Osage Orange lidded box

[Curt Fuller]

This is a shallow lidded box from Osage Orange with a Blackwood knob/finial. It's 5" x 3" plus the finial. I left a small bead on the lid to draw your eye away from the seam of the actual lid. (Did it fool anyone?;) ) The dark lines are weathered cracks that were already in the wood. The finial is a little heavy duty because the lid fits pretty tight and needs a little pull to get it off. Deft finish.

[Mark Cothren]

Fantastic work, Curt!!!!!!!!!! Love that osage/blackwood combination!!!!! That dark fault line really adds some unique character!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful form and finish! I also love the wood combination! The bead work on the lid did fool me - at first glance I thought the bead was the opening. Nice detail work on the finial.

[Pat Doble]

Curt, that is one beautiful box - and may be my favorite box of any I've seen. I like the proportion of the finial and how it really brings out the dark lines in the piece. That bead really makes the lid.
Fantastic piece. :D :)

[Mike Vickery]

Beautiful Curt, I have to try box making one of these days.

[Travis Stinson]

Beautiful Curt! The black/ yellow combo is very striking. :cool:

[Shane Whitlock]

Great looking box Curt ... I snagged some of that wood too, sure is pretty. Thanks for telling me where it was.

Happy Turning,
Shane Whitlock

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is beautiful Curt. I love the OO and blackwood combo. Nice job.

[Gary Garmar]

Osage Orange is one of my favorite woods to turn. Your example is Fantastic!!!! Beautiful box. I have about half a ton of Osage Burl, the trunk is over 4' in diameter. I've given lots of it away but still have enough to turn until my tools are gone.

[Tom Keen]

Thats a great box!!! Very nice

Tom

[joe greiner]

Extremely nice. And the finial proportions are perfect. Yep; fooled me too; but no complaints at all.

Joe

[Paul Engle]

oh yea baby ... dats the one. superb :D Nice one Curt.

[Neal Addy]

Yeah! This is fantastic, Curt! Nice form and clean, crisp finial. Great job on the sphere.

Two thumbs up! :cool:

[Keith Burns]

Excellent Box Curt !!! :) :)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Aw man Curt, that looks great. Wonderful combination of woods.

[Jim Becker]

Snazzy one, Curt! And that's gonna look just as nice even when it browns out...the inclusion will still bring great contrast to the piece! Truly beautiful!

One of the things I really, really love about turning Osage orange is that it polishes up so wonderfully, even without any applied finish...

[Gary Herrmann]

Very nice Curt. Great shape and the colors are really nice.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Beautiful,Curt!

I LOVE Osage Orange.

Bruce

[Don Orr]

Lovely Curt. The whole piece is well done. Proportions, balance, colors, finish all combine to make this wonderful. I think the finial is just right, not too heavy, not too fragile-and it compliments the colors in the wood. The bead on the lid adds a nice touch too.

Very nice work! (And that's not just an "attaboy, ego-stroking, pat-on-the-back" comment)

[Tom Sherman]

Really nice box Curt, the O O is awsome and the work is flawless.