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This box is a collection of woods. The two sides are made of shop-sawn ash veneers. I had a piece of 6/4 ash with heartwood and sapwood and edge cut it on the band saw to get the strips, then I glued them up in book match fashion into sheets. These were vacuum glued to 1/2" mdf panels. Didn't have a use in mind at the time, so they sat around for a year or so. Then I found a piece of spalted beech that had color tones that i thought would work with the ash. The drawer fronts are birdseye maple, and the pulls more of the spalted beech. The drawers are lined with faux suede upholstery fabric. This is by far my first choice for that. The first deeper drawer has a half-wide upper sliding tray that also includes a small ring bar. (If you want to see how to make these, you can find a write up on my blog, (which I know I don't keep up very well) at www.artnabox.com. The box is finished with satin lacquer.
Just got a great review from the gentleman who bought this for his wife this past Christmas. Guess it went over well.
Just got a great review from the gentleman who bought this for his wife this past Christmas. Guess it went over well.