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  1. Bocote box

    Bocote box

    This box was an interesting one for me. I bought a piece of very dark hardwood at my woodturning club recently and as it was dark and very dense I thought it would be good for using for enhancing on my Rose Engine lathe. It was marked up as Mexican Rosewood (which I later found to be most...
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  2. Mexican Bocote Lidded Box

    Mexican Bocote Lidded Box

    This blank really got my attention when I saw it, and here is the finished result. I added a little recess detail into the lid. Box is 3.25 inches high and 2.25 inches in diameter. Finished with gloss lacquer. The sapwood contrast and the workability of the wood make this box really nice.
    • Gabriel Hoff
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  3. Bocote clamshell box...

    Bocote clamshell box...

    This bocote clamshell box was turned from some wood a friend sent me and I gave him the box. It finished up at 1 3/4" tall and 3" in diameter. It is one of the few successful boxes I have turned in bocote as most pieces of that wood seem to have wind checks when I purchase it.
    • Michael Stafford
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