I found a tiny piece of amboyna burl, it had been tossed aside months ago because i couldn't figure out anything to do with it. I forget what the thing is called exactly but it looked like a small rectangle with different lengths, (a Rhombus maybe?)

Anyway, it was just over an inch tall and about 3/4" diameter or so. I have been thinking recently about trying to make a small lidded box and the light dawned on me to use this tiny piece as a knob for the top if the lid.

it's now 1 9/32 " tall just under 5/8" wide at the widest point near the tenon. The tenon itself is 1/2" wide x 1/4" tall which should be enough area to glue the knob to the lid top The box itself will probably be made of Maple and the lid will probably be made of Spalted Maple.

More as I progress

I now see with the pictures that there is a bit of EEE ultra shine that I need to remove from the corners but that's easy.

The intended box blank My thanks to our friend Ron Dudelston for gluing the parts together for the blank when I didn't have glue.

I added the maple waste block later (I didn't have pine for a wb)

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That's going to be a nice box. 

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Gene
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Thanks Gene, I already have a lid piece in mind too and I'm hoping it goes well with the main piece.

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Looks like you've got a good start. Keep us informed with the progress. 

That spalted wood (maple?) will go well with ANY piece. It's gorgeous!

Contrasting figure, grain or color really adds interest to a piece, IMHO.

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Gene
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Thanks guys! I will keep this thread updated on the progress.

Gene, Yea that's spalted maple

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Is there a way to seal the wood so the spalting doesn't break away? I used to turn pens with spalted wood but over time the spalted ares wore away.

I did one pen for a friend Mike last year and I only used friction polish to seal it. Eventually the wood did start wearing away, but I now use CA glue and have not had a breakaway problem since. At least not one that a customer informed me of.

Mike Dillen said:

Is there a way to seal the wood so the spalting doesn't break away? I used to turn pens with spalted wood but over time the spalted ares wore away.

Just another little something that I turned from a piece of scrap  Cherry Burl.

For those that are finding it hard to figure out what it is, It's a bullet, say 9mm or .45 (not exact size) that can be used as a pedant but would need to be tapped for that.

It was just something that came to mind as I was truing it up, trying to think of what to do with it

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