Cherry Burl Box

[George Guadiane]

I made a Koa box a while ago, and swore off of them because it was such a pain...
Recently made a hyper curly ash box with a shell cameo set in silver, mounted in the top.
NOW we have this little piece:
The burl is a small piece of a slightly larger lot of very interesting cherry... More orange than most and somewhat unusual patterns.
The band/rim is an old carved elephant ivory bangle bracelet. In order to take the carving off on the inside and make the piece look right, I had to turn the box pretty thin.
The top is pressure set (no glue - "perfect" fit, I couldn't blow it out with 90PSI compressed air) with an abalone cameo.
Kukui nut oil sanded to 400 and buffed/burnished, the box is 2 3/4 inches in diameter by 3 1/2 inches high.

[David E Keller]

That's a pretty little box, George. I really like the ivory band detail.

[Matt Newton]

Very nice work. It almost looks like an urn.

[bob svoboda]

Very nice.

[Frank Van Atta]

Very nice box; the ivory rim really sets it off.

[Mark Hubl]

Very pretty piece. The wood and other elements look good together.

[John Keeton]

George, that is really a very nice piece! Lot of 'extras' with it, and the wood is beautiful.

[Gary Herrmann]

Great job, George. That cherry is beautiful.

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty box George with some great wood and nice accents!

[steven carter]

Really nice box George, there sure is a lot to look at! Great combination of materials, and the workmanship is superb.

Steve

[Bill Bolen]

Breath taking lidded box George! Gotta say this is one of the few pieces with "add on's" I've seen that really comes together. Everything you added just makes the piece more interesting and seem to compliment the wood. WTG...Bill...

[Steve Schlumpf]

George - this piece really stands out! Love that amazing wood! The ivory really brings out the color! Also like your use of the abalone cameo - very old school and classy!

[Tim Rinehart]

Great job with several elements. Should be a nice heirloom piece to treasure for many years. Thanks for sharing this one!

[charlie knighton]

very nice....

[Michael James]

That little unit has it all. Very nice, and artistic touch to some beautiful wood. Thanks for posting

[Dick Rowe]

What a pretty piece of work ... great job!

[Michelle Rich]

very attractive turning..nice details

[Paul Douglass]

Not only is it very attractive, but sounds like some very expert turning.

[George Guadiane]

I want to say thank you to everyone for all of your kind comments.
I found most of the ideas for this piece in other people's work and adapted those ideas to my available materials and thought process. Having a forum like this has been invaluable in helping me get to the point where I can end up with a piece like this...

One thing to remember, when working with dense hard materials like ivory (probably Corian too), The "sharp" edges REALLY ARE SHARP - Another thing I learned the hard way.

Again, thank you all for looking and commenting!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking box George. Really nice wood and detail.