Beautiful Flat Cherry Box. On the top of the box is a variation of a Rolling Star quilt pattern. The flat box is about 9 1/4" x 6 1/4” and 2 7/8" high on the outside. Inside it is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1 3/8". I made it using 238 pieces of wood cut in either diamond or triangle shapes from different kinds of wood. The box is finished in its natural color with 5 or 6 coats of a clear wiping varnish, rubbed in by hand. The pieces are a bit over 3/16" thick, glued onto a Baltic Birch base, so hold up much better than a thin veneer.
The type of wood is listed on the bottom of the box from the center out. On this box the wood is "Chechen” from Mexico, “Sycamore” and “Cherry” from Missouri.
