A Trio Of My Favorite Wood Combo's

This is my latest keepsake box that incorporates my favorite wood combinations in its design. It’s made from figured cherry, curly walnut, and maple.

I chose to finish with Danish Oil to enhance the figure. Long after it dried, I padded on a barrier coat of shellac. Then top coated with satin lacquer. The inside is lined in black felt.

The legs tapered on the table saw. They are cut to length with a splay of 15 degrees. Mortises done at the router table.
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The front and back angled at 15 degrees. All pieces with tenons cut on the table saw.
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Ready for the final dry fit. The lid is rabbeted with a maple pull doweled into place. Not pictured (just realized?) but the bottom is a 1/4” mdf panel veneered with walnut.
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This is a Christmas gift for my mother. Another one to add to her collection of lacquered boxes.