blackwood

~4" diameter ringbox in African Blackwood, with a Cocobolo inset. The cocobolo has a tung oil finish, but the Blackwood itself was just buffed and polished.

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...

Bottom of a blackwood box ornamented with the GP-3 rosette

African blackwood box with 6-pointed scalloped star turned on MDF rose engine

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.

Large candleholder for 100 mm candle, oiled, buffed

Blackwood open spirals satin poly buffed

Small Blackwood hollow form 10cm x 7.5cm

Blackwood [ Acacia Melanoxylon] inspired by the Polynesian culture and their hand to hand combat prowess. 33cm x 18cm oiled

A rose bud pot for the oldest grand daughter. Blackwood and W.O.P. 175mm x 100mm

125mm high 75mm dia finished in Antique Oil and buffed

Blackwood Acacia Melanoxylon 4.5x4.5" AO and buffed

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...

Tulipwood and Blackwood. About 8-1/2" tall, sanded to 800. The HF is finished with Seal-A-Cell and buffified.

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...

Mesquite and Blackwood. 5-1/4"W x 5-1/2"H. Sanded to 800, finished with Seal-A-Cell, and buffified.

ring box