Turned box project

[Mike Minto]

haven't made many boxes on the lathe. this is spanish cedar with curly maple. for a guy at work; $40, his gift to wife for making it through basic training (!). danish oil and 2-buffed. comments/critiques always welcome. mike

[Toney Robertson]

Mike,

I like it. Nice proportions. I like how you split the maple between the top and the rim of the bowl.

I am not crazy about the knob. The angles IMO does not blend in with the bowl. I think a more rounded knob would go better.

Toney

[Bill Bolen]

Lovely box. The woods work well together and the form is very good..Bill..

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great box. Wood combo's really work.

[Richard Madison]

But strange photo setup.

[Kenneth Whiting]

I like that one.

[Mike Golka]

Good looking box Mike

[Mike Minto]

toney, i agree - i think a knob more the shape of the box would look better, too, now that i've seen the photos - maybe next time :o. richard, regarding the photo set-up, i had put the thing in my truck, and had to get a photo or two before i left for work and wasn't able to!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - I am sure the gift will be greatly appreciated! I also like your use of curly maple on the lip as well as the lid - it ties everything together! As far as the knob - you could turn one more of a mushroom shape - but then it would look very similar to all the other knobs out there! This one is unique - stick with it!

Nice work Mike! Thanks for sharing!