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Box is flamed box elder. The lid is box elder burl with an African Blackwood spire. About 2.5 inches diameter and 5 inches high. Wipe-on poly and Beall buffed.
This little box is 9cm tall and 6cm in diameter. The base is a small piece of Horse Chestnut burr and the lid is a piece of Blackwood. The lid has a small red CZ stone in the centre. The inside of the lid is decorated on my Rose Engine and then the pattern filled with Gold embellishing wax and...
Acacia Melanoxylon or Blackwood, taken from the Southern Highlands, an area not really known for good Blackwood. Blown over in a storm about a 1m dia tree and a buddy and i got most of it over two 12 hr days. The blank had all sorts of issues, dry rot, cracks, lousy shape and so on.
Figured Maple, African Blackwood, pewter and a bit of sterling silver.
Design by Christian Burchard from American Woodturner December 1997.
First foray into casting pewter. Making two adds another element for skill training.
Blackwood twisted lidded box
Wood: NZ Blackwood
Height: 215mm (8-5/8")
Diam: 95mm (3-3/4")
This is a commissioned piece and is very similar to an earlier piece I did a few years back. A client loved the other piece and asked if I could do another but in Blackwood.
I had finished...
Blackwood twisted lidded box
Wood: NZ Blackwood
Height: 215mm (8-5/8")
Diam: 95mm (3-3/4")
This is a commissioned piece and is very similar to an earlier piece I did a few years back. A client loved the other piece and asked if I could do another but in Blackwood.
I had finished...
A finialed hollow form in redwood burl with an African blackwood pedestal and lid, and a Bolivian rosewood finial. The underside of the surface that the lid rests on has been pyrographed to add a bit of lift to the top of the globe. This commissioned piece was named for the dune-like...
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