Even seemingly mundane scraps under the bench can transform into sparkly, stunning and functional objects. Cutting at specific orientation to the grain exposes medullary ray cells. These are the iridescent stripes that appear on the lid, and on facets of the case. Walnut with friction fitting Birch lid. Natural oil finish.
Crafted for pleasingness.

Birch leftover from the original Minna Chair prototype, hand harvested and milled north of Brewer Maine
Walnut milled from arborist prunings at the Halloween house in Alexandria Virginia