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Box is approx. 5" tall. Made from purpleheart, bloodwood and holly

Box is approx. 5" tall. Made from purpleheart, bloodwood and holly

4 inches diameter/4 inches high Ash and Walnut. Box was turned on two centers. The main box body was turned first then offset and the actual hollowing was done

This box from some shedua with curl that is hard to capture in a photograph is 2 3/4" tall and 3 1/2" in diameter. Gotta love the way this wood polishes up...

this is picture two of two which showes the back, side, and bottom of the little off box.

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Koru Lidded box. Top: Black Maire Box: Ebonised London Plane Height: 230mm (9") Diameter: 93mm (3-5/8")

This is a box elder bowl which measures about 8 1/2 inches across. It was rather plain so I decorated it with 18 routed spirals.

Wood Box: Pear Lid: Black Maire Height: 185mm (7-1/4") This is a commissioned piece. The twist on this box is carved using a microplane and files, sanded to 400 grit then polished The textured finish is pyrography. Comments welcome

The box is a fairly early turning for me. I got really LUCKY with the Pagoda-like finial (I was trying for 3 steps, this was all I could get). Tre-wax finish. The box is 3 1/8 inches in diameter by 4 3/4 inches high.

These two started out as pieces of very plain box elder. The slots were routed while the pieces were mounted on the lathe. There are 9 spirals on the right and 6 on the left. The one on the right has a ring left around the top to control things, while the one on the left is a bit more...

Also known as Santos rosewood this little box is 1 3/4" in height and diameter. Turned a little bead on the lid.

This was a troublesome piece of wood with cracks, chips and disintegrating pieces. Finished up at 2 3/8" in diameter and 2 1/2" tall.

This box is 2" tall and 2 1/2" in diameter. The curl spirals around the box.

Make with Walnut and wicker. I was looking for a way to make large pieces with small pieces of wood. The answer was to add wicker. The lid made up of the a ring around the middle, the finial and the wicker between the two. This piece is 18" tall.

Laminated Cherry Box with Maple insert. Insert scrollsawed with square design elements. 3 5/8 dia x 3 9/16 Tall. This was a Challenge piece on another Forum. Start with a 4 x 4 x 4 piece, turn it and incorporate squares in the design. The design in this lid is my own, conceived during...

This is a simple dyed Manitoba Maple (Box Elder)vase which measures 3 7/8 inches in diameter by 9 1/4 inches tall.

Maple box, turned round and then fluted, tint dyed yellow outside and red inside. Gloss varnish spray finish.

A box 2 1/2" in diameter and 2 7/8" tall made from some wood my son gave me for Christmas. My first box in this material.

A new wood for me from the bloodwood family, hard and dense. Finished up at 2 5/8x 2 7/8" tall.