Purpleheart & spalted Boxwood box

This is my latest ornamental box from Purple Heart and spalted Boxwood. It is 40mm tall and 50mm in diameter. It is much smaller in height than I had intended as a moments inattention whilst I was was cutting the basket pattern and I forgot to phase the rosette. As a result I had to reduce the height and make a new base from spalted boxwood.

The basket weave pattern was made with a cutter 2.6mm wide with a curved profile. I found that 2mm spacing between rows gave a more pleasing result rather than using the conventional width of the cutter. The basket weave was cut using a 20 bump rosette.

The inside pattern was cut with a high amplitude 10 bump rosette and the pattern was then filled with embellishing wax prior to lacquering. The top was cut using an arch 7 rosette and the inside of the lid was cut using an unnumbered rosette. The top and inside the lid were enhanced with white CZ stones. The box was finished with several coats of acrylic gloss lacquer. This box is now for sale in the Damselfly Gallery in Louth.