Presentation Box

 

This is what I've been working on for the last couple of days: a presentation box as part of a farewell gift for one of Annette's colleagues who is leaving.

I'm not 100% sure what the timber is, but I think it's probably matai. I got it from an old flooring joist, and matai was used a lot for that sort of thing. The splines are white oak.

The plaque is copper, deep-etched with a manaia design.

It's a fairly crappy photograph, but I just snapped it with my phone by room light, so I guess you reap what you sow.