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THIS IS A BOX WITH A MUSICAL WINDUP & SLIDING TRAY INSIDE. THE TOP , BOTTOM, FRONT & BACK IS FIGURED MAPLE 1/2" THICK & THE SIDES IS A WOOD CALLED WAMARA & COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA, THE CORNERS WERE DONE WITH MY ROUTER & A SPECIAL FIXTURE TO MAKE THIS JOINT SOMETHING LIKE A DOVETAIL JOINT, THE INLAY ON THE LID IS MAHAGONY, THE FEET WERE MADE FROM WALNUT, THE LID SHOWS A LOT OF FIGURE & WAS A LITTLE TRICKY GETTING A SMOOTH FINISH BECAUSE OF THE GRAIN, THE ENCLOSURE FOR THE MUSICAL WINDUP WAS ENCLOSED USING MAPLE BURL, THE TRAY WAS MADE FROM SPALTED MAPLE SIDES & SAPELE BOTTOM & THE RUNNERS INSIDE THE BOX WERE MADE FROM BUBINGA, BRASS BUTT HINGES, BRASS CHAIN, & BRASS KNOB & A OVAL MIRROR, THE BOX MEASURES 12 1/2 " X 6 1/8" X 6 3/4" high , I USED NATURAL DANISH OIL & WET SANDED BETWEEN COATS THEN A WIPE ON POLY ON THE INSIDE I USED SHELLAC., ON THE OPEN VIEW AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE MAPLE BURL ENCLOSURE, THE PIC DOES NOT SHOW IT TO CLEARLY.