masur birch

4” x 3” Hollowed to about 3/16” thickness and sanded to 600. Applied a total of nine coats of shellac and buffed with white diamond.

This box turned from an absolutely gorgeous chuck of Masur Birch or Karelian Burl (Betula Pendula var. Carelica) has a few added details from the original one. Turned, hollowed to a little less then an 1/8" wall thickness and sports a domed lid, chamfered rim and true round bottom. Size is 2" in...

3” x 3” Kept things simple with this form; with masur, the grain does all the talking 🤩. Got the walls down to about 1/8" and the weight under two ounces.

This box, similar to the bell box, but slightly different, has a very small reverse curve on the top, rounded bottom, and an undercut domed lid design. Wood is Masur Birch, in which I just received a new stock of five 2.25"x 2.25"x 12" squares! Hollowed to a thin wall and finished with wax and...

Back to the cylinder style box, although this one has a few small details added. Turned from Masur Birch--(Betula pendula var. Carelica)--this box has rounded corners on the top and bottom, and a lifted bottom, so the box is not sitting directly on a surface, but elevated to accentuate the...

On this Ray Key inspired pagoda box I made a few tweaks from the last one. The box segments get smaller as they go up the tower, and the each box is hollowed with more of a curve on the inside. Wood is Masur Birch and it is finished with gloss lacquer. Size is approx. 3.5 inches tall and 1.75...