Cherry Wave Box 2

[Vaughn McMillan]

Sorry, but I feel compelled to remove the text and pics in this post. I cannot publicly explain my reasons for doing so, but if you would like more information about the project or the reasons why it was removed, I can be contacted at SMC -at- tg3k.com.

[Per Swenson]

Vaughn,

What else can I say, thats just beautiful.

Per

[Richard Wolf]

Great work Vaughn, as always.

Richard

[doug webb]

I fail to see how that was turned......As pretty as it is, as great a job You did on it, I will not believe it was done on your lathe......tsk, tsk
congrats......doug

[John Timberlake]

Really nice. Good job of matching the waves so they look continuous around the box. Very attractive and useful, too. I have the same problem sometimes with know how much time "fixing" a problem rather than just doing it over. Keep up the good work.

[Mark Pruitt]

Great pice of craftsmanship Vaughn!

......and, BTW,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[Andy Hoyt]

As you're wont to say, "Yeppers, I like dat one!"

And while I'm here - HBD from me too.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I fail to see how that was turned......As pretty as it is, as great a job You did on it, I will not believe it was done on your lathe......tsk, tsk
congrats......doug

Doug.....he "turned" it over on it's side to photograph it?

Vaughn excellent work! I like your imagination and attention to detail in ways not normally seen!

Hope you have a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

[Art Mulder]

My fix for the bottom was to use up some nice pomelle sapelle veneer I bought a long time ago. It was pretty easy to apply to the exterior bottom, but the interior presented some problems due to the shape at the corners. I ended up putting the veneer on a piece of 1/8" plywood, then gluing that onto the interior bottom. No problem, all was good, I just needed to finish the new surfaces.

In hindsight, always 20/20 I know, it sounds like it would have been a good idea to finish that veneered piece before you glued it in.

I'm sure your customer appreciates your attention to detail. Hopefully she doesn't just slap a plant into it which ruins the inside finish...

best,
...art

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Now that's a cool box.

[Julio Navarro]

Beautiful box, Vaughn.

Gears are already working after seeing this one.

[Vaughn McMillan]

In hindsight, always 20/20 I know, it sounds like it would have been a good idea to finish that veneered piece before you glued it in.

Man is that right! That was probably the most valuable lesson I got from this project. I had been planning to do it that way, but then I got ahead of myself and glued the new bottom panel in place prematurely. I'll probably start pre-finishing the interior sides when possible, too. It'd save a lot of handwork.

I'm sure your customer appreciates your attention to detail. Hopefully she doesn't just slap a plant into it which ruins the inside finish... ...

For the price she's paying me, she can use the box to hold anything she wants. See sees boxes like this as art, and I charged an "art" price. (That's one of the reasons I was being picky about the finish.)

Thanks everyone for the comments, compliments, and birthday wishes.

- Vaughn

[Jim Becker]

Ya, Mon! That's a really beautiful piece of work, Vaughn!

[Jim Tobias]

Very creative! I like the look of the curves on the box. It sounds like (just like me) problems along the way actually created new ideas for the project.
That always seems to happen to me. i can't decide if that is just poor planning or just creative adjustments along the way?

jim

[Tyler Howell]

Always pushin the envelope Vaughn!!
Very Nice.
TJH