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This is a wedding gift just completed for my niece who is getting married this weekend.Cherry box about 12×8 x 5. Box joint corners with inlay of walnut and maple on the top. Lined with leather. Brasso hinges and latch. Finished with shellac and satin poly on the outside faces only.Two learnings for me this project:1. Inlay, which was fun and tedious. I used a jewelers saw here. I think the big take-away here was the idea of edge gluing all the pieces to make a thin sheet. I don't know what I'm doing so I just sort of plodded along until it came out looking alright. Many destroyed pieces. Super glue is a friend, but as an initial effort, I think it came out looking all right.2. Finishing. Lots of trial and error here for the final coat. But then hey, rub it out with steel wool and paste wax. Wow, why didn't I try this earlier? Smooth and flat! Really happy with that.My wife thinks the intertwined hearts need to be explained. Please tell me it's more obvious than that.Thanks for looking