I am in a woodworking club in Nacogdoches, Texas. Our SFA (Stephen F Austin) University sponsor asked me to make a keepsake box for one of his colleagues. I got the Black Walnut from a wood bin at the University. I used my IBox to do the finger joints. I glued up some tiger maple stripes on the lid and engraved a message the Professor asked me to inscribe. The lid has a 15 degree bevel around the 4 outside edges. The box is sanded to 120 grit and will be sanded to 220 and I will apply a wipe on poly for a finish on the outside and the lid. The inside I will use some lemon flavored wax to finish out the inside. The poly stinks forever if you put it on the inside every time you open the lid. The Box is 14" X 9" by 6" tall. The lid was dadoed 1/8" so it fits inside the box.
I got the black walnut as a 2" slab and processed it down to .75" for the sides of the box and lid.
The engraving was an advanced vcarve .1" deep with a #122 1/16" end mill and a 15 degree vee bit.