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Don't you love it when politicians say "mistakes were made" as if they just appeared out of the blue. Well not in this case. In this case mistakes were made and I made them. First I messed up the corners. Then I thought I could tape off the top and dye it. No joy. The dye got through the tape and stained the (nice) rosewood. Then I wanted to bevel the sides, but cut to far and exposed some of the edges of the bottom panel. Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! So I cut grooves in the corners and glued in ebony strips. I sanded the black stains from the sides then I cut the bottom off and cut a piece of maple with rabbets to fit into the bottom of the box. I then taped the body of the box and sprayed the top and bottom with flat black paint. Rosewood, ebonized maple, ebony, clear lacquer, renaissance wax. Yup, mistakes were made and I made them, but in the end it came out okay.