Another "Practice" box...

It is only a practice piece, still working on the mechanics of doing this stuff

Still, it is fun!



Sanded to #400, then a sanding sealer coat, lightly sanded to #600, then waxed and buffed. The wood is some Sakura, and the thickest stuff I have around right now. I'm thinking of doing some glue ups just to get some thicker wood, to make some bigger boxes!

Nice "pop" sound when you take the lid off.

These are really fun!

Looks great Stu!

Stu,
Nice color wood & I like the grain

Chuck

The grain of the sakura looks somewhat similar to an oak. If that is the case, hollowing must be quite the chore. It looks great Stu. I can assure you my first boxes would not have been posted anywhere. Keep up the good work.

Thanks guys, I'm trying

Mike I agree that this wood looks like Oak, but it is completely closed grain, rock hard, but turnable for sure, in face, I like turning it very much.

The "Sakura" is Japanese for Cherry, but I'm talking the ornamental kind, not the fruit kind. We looked it up, and there are over 465 distinct types of "Sakura" in Japan, so what it is exactly.......

Cheers!

Great looking box Stu. I am like Mike. My first boxes never got posted.