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Save a log, turn not burn, pierce not split, brush the paint, not the ashes. All part of my therapy. It warms the inside without the fire.

A box turned from an aptly named wood. The wood is very soft and lightweight. Finished up at 2 1/2" in both directions.

Pagoda box with walnut finial measuring 6 1/2" h x 2" w. This box was turned for one of our local club challenges. Everyone was handed a small limb piece of Pagoda no larger that about 3 1/2" in diameter by about 12" long, and we could turn whatever we wanted out of it. It...

Simple Maple box with insets of Padauk and Box Elder Burl. 4" h x 3" w. This was a simple and easy decoration method. I enjoyed making this box.

Here is a box 3 1/2" tall and 4" in diameter in some highly figured maple with lots of curl in varying sizes. Perhaps this would qualify as quilted maple.

Made from very dense black walnut and masir birch. The lid handle is cut to deliberately show a ying and yang symbol between the dark heart wood and lighter sap wood.

Here is a box 2" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall turned from sheoak a friend from New Zealand sent. The box has tiny flat on the bottom so it can stand.

Side Viwe of Box Elder Bowl

Inside view of Box Elder Bowl.

"Red Sky" is a 10 3/4" X 4" X 3/32" Box Elder Bowl that originated in Stow, Ohio. On a trip to his childhood home, Chris came accross a tree removal crew taking down a sizeable Box Elder tree. It was less than a mile from where he had once lived. This is the actual...

Alternate view of end-grain box with snap-fit lid. Made from Black Walnut with Black Ash Burl accents. 4.5" high X 3.5" diameter.

End-grain box with snap-fit lid. Made from Black Walnut with Black Ash Burl accents. 4.5" high X 3.5" diameter.

This is the very first box I have turned in this wood. It is a bit screechy reminding me of cedar when it starts to resonate. It finished up at 2 1/4" tall and 3" in diameter. The color is quite remarkable and I hope it stays that way for a while.

This is a box elder lidded vessel that stands about 11" tall x 5.5" wide.

Something a little different in Santos rosewood with beads running from top to bottom. The box is 2 1/2"tall and 3" in diameter.

Snake Box 180mm long .2mm thick Turned from Black Maire This is another idea I came up with using my winged vessels see page 12 of my gallery for Midas Box. I had in mind a Cleo Pat era Egyptian style The Snakes are made by cutting down the wing (with the Skew) and leaving a wing sitting on...

This was my first attempt at a Southwestern form. The box elder was green, and was turned wet until finished over a four day period. The size is 8" in diameter, 5.5" tall, with a wall thickness of 0.25". Finished with five coats of gloss lacquer and Beall buffed. The half log had...

Music box model made using "Woodturning with SketchUp" See www.turnedoutright.com

A Redwood Burl animated music box. Turn the lid to wind it up... The lid turns with the music.... Modeled with "Woodturning with SketchUp" Finished in polished polyurethane