Kathy Marshall
05-03-2011, 4:04 AM
Got home tonight and cut out a blank from the old dry mesquite and turned a nice little jumbo lidded box :D
Here's the blank, looks pretty bland.
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Roughed to a cylinder and wet with a paper towel so I could get a little preview of how it will look with some oil.
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The outside is complete and has a coat of DO. The line is where I will make the parting cut to separate the lid.
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The finished box (just need to decide if I want to add a knob or not).
Has a coat of DO so far. A little bigger than any boxes I've done before or seen others do. 6" tall 3 1/2" at the top and base tapering very slightly to where the lid meets the box, walls are 1/8".
Sure was nice to turn something that didn't move or warp while I was still turning it :eek:
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Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.
Here's the blank, looks pretty bland.
193530
Roughed to a cylinder and wet with a paper towel so I could get a little preview of how it will look with some oil.
193534
The outside is complete and has a coat of DO. The line is where I will make the parting cut to separate the lid.
193531
The finished box (just need to decide if I want to add a knob or not).
Has a coat of DO so far. A little bigger than any boxes I've done before or seen others do. 6" tall 3 1/2" at the top and base tapering very slightly to where the lid meets the box, walls are 1/8".
Sure was nice to turn something that didn't move or warp while I was still turning it :eek:
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Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.