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These vases were conceived as a Passe' Passe' Set. That is, when used they give the appearance of one color ball "jumping" to the other vase. Of course, you can also use a single vase to produce one color ball or several balls of different colors.

As some know, most of the turning I've done in the past was for magicians. Here are the last pieces I've made for this purpose.

Spalted maple hollow form (box?) with lid. Finished with Odie's Oil. Some repair with Starbond Black in the heaviest spalting. About 7.5 inches tall by about 8 inches wide. Constructive criticism appreciated.

Spalted maple hollow form (box?) with lid. Finished with Odie's Oil. Some repair with Starbond Black in the heaviest spalting. About 7.5 inches tall by about 8 inches wide. Constructive criticism appreciated.

A recently completed cherry box with weathered black locust pull. The pull is a root section from a tree that has probably been down for decades. 5 1/2" D x 10" - texturing with a brass wire wheel, lacquer finish.

A recently completed cherry box with weathered black locust pull. The pull is a root section from a tree that has probably been down for decades. 5 1/2" D x 10" - texturing with a brass wire wheel, lacquer finish.

Three legged box of cherry with an ebony knob and three carved feet. The band was made with a spiraling tool.

"Radiant" a box made from Maple burl, dyed red, yellow, and green. The base and the finial are made from Pear and dyed black.

A salt box I made of maple. I engraved the salt symbol by adding a laser to my mini lathe. Cocobolo knob on top. Chatterwork inside and out

A contrast of the violence of the death of the tree with the refined box within. Ambrosia maple, maple burl lid with dyed mahogany finial.

My latest Platonic solid. An octahedron has 8 identical faces (equilateral triangles) and can be thought of as 2 pyramids joined at their base. Completely formed on the lathe. It is a box with a spherical interior Spalted Black Ash Burl, Soapstone 5” W x 5” D x 8” H

Another view of acorn box with lid removed. Real acorn is from burr oak and is about the size of a golf ball.

first of a series 9 x 6 from bottom= box elder burl, bradfrod pear, basswood, english boxwood root

This container is made of European Walnut and has been decorated at the bottom with pryographed bamboo leaves. 8 5/8" by 4". It has been finished with oil. Comments and critique welcome. Thanks for looking.

View of box threads

I guess I have a real newbie question. When turning boxes, should the lid have the spigot that fits inside the base or the base have the shoulder that fits inside the lid? And if so Why?:confused:

Re-shot for photographic lighting critique.

Some time ago I ran across a photo on the web of a beautiful lidded box with an oriental theme. I really liked the form and lid design. After a great deal of research I discovered that Matthew Hill had turned the piece in the photo. The piece really intrigued me to the point I decided to do...

A little box in cocobolo 1 3/4" tall and 2 3/4" in diameter.