Treasure Chests

I made these miniature Treasure Chests for kids' gifts, although I haven't given this pair away yet.  They were made in Tigerwood, Curly Maple and Birdseye Maple.  The tops were constructed with slats that were cut at angles and glued to make a semicircle.  I then steam-bent thin strips of Maple and epoxied them onto the lids to resemble "strapping."  The bottoms of the boxes were made with box-joint construction, and again, I continued with the Maple strapping.   The latches were made in Tigerwood/Maple pairs using a finger/box-joint approach with brass rods for the hinges and protruding catches.   The folding handles were made from Tigerwood and Maple connected via brass rod.  Lastly, I used brass Chicago Screws on the strapping and handles for decoration.