From resawn scraps of Ash, Oak, and maple...handcut finger/box joints.....lid was hand sawn off.
July Project Box, front.JPG
Front view...goal was to get the grain to wrap around the sides..
PIP, Right corner.JPG
Right corner..
PIP, left corner.JPG

Fingers were laid out, so that a double width finger would be the place to saw the lid off at....equal joints on either side of the cut
PIP, Handle detail.JPG
Stain is called "Witch's Brew"....followed up with a coat of 1 pound Amber Shellac...followed up with a coat of clear gloss poly on the outsides
July Project Box, Hinge.JPG
Size? 10 x 4 x 4....
July Project Box, opened.JPG
Will have to see what else I can make out of the stash....saved from the Fire Pit..