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boxes

  1. Mesquite Box

    Mesquite Box

    Mesquite box 3" x 6"
  2. Elm Box with finial

    Elm Box with finial

    This is a box from Cedar elm tree in my own backyard
  3. J

    Snug box lids and wood movement?

    Over the weekend I turned a couple of practice boxes out of scrap mystery wood with snug fitting lids. Snug being not quite a pop fit. Today I go out to the shop and I can't get the lids off. The shop is heated to 70 degrees continually but there is no moisture control. What do you think is...
  4. J

    Proper Fitting Lids - Too Loose, Too Tight or Just Right is the Question?

    I’ve been a part time woodworker for 30+ yrs (hobby mostly) and only started wood turning in July 2011, so a newbie I am. My question relates to what is considered a proper fitting lid on a turned box? As I started turning some simple boxes my lids were slightly tight or snug which...
  5. Releaf 11 lidded box

    Releaf 11 lidded box

    Releaf 11 Wood: Rimu Length: 240mm (9-1/2") Height: 75mm (3") Outside finish: Danish oil Inside finish: Air brushed with iridescent paint and lacquer This is my piece for the winged lidded box challenge and the first lidded box in this series. The handle was the biggest...
  6. Releaf 11 lidded box open

    Releaf 11 lidded box open

    Releaf 11 Wood: Rimu Length: 240mm (9-1/2") Height: 75mm (3") Outside finish: Danish oil Inside finish: Air brushed with iridescent paint and lacquer This is my piece for the winged lidded box challenge and the first lidded box in this series. The handle was the biggest...
  7. Walnut box #2

    Walnut box #2

  8. Walnut Box

    Walnut Box

  9. Cherry Box

    Cherry Box

    Open View
  10. Cherry box

    Cherry box

    Cherry, cocobolo inset 5" tall
  11. Walnut2

    Walnut2

    Open view
  12. box pair

    box pair

    walnut boxes with masur birch handles, 6" tall
  13. Russian Box

    Russian Box

    Ebony and Birch
  14. Various Boxes

    Various Boxes

    Cocobolo, cherry with rosewood and maple accents, cherry, dyed maple and ash with rosewood and maple accent rings.
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