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Another view of the big hollow form, my favorite view of the piece, with a smaller hollow form next to it.

I finally got my new lathe last Friday, a jet 1642, and got a chance to break it in by turning another Box Elder Hollow Form. This one is 7 1/2" tall, 9" wide and about an 1/8" thick throught the whole piece. There is a large bark pocket almost half way across the bowl so it was...

I started this bowl about a month ago and finally got around to finishing it. Its Box Elder burl with the natural edge. Its 6" tall and 7" wide. Finish is BLO, polished with White Diamond and buffed with carnauba wax. Comment/critques always welcome. Thanks, Shane

This piece is box elder which has been hollowed form both the top and bottom and then the bottom was plugged. It is about 12 inches tall. Dyed with aniline dye. I'm tempted to name it "Aardvark".

A box patterned after a box I saw in a magazine turned by either Chris Stott or Ray Key. In padauk, 3" in diameter and 3 1/2" tall.

This is the first time I have turned a box in chechem or is it chechen? This box is 2 1/4" tall and 2 3/4" in diameter.

My first box in this wood. Previously I had turned pens and used it in flatwork boxes. This piece has been drying for several years and hopefully will not move as much as some people have suggested. Size is 3" tall and 3 3/4" in diameter.

Thanks to Ray Key for teaching me how to make boxes. I took a seminar with Ray recently, what a great guy, and started making boxes for the first time, I think I'm doing ok thanks to Ray. African Blackwood with desert jasper cabochon. 2"d, 3"h lacquer and wax. All comments, tips...

Here is a box in some wonderful curly bubinga that I was gifted a while back. This box is 2 3/4" tall and 3" in diameter.

The woods are Purple Heart and Macassar Ebony. The size is 3" dia x 3.5" tall. A light coat of Danish oil allowed to dry then buffed is the only finish.

A cocobolo box inspired by Richard Raffan's mosque boxes. This box is 2 3/4" in both directions, sanded to 12000 micro mesh and waxed.

This is my own design. The jar is made from an apple cider jug. It has a music box movement in the lid

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

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.

I call this

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