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Here is another in the series of beaded boxes I am currently working on. This one is in shedua and is 2 1/4" tall and 3 1/2" in diameter.

Box Elder. 3-1/8"H x 3-7/8"W. Seal-A-Cell and buffed.

Mesquite box with chatter on end and side grain about 3 X 1 - One would never guess that I made this after spending the day with Bonnie Klein.

Been making boxes for Christmas so thought I would post a couple of pictures of what I have been doing. This is probably one of my favorite box shapes. Made of Honey Locus about 3X3.

These started out as ring boxes but now people buy them for baby's first ornament or just to put little gifts in. They're kinda hard to turn because the lid(bottom) fits inside the bell so you can't chuck it the way you would a regular box. Figured Maple and Cocobolo finish with Lacquer and wax.

Box Elder and Blackwood. 7-1/2" x 3-3/4". Finished with Seal-A-Cell and buffed. The top piece is a simple ring collar around the rim. Difficult to choose just one photo angle on this piece.

The woods and sizes from left to right are: Macassar Ebony, 1" w x 3" t; Holly, 1.75 w x 3.5" t; Blackwood, 2.25" w x 4.5 t; Cocobolo, 2.3/4" w x 6" t. All are finished with fricton polish.

My first box in curly koa. The box finished up at 2 1/8" tall and 3 1/4" in diameter.

This box is 2 1/4" tall and 2 3/4" in diameter. The box was sanded until smooth and finished with wax.

Base, lid and finial -Cherry. Collar - Royal Palm. Box - Jatoba, turned on 3 axes. Finial elements painted and color matched glass beads inset on four sides. Pearl on top. 7 inches tall. 2 inches max diameter.

A pair of simple boxes with the Holly neatly nested within the Ebony. The Holly is 1-1/2" dia x 4" tall and the Ebony is 2" dia x 4.75" tall. Both are finished with sanding sealer and friction polish.

Lidded Box 2-5/16" x 2-3/4" Ornamental Plum box with Spalted Dogwood and Crape Myrtle Inlay. Gel Poly The inlay was inspired by a Dick Sing Demo, and the spalted dogwood was provided free by a vendor at a local symposium. (Thanks Mike!) I cut down the diseased Ornamental Plum...

Lidded Box 2-5/16" x 2-3/4" Ornamental Plum box with Spalted Dogwood and Crape Myrtle Inlay. Gel Poly finish

I have a lot of shedua in my box turning inventory and I love to turn this wood. It can have a bit of an odd smell while you are cutting it but it turns so predictably, finishes nicely and remains stable. I like this wood. This box is 2 1/2" tall and 3 1/2" in diameter. Comments...

Another view of the alabaster box.

Lidded alabaster box with kingwood rim and ebony finial. About 5" x 6.5"

This little beaded box is turned from Santos rosewood and is 1 3/4" tall and 3" in diameter. The box is finished in wax....

This is a Manitoba Maple (box elder) "hollowed through the bottom" piece. It measures about 9 3/4 inches tall and has been dyed with aniline dyes.

Here is a little beaded box, 1 7/8" tall and 2 1/2" in diameter turned from wood labeled as Mexican cocobolo. Hollowed exceptionally well and smelled wonderful. A delicious piece of wood to turn....

This is a multi-wood box, all pieces turned from end grain combining spalted beech for the body, East Indian rosewood for the lid, and spalted beech for the lid inlay. This box is a little less than 2 3/8" in height and diameter.