Just finished a set of boxes for a local glass artist. The lids are designed to work as a frame and to house her glasswork, and are cut with mitered corners and a 3/16" deep recess in the center to inset the glass panel. You can see her beautiful artwork at: wildideasglass.com
The boxes are constructed of oak, walnut & maple, with pieces selected for interesting grain patterns & colors, and each will have a glass panel inset in the lid. Each box is hand-built and assembled with staggered box joints, then finished with a clear satin water-based polyurethane.
As you can see from the three finished examples at the top, her glass-work is very beautiful and each is cut to fit precisely within the frame of the lid. Each collage is backed by an opaque layer of glass and is bonded to the wood.
