Apricot and Chechen lidded box

[Curt Fuller]

This is a hollow lidded box, the box is Apricot and the lid/finial is Chechen Rosewood. There was a guy at the Utah Arts Festival that did these kind of boxes that were amazing so I had to give one a try. Mine isn't even close to as neat as his were. He was from Virginia but I can't remember his name or find his card. Some of you Virginians might know him, he might even be a Creeker.

The tip of the finial/lid was supposed to have a small pointed spade type thing but I botched it and ended up with a cup. The box is 5.5" x 3" the lid is 5" tall. The apricot has some bark inclusions and drying cracks and some pinkish colored wood in it.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Curt that is absolutely beautiful. I like the form on it. Nice job.

[Travis Stinson]

Awesome job Curt! That's a beauty.:cool:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice form Curt! I have some apricot ....dryer than the desert sands....with lots of cracks.....I hope to get something out of it ....I like the grain in apricot...........Again....beautiful work!

[Corey Hallagan]

Sweet piece Curt. Just beautiful!

Corey

[Mark Cothren]

Very snazzy lookin' to me!!! Love that chunk of Apricot wood!

[Cecil Arnold]

Really nice piece Curt.

[Jim Ketron]

Awesome piece Curt!
looks like Marble!:eek:

[Andy Hoyt]

That's an absolutely gorgeous chunk of wood. And what you did to it is equally impressive. Congrats!

[Barry Stratton]

That is a beautiful chunk of wodd, and the finial is COOL! Well done.

[Philip Duffy]

Does the name Mark St Ledger ring a bell? White haired school teacher does all kinds of lovey pieces, including boxes.

[Michael Stafford]

Excellent work, Curt. I love the wood and the form!:D

[Brian McInturff]

I need to start putting various woods together. That's a beautiful piece. Excellent choice of woods together.
Brian

[Dick Parr]

Great job Curt, I love those two woods together. Very nicely done.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

What can I add..........?

It's a real Peach :D

:DVery nice, I hear that the fruit woods are extra fun to turn.... ;)

[Keith Burns]

Very nice Curt, great form on the box:) :)

[Glenn Hodges]

That is some of the most beautiful wood I have seen. You chose a perfect piece to show it off.

[Dennis Peacock]

Awright Curt....you can stop holding out on us now and really show us what you got.!!!!!:p :D

Very pretty piece Curt and I like the finial on this one. Very well done.!!!!:D

[Mark Rios]

You folks are turning farm fruit and barnyard fowl now?

Boy, you really ARE good.

[Tom Sherman]

Curt that is deffinately a gorgeous piece love that Apricot and the finial with or without the spade is awsome.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Curt, that is an absolutely beautiful piece. I can see that resting beside a small tiffany table lamp on a nineteenth century french provincial mahogany end table.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Very lovely, Curt.

Bruce

[Curt Fuller]

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments.

I was able to find the name of the turner that inspired this. It's John M. Russell from Linden Virginia.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Curt, I know I'm late on this but I wanted to say how much I like this. It is really beautiful. As Always!:)