I bought my wife a Flower Letters gift for her birthday. If you have t heard of it, it's basically a book/story told via letters, that you receive in the mail. You get a letter every two weeks for a full year. She absolutely loves it. She asked if I'd also make her a box to keep them in. Here's the result. I used ambrosia maple and added dyed and stabilized maple burl splines. It has a paisley fabric covering on the inside top and bottom. The box is sleeved with 1/8 cherry.
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mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Wonderful, simply wonderful! 
Hippie3180
Member
Such thoughtful gifts. Beautiful box.
GaryMGg
Member
Nice.
Jim15
Member
Beautiful work.
Woodchipper
Member
Can't remember what I bought the wife for her birthday.
KMCloonan
Member
Great gift! A lot of small details that, when taken as a whole, makes a wonderful gift.
I like the barrel hinges, the stained splines, the paisley liner and the cherry sleeve. Actually, I like everything about this!
Thanks for sharing.
I like the barrel hinges, the stained splines, the paisley liner and the cherry sleeve. Actually, I like everything about this!
Thanks for sharing.
BobGast
Banned
That's next-level thoughtfulness! Using ambrosia maple and adding the burl splines must have given it such a stunning look, and the paisley fabric lining sounds like the perfect elegant touch. Your wife is lucky to have such a thoughtful and creative partner!
Woodchipper
Member
Off topic a bit- How did you determine the locations for the barrel hinges? I would go bonkers trying to get them to match.
I was worried about that but it turned out to be very easy. I just used dowel center locaters. I've made several now using that method and it has worked well each time.