beads of courage

I just had to make a holiday themed box, so here it is! Segmented construction using figured maple in 24 segment rings. Walnut lid and base. The bear face features are maple, walnut, and ebony. Hat is bubinga with a glued on pom pom topper. Size is approx. 7 inches in diameter and 5 inches tall...

I have been working steadily each month to produce a box and usually don't post them, but this month the box is little different. For the first time I tried doing a black veneer ring in the middle of the box along with different segmented ring counts as a part of the design. Wood on the box is...

I have not posted many BOC boxes lately, but I am still turning one a month! This box takes a a lot of time with the segmenting and the bear face. Wood is ripped, cut into segments, glued, and turned on a solid base. Bear face parts are each turning individually and placed my eye on the lid...

This is my April 2023 Beads of Courage Donation. I have completed a few more this year but have not posted those. It is segmented walnut, 112 segments total with musical grade Curly Maple for the feature ring and lid. Size is approx. 8 inches in diameter and 6.25 inches tall. Finished with wax...

I decided to segment this box. There are 84 segments total. The body and lid material is cherry and the face discs and nose are maple and ebony. Approx. 6 inches tall and 7 inches wide. Finished with oil and wax.

This box is made of walnut and maple. It took me about 10 hours to make. On the side view I put in a maple inlay. Finished with food safe wax. Hight is about 6 inches and diameter is about 6.5 inches.