Dan Mosley
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I have been turning a few boxes lately (see Picture below) and the way I have been doing them is like this......round the stock and turn a tennon on both ends........about 1/3 or so down I cut thru it so there is one short pc for the lid and one longer pc for the box part itself.....two distinct sections...put the lid in the chuck and hollow it out - sand and finish the inside - leaving the edges intact and not sanding them (if necessary i can sand with a block of wood and sandpaper and it will keep it true)
Next - chuck up the box part and turn down a tennon that will snuggly fit into the lid (that is not on the lathe)....then hollow it out......turn the bottom and finish off the contour of the box totally...... sand and finish inside....put the lid on the box with the tennon and touch up the entire project.....tail stock out of the way and trim the top flat.....wrap the two sections together with duct tape and make a crater to accept the finial on the top in the middle.....then finish off the entire box however you want.....
Question:......after the nub is turned away and gone wondering if there is a better way then duct tape to hold the two halfs together to turn the crater etc............................??????
Besides making a friction fit.......
Next - chuck up the box part and turn down a tennon that will snuggly fit into the lid (that is not on the lathe)....then hollow it out......turn the bottom and finish off the contour of the box totally...... sand and finish inside....put the lid on the box with the tennon and touch up the entire project.....tail stock out of the way and trim the top flat.....wrap the two sections together with duct tape and make a crater to accept the finial on the top in the middle.....then finish off the entire box however you want.....
Question:......after the nub is turned away and gone wondering if there is a better way then duct tape to hold the two halfs together to turn the crater etc............................??????
Besides making a friction fit.......