three winged hollowform

[turnerted]

G'day
This is my latest effort.It's based on a YouTube video by Eddie Caplin called The Bottomless Box . I don't know how to make the link but I'me sure someone will do it.
The blank was a 135mm cube and it is initially turned between centres by mounting diagonal corners between the tailstock spindle and a live centre with the point removed.
The timber is merbau and it stands 200mm high to the top of the finial . It's a bit hard to measure the width but the distance between the points is 190mm. The base of the lid is merbau but the finial is from a scrap bit of pink decking of unknown species .
As you can see there is a flaw in the timber which was not evident when I started so I had to pour in plenty of CA to make sure it all held together.
The finish is DO.
An interesting exercise. I hope you like it.
Ted237848237849237847

[artme]

Beautiful Ted. Great execution!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[fozz]

108 bottomless box - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCmvsjCo7mk)

[dr4g0nfly]

I've seen some of Cap'n Eddies videos, but not this one.

Very nice job you made of turning that and a good finish too. Well done.

[ian thorn]

Hi Ted nice work, the finial looks like Purple Heart to me

Cheers Ian

[powderpost]

Interesting project Ted, well executed too.. :2tsup:
Jim

[turnerted]

Thanks for the comments.
Ian.definatly not purple heart in the finial .It is what's sold for decking here as "forest red".A mixture or red timbers like iron bark.
Ted

[Christos]

It reminds me a little of an egg in a cup.

I like it.