Just got back last night from taking some of our grandkids down to California.
This is a keepsake box that was made for one of our granddaughters:
Keepsake Box For Jenny.jpg
It was actually a bit of a recovered mistake. The only boxes I have made in the past were all open top. Forgot to include the top before gluing this up. The solution was to make a top that lifted off.
It is all alder from the firewood pile. The spalted piece is inlaid into the top that lifts on and off instead of being hinged.
At least she likes it.
Candy, my wife, also loved the spalted piece and seems a touch jealous that it wasn't used on something for her.
jtk