A little box

Here is a little box that I made as a present for my wife at Christmas. It is made of Cedar. I had pieces of a Cedar pallet sitting around and made a box. I used a hole saw for the inside. I made the dowel with a drill and sandpaper. I did not have a lathe at the time. It is a swing top and she wanted a darker stain on it. I thought it looked fine plain, but it was her present and she got to decide.

The dowel is glued to the top but loose in the box part. I also got rid of the scratch in the top by sanding the lid to bare wood and restaining.