American Black Walnut and English Sycamore Keepsake box

 This is a solid wood traditional dovetailed box made from contrasting woods showing the beautiful contrast of the very dark American Walnut and the pale cream Sycamore.  The box is hinged on a wooden dowel and a tongue of wood from the top is used as a handle.  The interior sides of the box have  been left unlined and have been waxed with natural bees wax.   The interior bottom of the box has been lined with a thick 3mm honey coloured natural leather.  The whole box has then had several layers of 'Rennaisance' wax applied (this wax is  used by the British museum to protect their valuable antiques). The base is lined with a blue baize.

The box measures Total length....22.5cms.  Width....14cms.    Depth ...9cms.

Internal measurements are..Length....20cms.  Width....11.5cms.   Depth...8.5cms