Another lidded box

[Skye]

Still a practice, but it's getting a little better. Still haven't gotten all the steps down, tools needed, etc. This is for my daughter's teacher's birthday. Lignum and ebony. It's maybe 6 inches tall:

 

[rjwolfe3]

Forget something?

 

[Skye]

Is the pic not working? Hang on...

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Your daughter will surely become the 'teacher's pet' once you give her that gorgeous turning. That ebony finial is a great topper. Good stuff.

 

[Skye]

Thanks. The pic doesn't show it (luckily) but I'm a few hundredths off on the fit between the finial and the top. I keep forgetting to hollow out the top enough that I can reverse chuck it to smooth the transition between the two down. There's a few steps to making these, eventually I'll have them all down. Heh

 

[Nick]

Very nice design as well as choice of wood, Stunning!!

 

[guts]

Very nice,looks good all the way around,great job.

 

[Mudder]

Very nice Skye. Lidded boxes are very fun to make and they sell very well at craft shows and in galleries.

 

[Skye]

Yeah, only bad thing is that it makes you want a larger lathe!

Thanks guys!

 

[marcruby]

That's quite an improvement!!

Marc

 

[mick]

Looks great! What are you parting the top off with? All my parting tools are thicker and if I try I end up losing the pattern of the grain when I part the top off.

About the bigger lathe. I hear you! I've already checked on a spindle adapter to mount my Talon chuck to my ShopSmith, They want almost 70 buck for it....I guess I'll be turning smaller stuff for awhile.

 

[hehndc]

I think it looks great. The grain on the bottom matches well. It projects like that I wish I made a parting tool out of an old reciprocating saw blade.

Steve

 

[Skye]

Looks great! What are you parting the top off with? All my parting tools are thicker and if I try I end up losing the pattern of the grain when I part the top off.

Kinda like one of these, think it's something like a 3/32" (lots of vibration!)

I also made the tennon about the same width as the parting too, trying to remove as little as possible.

 

[ahoiberg]

nice work skye, that is a huge improvement!

 

[Mather323]

Great work on your box!

 

[Rcd567]

Great piece!

 

[bad]

My compliments Skye. That's some nice craftsmanship. You mentioned in one of your replies that you are a few thou. off between the finial and the top. I'm willing to bet that you're going to be the only one who will ever notice that.

 

[BullDurham]

Looks good on this end, I like it.

 

[bitshird]

Nice looking box Skye, real pretty wood.

 

[hunter-27]

nice

 

[Charles]

Love the box! Wish there was someone that could teach this around here. Would love to learn to do that!

 

[patharris]

Nice Work Skye, was the Lignum easy t work with. I love the contrast.

Pat

 

[Skye]

It was surprisingly easy. Almost reminded me of olive in a way. I've only worked with it once in the past and it was in a pen and it was a lot more green colored... or at least it is now. Does it change color?

It seemed much more moist inside the blank than I thought it should, so I've got my fingers crossed that nothing nasty happens to it. I already gave it to my kid's teacher.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Skye,
Spectacular piece.. beautifully done. (Sorry about the drool on it)

I did an unethical thing... :redface:
I copied your picture to my go-by files - as soon as I learn to do lidded boxes, I'm going to try one like yours... love the form.

 

[Skye]

I didnt have any pics on hand, but at work I've got a bunch of pics of boxes people have made. Probably more for the finial ideas than anything else.

 

[Neal Addy]

Beautiful work!