August 22, 20187 yr Popular Post These are some more laminated boxes I have been working on . Have tried thin and thick laminates. The woods are mainly walnut, pecan, river birch, cherry. Most of the wood on these was some small scraps slightly larger than the boxes. To turn the box since there was not enough wood for a tenon I uses a sacrifical face plate and used thick CA to glue on blank. Once the turning and hollowing is done the box is removed from the tenon with a sharp rap on a chisel at the glue line. Sometime this will lead to chipping but most just pop right off. Of note here is to place something soft or a bucket on the lathe bed to catch the turning. Hardest part of these projects as I said the last time I showed one was finishing the bottom. It can be done by reversing in pen jaws and bringing up the tailstock with a soft touch mounted. I just do not like flat bottoms even on boxes. Walnut,Pecan,River Birch Pecan, Oak, Mahogany veneer River Birch, paduck Pecan, Cherry, Purpleheart Pecan, teak Edited August 22, 20187 yr by Gerald
August 22, 20187 yr Those are beautiful, Gerald! I really like the texture detail on the lid of the next to last one.
August 22, 20187 yr I really like these on several levels. Nice form and nice embellishing. Most of all they're a great use of materials that might otherwise be tossed. Steve
August 24, 20187 yr Author Thanks for the comments . Forgot to tell the size. The last one is about 4 inches tall and the rest 3 or less and diameter is 2 inches. Hey @Bill Schultz I do not feel I am that good but much better than I was just 5 years ago (been turning 12 years). Thanks
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