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  1. Figured Maple and Amboyna Burl Box

    Figured Maple and Amboyna Burl Box

    Here is the side view.
  2. Figured Maple and Amboyna Burl Box

    Figured Maple and Amboyna Burl Box

    This box is figured maple with an amboyna burl inlay. It is approx. 3 inches tall and 2 inches in diameter. I had this little piece of the burl on the shelf and decided it would look best as an inlay on a box. It turned out really nice!
  3. Waterfall Box

    Waterfall Box

    This is a Cindy Drozda inspired Waterfall Box. The box portion is made from a Sissoo tree which came down in our neighborhood after a storm. The finial and base are from a mesquite tree also drowned in our neighborhood and painted with India ink. It is approximately 8 inches tall by 7 inches...
  4. Acorns

    Acorns

    Here are some acorns I have made over the last few months. The little one in the middle was made by my brother. The wood and sizes vary.
  5. Rusty Nesmith

    New lidded box

    Making a surprise box for my wife. This one is a pretty good size one. I can’t remember the wood type. It is going to be a whiskey barrel. I used silver/grey miliput for the steel bands. I will use a thin plywood for the top with a cork for the handle.
  6. Sea Turtle

    Sea Turtle

    Cherry box turned carved burned and painted. Ready for adventures on land and sea. I think adding a few eggs for the box will be next.
  7. A small Blackwood [Acacia Melanoxylon ] box with bamboo cross

    A small Blackwood [Acacia Melanoxylon ] box with bamboo cross

    125mm high 75mm dia finished in Antique Oil and buffed
  8. Segmented Maple and Walnut Box

    Segmented Maple and Walnut Box

    My first segmented piece… I used maple with walnut veneer to give a “grout” line look. Top and bottom rings are from walnut to contrast and tie together. Lid is curly maple with walnut knob, reflecting the box shape.
  9. Island on the Sea - Side View

    Island on the Sea - Side View

    This view better show how well the Quilted Maple works for water. See, Island on the Sea - Front View, for full description. Turning is about 7" in diameter and 5" to the top of the tree.
  10. Island on the Sea - Front View

    Island on the Sea - Front View

    Quilted Maple with rounded bottom so it will rock a bit. Island is Alder end grain as the growth rings inspired the shell carving idea. Tree trunk is Curly Maple, painted with black tea (high tannin), allowed to dry and fumed with HOUSEHOLD ammonia in a Tupperware container, left to air out for...
  11. Double Box with Mouths

    Double Box with Mouths

    Double Box with Mouths; turned, carved, and painted cherry wood; 8.5"x2.5". It was an incredibly fun process to bring the sketch in my notebook to life.
  12. Passe' Passe' Set - Open

    Passe' Passe' Set - Open

    You get the idea right?
  13. Passe' Passe" Ball Box Set

    Passe' Passe" Ball Box Set

    These vases were conceived as a Passe' Passe' Set. That is, when used they give the appearance of one color ball "jumping" to the other vase. Of course, you can also use a single vase to produce one color ball or several balls of different colors.
  14. Twenty Magic Ball Boxes

    Twenty Magic Ball Boxes

    As some know, most of the turning I've done in the past was for magicians. Here are the last pieces I've made for this purpose.
  15. Hollow Form with Lid (second view)

    Hollow Form with Lid (second view)

    Spalted maple hollow form (box?) with lid. Finished with Odie's Oil. Some repair with Starbond Black in the heaviest spalting. About 7.5 inches tall by about 8 inches wide. Constructive criticism appreciated.
  16. Hollow Form with Lid

    Hollow Form with Lid

    Spalted maple hollow form (box?) with lid. Finished with Odie's Oil. Some repair with Starbond Black in the heaviest spalting. About 7.5 inches tall by about 8 inches wide. Constructive criticism appreciated.
  17. Dome Lidded Box

    Dome Lidded Box

    A recently completed cherry box with weathered black locust pull. The pull is a root section from a tree that has probably been down for decades. 5 1/2" D x 10" - texturing with a brass wire wheel, lacquer finish.
  18. Dome Lidded Box

    Dome Lidded Box

    A recently completed cherry box with weathered black locust pull. The pull is a root section from a tree that has probably been down for decades. 5 1/2" D x 10" - texturing with a brass wire wheel, lacquer finish.
  19. Can a Box with Feet Walk?

    Can a Box with Feet Walk?

    Three legged box of cherry with an ebony knob and three carved feet. The band was made with a spiraling tool.
  20. Radiant

    Radiant

    "Radiant" a box made from Maple burl, dyed red, yellow, and green. The base and the finial are made from Pear and dyed black.
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