A big one - Box Elder Burl/ Walnut Lidded Box

[Roger Chandler]

We have a meeting this evening of one of the clubs I belong to......gotta have something for "show & tell" so I made another box and helped in prepping for my demo at the other one July 7th.

This one is large ..........I had a piece of box elder burl and thought I would get something made before it got so punky it turned to sawdust on its own........some chip out on this, but still its pretty.

size is approximately 6 inches wide and 5 inches tall at the knob. Finished just minutes ago with WTF. Trust me ......it looks better in person than in the pics! Comments are always welcome!

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[John M. Smith]

Looks nice Roger. I really like the grain on the box elder.

[charlie knighton]

very nice Roger, pretty wood and boxes are always sought

[Mike Golka]

Looks very nice Roger. Well done

[John Kent]

That box elder is very nice, walnut looks great with it. I think the beads really make the whole box stand out. That WTF is some great stuff.

[Rich Aldrich]

Roger - nice work. I like the contrast and the form. Nice color coordination.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great combo Roger and a nice form.

[Roger Chandler]

Thanks everyone...................much appreciated! Seemed to go over very well at the "show & tell" at tonight's meeting of CVW.........lot of compliments on it.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful wood! Really nice size for use as a lidded candy dish! Glad to hear it received good reviews at your club meeting!

[Roger Chandler]

Beautiful wood! Really nice size for use as a lidded candy dish! Glad to hear it received good reviews at your club meeting!

Wonder how many peanut M & M's it will hold? Might have to find the answer to that question...........thanks Steve!

[Kathy Marshall]

Nice box Roger! The wood combo looks great and I bet it would hold alot of peanut M&Ms!

[Roland Martin]

The "Box Man" strikes again!:) That's a very nice piece of box elder, Roger and a great looking turning. Very nice work!

[Roger Chandler]

The "Box Man" strikes again!:) That's a very nice piece of box elder, Roger and a great looking turning. Very nice work!

Thank you Sir! I don't think I deserve the title "Box Man" quite yet, Roland........maybe Richard Raffan, Mike Stafford or someone else, but at least I'm gaining on 'em! :rolleyes::D;)

[Roger Chandler]

I forgot to mention something about the finish process on this...........to help pop the grain, I actually wet sanded the burl with some antique oil on the 320 and 400 grit. That antique oil helped give a little amber on the burl and made it come alive, then 2 coats of shellac, and then the WTF.

The reason I posted this is because I had a friend last evening who brought a bowl of box elder burl, and he put shellac on it and wipe on poly............his was a lot more washed out [blonde] in color. I think the antique oil really helped with the color of the grain, and the wet sanding helped smooth the pores a bit as well.

I have had a few questions on the finish, so I figured I had better update this a little.........sorry I forgot the first go round!