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blackwood

  1. fluted spirals

    fluted spirals

    Blackwood Acacia Melanoxylon 4.5x4.5" AO and buffed
    • hughie
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    • blackwood fluted spirals
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Member Galleries
  2. Twist and Turn 2

    Twist and Turn 2

    Blackwood twisted lidded box Wood: NZ Blackwood Height: 215mm (8-5/8") Diam: 95mm (3-3/4") This is a commissioned piece and is very similar to an earlier piece I did a few years back. A client loved the other piece and asked if I could do another but in Blackwood. I had finished...
    • Robbie Graham
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    • blackwood graham robbie
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Member Galleries
  3. Twist and Turn 2

    Twist and Turn 2

    Blackwood twisted lidded box Wood: NZ Blackwood Height: 215mm (8-5/8") Diam: 95mm (3-3/4") This is a commissioned piece and is very similar to an earlier piece I did a few years back. A client loved the other piece and asked if I could do another but in Blackwood. I had finished...
    • Robbie Graham
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    • blackwood graham robbie
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  4. Tulipwood and Blackwood

    Tulipwood and Blackwood

    Tulipwood and Blackwood. About 8-1/2" tall, sanded to 800. The HF is finished with Seal-A-Cell and buffified.
    • N_Addy
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    • blackwood tulipwood
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Member Galleries
  5. Duna Pianeta

    Duna Pianeta

    A finialed hollow form in redwood burl with an African blackwood pedestal and lid, and a Bolivian rosewood finial. The underside of the surface that the lid rests on has been pyrographed to add a bit of lift to the top of the globe. This commissioned piece was named for the dune-like...
    • Allen Alexopulos
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    • african blackwood bolivian burl finial form hollow redwood rosewood
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Member Galleries
  6. Mesquite and Blackwood

    Mesquite and Blackwood

    Mesquite and Blackwood. 5-1/4"W x 5-1/2"H. Sanded to 800, finished with Seal-A-Cell, and buffified.
    • N_Addy
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    • blackwood mesquite
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  7. Celestes Valentine

    Celestes Valentine

    ring box
    • Clifton C
    • Media item
    • african blackwood cocobolo ebony
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Member Galleries
  8. and_open

    and_open

    Ring box/holder with a little tray
    • Clifton C
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    • african blackwood cocobolo ebony
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  9. Maple burl top

    Maple burl top

    Vessel: Maple Burl (Domestic) Collar: African Blackwood (Exotic) Dimensions: 3.25"h x 3.875"w You can go to my gallery to more/larger shots of this piece. The link is in my signature.
    • Truffuls
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    • blackwood burl form hf hollow maple
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  10. Maple burl

    Maple burl

    Vessel: Maple Burl (Domestic) Collar: African Blackwood (Exotic) Dimensions: 3.25"h x 3.875"w You can go to my gallery to more/larger shots of this piece. The link is in my signature.
    • Truffuls
    • Media item
    • blackwood burl form hf hollow maple
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  11. Madrone Ornament

    Madrone Ornament

    Globe Christmas Ornament made from Madrone Burl and African Blackwood. Finished with Lacquer and wax.
    • DougBrown
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    • blackwood burl globe madrone ornament
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  12. Box Elder and Blackwood

    Box Elder and Blackwood

    Box Elder and Blackwood. 7-1/2" x 3-3/4". Finished with Seal-A-Cell and buffed. The top piece is a simple ring collar around the rim. Difficult to choose just one photo angle on this piece.
    • N_Addy
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    • blackwood box elder
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
  13. East Indian Rosewood and Blackwood

    East Indian Rosewood and Blackwood

    East Indian Rosewood with Blackwood. 2-3/4"H x 4-3/4"W (5-3/8"H with the finial). No finish other than buffing with Tripoli and wax.
    • N_Addy
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    • blackwood rosewood
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Member Galleries
  14. Thanks Ray

    Thanks Ray

    Thanks to Ray Key for teaching me how to make boxes. I took a seminar with Ray recently, what a great guy, and started making boxes for the first time, I think I'm doing ok thanks to Ray. African Blackwood with desert jasper cabochon. 2"d, 3"h lacquer and wax. All comments, tips...
    • DougBrown
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    • blackwood box key ray
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Member Galleries
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