Boxes for grand daughters

[Steve Kniffen]

I've had 2 blocks of wood ready to mount on the chuck on my lathe for almost a year. For some reason, I had a mental block about making lidded boxes for my 2 teenage grand daughters. I finally broke through the block an turned them last week. There was a steep learning curve to them, but pretty soon the rust fell off my hands an I started to make some good chips. I'm very pleased with the way they turned out.

Left is Spalted Tamarind, right is Spicewood. Lids are Hickory with a Golden Oak stain. Passed them to my son an daughter-in-law to deliver.

Steve

 

[steve ramsey]

Defiantly got the dust off. Nice

 

[Bob Gibson]

Very nice !!

 

[Les Elm]

They look great!!
Nicely Done.
Les

 

[glenn bradley]

Those look great.

 

[David Johnson]

Very good. The granddaughters will truly love them.
David

 

[Steve Kniffen]

Thanks, all, now just waiting for cooler weather.

 

[Don Baer]

just waiting for cooler weather.

arn't we all

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

arn't we all

Unlike you, most of us will start seeing cooler weather in a month or two. You'll have to wait until about January, lol.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Nice!

Those straight insides are always a touch of a challenge for me.

 

[Steve Kniffen]

Nice!

Those straight insides are always a touch of a challenge for me.

Thanks, for some reason straight inside and out are easier for me than matching the curve inside and out.

 

[Steve Kniffen]

Unlike you, most of us will start seeing cooler weather in a month or two. You'll have to wait until about January, lol.

I tend to go to the shop early in the morning. As long as the night temperature is less than 80, I can work in the morning.

I have played a family football game on Christmas Day in shorts cause it was 85 degrees.

 

[Gayl Beals]

Very good looking!

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

Those are nice boxes indeed!