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  1. Kingwood Elegant Box

    Kingwood Elegant Box

    Here is the box I said I would attempt in the thread "Curious about the source of this box design" I decided to give it a try! It is inspired by Mike Stafford's boxes. Wood is Kingwood- a true Rosewood. Turned, hollowed, and finished with wax and gloss lacquer. Size is approx. 2 inches tall and...
  2. Kingwood Lidded Box

    Kingwood Lidded Box

    Yet another box, this time turned with Kingwood. A true Rosewood (Dalbergia Cearensis), it has a nice straight grain and interesting color variation. It also is very dense and easy to turn. The lid detail on the box is undercut just slightly and then domed as it goes toward the top. There is a...
  3. Kingwood Tea Pot

    Kingwood Tea Pot

    The Tea Pot is made from Kingwood from Mexico. It is styled in the new genre I created. It is much more difficult to steam-bend Kingwood as a lot of waste or broken parts were needed to achieve this design. The wood is one of the most beautiful I have ever worked. But, the design was worth the...
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