Silver Maple Box

[Mitchell Cholewinski]

I recently got a bit interested in making boxes, something I never tried before.These pictures are my first attempt at making a box.I turned many larger hollow forms so hollowing the box was a piece of cake. I was concerned about cutting the lid off and getting it fit right. I lucked out cause this lid fit perfect, when I put the lid on and push it pops.This box is pretty large at 10". The wood is wet so I finished withmultiple coats of poly. The platform is part of the hollowed part and is turned from the same wood.the last picture is with the lid on upside down. Mitch

[Geoff Hanha]

Hiya Mitch away you go, going to have to watch you know with the boxes, nice going. The thing about a box lid having the pop is i think a personal thing of how good a fit i can get to show others. Its got a good chance of sticking as all woods will move with the inviroment, theres nothing wrong with a lid that does not go pop. Lids can be of all types, its always a good thing to make the top of a box out of the same wood and to the same thicknes so that all movments are basicly the same. Nice design mitch looking at a couple of other post you are starting to change your style and way, always good to change a direction, someone has been looking at books video or something, keep on mitch i like it. Geoff...LB :D

[Mitchell Cholewinski]

Hello Mate
Thanks for the positive reply. Always nice to hear from you. I am pleased you think this box is ok. Of course you already know that I regard you as the best as far as making boxes. I like your creativity, as well as John Lucas, another turner I admire.You can always come up with a very nice box and then another and another. I don't look at videos or books so I need to learn the basics to making a box first, then I will see if I have any creative side to me.I turned a practice box yesterday, just for practice and again it popped on and made me so happy. Being wet wood it soon stuck. I need to figure how to get around this. I need to go look at your boxes just for ideas, if you don't mind and even if you do mind, I am going to.(wink). Mitch