Well, it only took two years, off and on, to get these completed but I hope it's been well worth it. These are two blanket chests that I made for my son and my daughter. The design is the same but they're of different wood combinations. Each is inlaid with their names and birth dates. Japanese is part of their heritage and we want them to be proud of that too, so I included the Japanese translation of their names as well. I hope something I made them will last them for the rest of their lives and then some. For now they'll serve as toy boxes and get banged up a bit but I imagine I'll take them back in 20 years or so, refinish them, and give them back to put in their homes.