This custom "One of a Kind" Men's Valet is made from Eastern heart pine. The lumber used to build the Valet came from an old smoke house that was on my grandfathers farm which I am guessing was around 80 to 100 years old. This pine has beautiful straight grain which means it was quarter-sawn and is very stable. The banding on the front and back edge is MACASSAR EBONY (Diospyros celebica) is one of a group of ebonies from the East Indies, ranging from Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This close- grained, heavy hardwood machines and turns well, but tends to dull tools and is difficult to glue. Ebony is used for turned and carved items, inlays and small accent pieces. This wood is so expensive, that they sell it by the pound. This Valet was build so the grain "wraps" around the Chest and matches on all four corners, matching three is easy, but matching four took me a long time to figure out. There is a lift out tray and both tray and bottom of Valet are covered with velvet. There is plenty of room for rings, coins, a watch and other small things. This Valet will become a family heirloom to be passed on to generation to generation, I hope.

Size is approx. 8 x 11 x 4.75 inches.