brides with beautiful ornaments in the shape of hearts, leaves, flowers, crosses, doves, and other symbols. They were most often used to store valuable laundry.

Craftsmen from Kraševec were known far beyond their region for the quality of their chests, and their products were sold at fairs throughout the region from Kotoriba and Čakovec, through Varaždin, Zlatar, Krapina, to Ivanec and some places in Posavina. Their skill left a lasting mark on the tradition of chestmaking in Croatia.