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Michael Stafford
08-31-2005, 8:36 AM
Here is a face grain turned walnut box I made for a friend. It is about 5" in diameter and a little less than 3" tall. The grain on the inside of the bottom is quite pretty IMHO.
Philip Duffy
08-31-2005, 9:22 AM
Nothing pettier than a lovely piece of wood, well executed. Congratulations!
Keith Burns
08-31-2005, 11:18 AM
You definately have this box thing down pat. Another excellent piece !
Jeff Jump
08-31-2005, 12:08 PM
Looks great Mike! What kind of finish did you use on it?

Jeff
Michael Stafford
08-31-2005, 12:55 PM
Multiple coats of varnish, BLO mixture thinned and allowed to soak in and then burnished dry on the lathe with paper towels. Used a non-abrasive pad between coats to polish it nice and smooth and shiny....
Kurt Aebi
08-31-2005, 1:02 PM
Big Mike,

Another wonderful piece. I really love the finish that you acheive on your bowls & boxes.

Mine is still doing wonderfully and holding up real well. Thanks again - it's a real masterpiece.
Mark Cothren
08-31-2005, 2:27 PM
Beautiful wood and a super turning, Mike!
Shelley Bolster
08-31-2005, 2:41 PM
Another beauty as always Mike, but as with all your boxes both turned or flat, I think they need to be touched to appreciate them to the degree they deserve!:)
Jim Ketron
08-31-2005, 4:01 PM
Oh Thats a Nice one Big Mike!
Beautiful grain and color in that walnut:eek:
The Boxmaster strikes again!
Ernie Nyvall
08-31-2005, 6:55 PM
Wonderful box Mike. The grain is beautiful and how you picked it out for that lid to come out the way it did is really cool.

Ernie
Jason Solodow
08-31-2005, 9:17 PM
Mike-

How much do you thin your BLO with? And what do you thin it with?
Michael Stafford
08-31-2005, 9:31 PM
Jason, it is not just the BLO. It is BLO and Varnish mixed and both thinned about 40% with mineral spirits. Nice and thin, flood it on, let it soak, wipe it off and buff it dry. On the lathe I buff it dry while the lathe is running....
Dick Parr
08-31-2005, 9:42 PM
Very very nice Mike. Lovely piece of work there. :)
Robert Watsek
09-03-2005, 12:45 PM
As usual Big Mike another beautiful piece of work.

I Love it.:)
Bruce Shiverdecker
09-03-2005, 8:04 PM
Sorry, Mike. Thought I added my .02 to this. That is beautiful! You're execution is outstanding.

The only thing better than Walnut, finishwise, is Cocobolo. Talk about some pretty stuff. The only problem is the price.