This isn't a WIP, but I mentioned in Steve M's thread that I'd been working on a box. Here it is.
It's not for any particular purpose. I was short of a project to work on and a board of birds eye maple I bought last year was one of the few bits of wood I had to use. I also wanted to have a go at a veneered panel for the lid which is flush with the sides. That also meant some stringing inlay to cover the join. I'm pretty happy with it.
The mitres on the lid haven't closed up 100%. I think that's because I made the veneered panel too tight and it very slightly stopped the mitres meeting perfectly. Stupid really, because the whole point of the stringing is to cover the gap you need to leave to stop that happening. Oh well, that's why we practice I suppose!
You'll see that the veneer on the inside of the lid doesn't match the outside. I didn't have two matching pieces, so the inside is purely a balancing veneer. I will line the inside of the lid (as well as the box) to address that.
I'm also planning to make a lift out tray for this box.
The whole thing needs finishing as well of course. I might French polish it...