First lidded box

[Woodnknots]

Here's my first attempt at lidded boxes. Walnut that I salvaged from a tree down in hurrican Isabel, with a bit of spalting. I've got to say, I am loving my new General Lathe!!

Comments/critiques welcome!!

 

[vick]

That looks outstanding!

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Looks nice Dave

How about some specs?
How does the underside of the lid and base look?

 

[ldimick]

Looks great!

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Very nice. I really like the detail that repeats at the lid and base.
Great job.

 

[woodwish]

Very nice! I love walnut and also use a lot of hurricane-supplied trees (we live on the Gulf coast), but we don't have any walnut native around here. Amazing what a new lathe will do for your creative juices[8D]

 

[Thumbs]

I don't know about your lathe, but I like what you're doing with it![]

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />Looks nice Dave

How about some specs?
How does the underside of the lid and base look?

It's about 3 1/4" tall with the knob. about 4" in diameter. The underside of the lid is pretty rough, I didn't take into acount that after I take it off the faceplate, put the chuck in the recess, and turn the shape of the top, I won't be able to go back and re-turn the inside of the top. Oh, well, live and learn. I just finished another one, and this time both bottoms look good.

 

[Doghouse]

Dave, use the pin jaws wrapped in rubber to grip the knob. Bring your tailstock up to hold it in place. Turn the inside of the lid clean then sand / carve the the nub from the tailstock off.

Other than that, nice job.

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by Doghouse
<br />Dave, use the pin jaws wrapped in rubber to grip the knob. Bring your tailstock up to hold it in place. Turn the inside of the lid clean then sand / carve the the nub from the tailstock off.

Other than that, nice job.

I don't have the pin jaws, John, but thanks for reminding me of yet another tool I don't have/have to have and have to buy!! But I'm sure that I could do that same thing with the spigot jaws...

 

[GregD]

Good looking box Dave.

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

When I turn a box I glue blocks on each end and develop my basic outside shape. I then part off the top and turn and finish both the inside of the bottom. Now, I place the top in a chuck and turn and finish the inside. Then I re-chuck the bottom of the box and use it as a jam chuck to turn and finish the top and bottom at the same time. This requires a tight fitting tenon on the lid. If the top is a little too lose I use a sheet or two of paper to tighten up the fit. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

 

[alamocdc]

Great looking box, Dave!

 

[Doghouse]

Dave, the pin/spigot are the same thing. Just wrap them with a non slip soft surface.

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by Doghouse
<br />Dave, the pin/spigot are the same thing. Just wrap them with a non slip soft surface.

Ahh, I get it... Wait, I have an idea. I can turn a deep recess in the bottom of the top for the spigot chuck, then expand it into that, and that should give me more room in the box. I have to try that tomorrow. I just hate changing out the jaws on my SuperNova. I need to get another chuck one of these days, maybe a Titan???

 

[Doghouse]

I told you that would happen. I use both and the super nova has the cole jaws on it.

 

[MDWine]

Nice job... and a real nice piece of wood!

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by MDWine
<br />Nice job... and a real nice piece of wood!

Thanks, I've made three of them now, out of the same bit of walnut, and I only have enough for 1-2 more. After that I think I'm going to try the 16/4 African Mahogony that I recently acquired. They are a lot of fun to make, though.