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Unique jewelry keepsake box, a decorative keepsake box that is handcrafted in USA.
This custom built "one of a kind" Keepsake Box made from Zebrawood, (Zebrano - Microberlinia brazzavillensis) this coarse, heavy African hardwood is named for its zebra-stripe appearance when quarter- sawn. Very attractive, but difficult to work because of alternating hard and soft grain. Used for furniture veneer, game boards, small boxes and decorative items. Zebrano has the most fantastic grain pattern of any wood that I work with. Most people know and will identify this wood very quickly. It’s easy to see why they call it “Zebra wood” once you see it. The inlays are Kingwood.This Keepsake box 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 small lift out tray. This is a beautiful wood and takes an excellent finish. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Box" signed and dated. Each Keepsake Box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible. This Keepsake Chest will become a family heirloom to be passed on to generation to generation.
