Two more christmas presents....

[Kevin J Lalonde]

First attempt at a box. It's actually 2 seperate Oak Lump/Bumps Mr. Van der Loo was talking about. Some burl and spalting. 5x3.5 with waterlox. The other is a first attempt at cherry hollow form. I think we'll just put a tea light candle in it and call it good, 7.5x3, waterlox also. Thanks for looking. All C&C encouraged!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Kevin - some pretty cool stuff! Interesting form on the Cherry! Haven't seen the top recessed like that before - gives it a different look!

The box is very interesting! Nice form and finish but not 100% with the differences of wood grain between top and bottom of the box. Nothing wrong with the turning - just my personal tastes coming through!

[David E Keller]

Nice job on both of them. I like the wild figure in the box but might like a contrasting wood in between lid and base(something dark like ebony?)... Just a thought. It might seperate the two pieces of wood a little visually so the wood doesn't seem mismatched. Overall, great first box.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Good work Kevin, but the idea to break-up the two halves is a good idea I think.
Just give it a try, even a light colored piece of wood should make a difference, you can always ebonize it with some india ink before glueing it in place :)

[alex carey]

I agree with Steve, some good work here but the top and bottom don't mesh well enough for me.