This box is made from a piece of Bocote and has a finial made from African Blackwood and a base from dyed Sycamore. This box stands 120mm tall and 85mm in diameter and is finished in satin lacquer. The shape was turned using a 4 bump rosette on my rose engine lathe. It was a long process and end to end this box took about 16 hours to make. It was certainly and interesting type of box to make. It took as long to hollow the centre as it did to to create the outside shape. Getting the grain pattern alignment between the top and the base, which were turned separately, added to the challenge.
