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Made from European walnut, inside walls painted with milk paint, bottom covered with handmade marbled paper. Lid textured using a gouge and then painted, first with red milk paint and subsequently with turquoise milk paint, followed by light sanding to reveal the first layer. Pull made from afrormosia, dividers from elm.

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good looking box - seems a shame to paint good wood but this works well, it all has an "I want to have that appearance"
 

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Nice box, Bernard, definitely got that antique look to it.
 

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Home Run right there. You nail details as much as box making skills, great job.

Thanks for posting.
 

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Really like the gouge work and milk paint on the lid. The box has great texture….well done!
 

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Beautiful job, I really like the sanding of the turquise to reveal the red pain underneath.
 
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