Smallest box yet....

[Michael Stafford]

Here is the smallest box I have turned to date. Made from Pau Ferro/Santos Rosewood this little box is 1 3/4" tall and 1 3/4" in diameter. I love turning this wood. It is very predictable and polishes up like glass. How do you like the little bead I left on the lid? This box is less than 3/32" thick in the sidewalls.

[Keith Burns]

Very nice HF, eer, Box Big Mike. I do like the bead on the lid. It adds just the right amount of detail to say "I'm Special". :) :) You are approaching "mini" status but I think you have to be under 1".:D

[Mark Cothren]

Love that box, Mike! I like the bead alright. Very nice finish on the insides with very clean corners. Once again impressive!

[Barry Stratton]

That is NICE!! I like the top also. Have you thought of "inlaying" a silver dollar? Looks like it might fit....

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Big Mike, your skills never cease to amaze me. Lovely box! What's next, I wonder... Perhaps a 3/4" x 3/4" mosque-style box made from antler? :)

[Dick Parr]

Looks great Mike, you are sure getting down there now.:rolleyes: Great job.;)

[Michael Stafford]

Henry, I don't think my chubby little fingers will let me turn anything that small. I am too picky about how the inside is finished so if I can't sand it I won't be happy.

Barry, a silver dollar is almost as large in diameter as this box I think. I imagine a silver dollar would almost weigh as much also.....LOL

Thanks guys, I appreciate it....:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Big Mike you went and did it again. What a great looking box. Love the form and finish especially the bead on top. Nice job as always Big Mike.

[Corey Hallagan]

Mike that is one of your best I think. The wood is beautiful as always, you always turn the coolest wood! I really like the top detail on this one. Nice job!

Corey

[Ernie Nyvall]

That is some pretty wood Big Mike. Nice job. Do you use one of those flat tool rests for your boxes... the kind that sticks up in the box?

Ernie

[Michael Stafford]

Ernie, yes, I do use a box rest for some of my boxes. The decision to use it is determined while I am turning. It is dependent on how deep the box is and how hard the wood is to turn. Thanks again for the nice feedback.

[Jim Becker]

Really lovely, Michael. The grain works well with the scale of the piece, too...makes it "feel" bigger. Nice!