Turning of the Week January 6, 2025

[Donna Banfield]

Gabriel Hoff's boxes are elegant, pure and displays a classic design. Regardless the wood species, he manages to create a beautifully turned box.

Spalting in any turned piece can present challenges, with soft spots and punky areas making turning and sanding difficult. It takes patience to work with spalted woods, and Gabriel has done that and more. He has aligned the box grain and spalt lines perfectly, making this box a treasure.

Gabriel, if you are not a master in box making, you are pretty close. Fabulous work. It is always a pleasure to see one of your turned boxes posted on this forum. "Spalted Beech Round Bottom Box" by Gabriel Hoff is my choice for Turning of the Week, January 6, 2025.

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

Very nice Gabriel, congrats.

 

[Gregory Hickman]

Wonderful box there. I love that blank and the skill to achieve the result. Congratulations on the selection.

 

[Alan Weinberg]

great work from the box master!

 

[Dan Blankenberg]

Fantastic piece! Great choice.

 

[Scott Davidson]

Beautiful! Congratulations!

 

[Kris DeVault]

I love this, great work!

 

[David Wyke]

Beautiful, congratulations !!

 

[Tom Gall]

Congratulations, Gabriel. Another fine example of box making. Of all your different box designs this "round bottom" design is my favorite!

 

[R Henrickson]

Congratulations!

 

[Will Armstrong]

You have positioned the grain perfectly on this piece Gabriel! Congratulations!

 

[Gabriel Hoff]

Wow!! This is an amazing surprise! Thank you Donna and everyone for the super kind words. I really try my best to create elegant work. I am very honored, it is hard to get a TOTW!
I am just seeing this now, I have been trying to dig out from a foot of snow.

 

[Michael Anderson]

Well deserved Gabriel!! It’s a stunning box. This is my favorite style of yours.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Congratulations, Gabriel.

 

[Bob Raasch]

Congratulations, Gabriel. Another fine example of box making. Of all your different box designs this "round bottom" design is my favorite!

Gabriel, I too like the round bottom design. This spalred box is beautiful.

 

[hockenbery]

Congratulations
The box is truly elegant in form and grain pattern matching is excellent.

 

[David Croxton]

Hey Gabriel - congrats on the TOTW!

 

[rkriet]

Very nice, Gabriel. I love the form and the attention to the little details. Congratulations!

 

[John Vaeth]

Well done Gabriel. Great shape and a perfect choice of spalted wood. Love the rounded bottom.