S'more ring boxes

Make that "some more ring boxes"

These are a follow up to a previous project which sold out fairly fast. I used inlay resin that time and with my small stash of dyed veneer I figured it was time to raid the cutoffs boxes and make s'more.
For something different, I wanted to freshen up the Charles Makintosh "rose" design that I used for my last mirror project.

Now I wonder if Charles is related to our James? They have almost the same surname and "stash" and produce A&C style stuff....

Well, maybe not, no cowbells.

Anyhoo, these boxes (about 2-3/4") were made with the lock miter bit. I just selected some scraps where I could get four sides from the same strip of walnut and cherry, ended up with enough for six boxes.

3/8" thick sides, as thin as the bit allows.
Nothing special for the box, the lids were what I was aiming to make different.

Began with a layer of white contact paper, sticky side up,  fastened to a section of 3/4" melamine.

Design was for a 2" x 2" image onto piece of thin plywood. The plywood was going to be dadoed into a frame so I needed to add a bit for a veneered border to make the panel/frame blend in. Laser was fired up to cut holes for the borders out of kraft paper which was then attached to the contact paper. This makes the puzzle easy to lay out accurately.
All the bits were laser cut from veneer.

Begin with the border of grey dyed maple.

Add some more bits, working from the outside in. various mystery woods.

Finish up with the flowers, kote veneer which is quite vibrant.

Worked out ok with the color choices, but more ideas for next time.

Ring roll added and top rabbeted for the lid. All lids have a walnut frame. I left the underside of the plywood as-is.

And that's it!

Thanks for looking.