Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont
11-02-2003, 7:51 PM
Hello,
I had some fun this weekend on the lathe, I turned a lidded box from a piece of ambrosia maple.
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This is the largest box I have turned yet, it’s palm sized. I was trying to replicate a bit of an acorn shape. It does look a bit heavy in the lid.
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I did try to hollow the lid to take the same for as the outside of the top.
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The finish is a few coats of Watco and then Bealled the following day.
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I was hoping for a nicer finished look from this piece of wood, but this is what I got.
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I will be donating this to the Oakville Suzuki Violin organization, for a fund raising silent auction this Christmas.
Thanks for viewing,
Take care,
Jim
I had some fun this weekend on the lathe, I turned a lidded box from a piece of ambrosia maple.
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This is the largest box I have turned yet, it’s palm sized. I was trying to replicate a bit of an acorn shape. It does look a bit heavy in the lid.
<IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p64d0b6291dc92ddaa763e8ad0d6210fe/faa9f349.jpg">
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I did try to hollow the lid to take the same for as the outside of the top.
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The finish is a few coats of Watco and then Bealled the following day.
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I was hoping for a nicer finished look from this piece of wood, but this is what I got.
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I will be donating this to the Oakville Suzuki Violin organization, for a fund raising silent auction this Christmas.
Thanks for viewing,
Take care,
Jim