I was asked to build something for our upcoming 50th class reunion for use in a Chinese auction to give us seed money for the next reunion. After tossing several ideas around I decided to build a tea caddy to give to the class. Since my wife and I are tea drinkers, I also decided that while I was at it, it was just as easy to build two and make one for us. I went through my short stock inventory and found some nice pieces of red oak and some really nice pieces of cherry. I planed the boards down to 1/2" thickness. The corner joints are locking rabbet joints. The dividers are made of 1/8" plywood from the local craft store. They are finished on the inside with clear shellac and the outsides are finished with spray lacquer.
Here is the one made of Red Oak.
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Here is the Cherry one.
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Guess which one we are keeping.