Birdseye Maple & East Indian Rosewood

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This is my newest box. A box that is a bit larger than most I make, as I didn't want to waste any of the Birdseye I had been saving. I've had the top piece laying around for about 30 years and finally decided to make something with it. I usually try to find a contrasting wood/color for the trim and lining, so I went with East Indian Rosewood. I have a bunch of old guitar fingerboard blanks that I dug out for the trim and one large Rosewood piece that was wide enough for the liners. With a box this size I decided to make a couple smaller lift out boxes to fill up the interior. They are the same Birdseye, and their lids have brass hidden hinge pins. Small boxes are 8.25"x 3.5"x 2" tall. The large box is 13"x 9.5"x 5" tall. I made the latch hardware from 3/8"x 1/16" brass flat bar. Thanks for looking. DSC_0007.webp DSC_0001.webp DSC_0003.webp DSC_0004.webp
 
30 years was worth the wait!! Those are fantastic and a tom of work went into them. One question - the lids on the two inside boxes, are they one solid piece or did you glue an extra section on to accommodate the hinge pins?
 
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