Bloodwood box

Mike Stafford

Member
Messages
2,299
Location
Coastal plain of North Carolina
Another piece of wood uncovered from a bucket half filled with aged sawdust.
This is bloodwood and is extremely hard and extremely heavy but most of all it is extremely prone to heat checks during sanding.
The lid is a little thicker than I like but I was afraid of the heat I was generating to cut this wood. One little tic and the whole shebang is over. This I know from experience.
A rather large box at 2 3/4" tall and 3 3/4" in diameter. Finished in multiple coats of brushing lacquer

IMG_8935 mod (Custom).jpg IMG_8941 mod (Custom).jpg
 
Beautiful. I saw this and carried the phone straight to LOML to share it with her. Bloodwood always gets a wow effect when I use it for urn lids, jewelry boxes, etc. Like shedua, it has its issues when you work with it, but the result, as in your box, beautiful.
 
Top