Thread: My Box Turning Learning Journey.

Originally Posted by tea lady

Its not really the height, but where on the curve the lid flange goes. I roll the sand paper into a tight tube about pencil thickness to sand inside.

I think we were trying to say the same thing. Maybe I wasn't clear enough.

Peter.

Peter I have popped in here as you have gone along the route and am amazed at how many you have done. Not just that but you put the collective photo up also that saved me asking that question

Thanks for the journey

Ray

Originally Posted by Sturdee

I think we were trying to say the same thing. Maybe I wasn't clear enough.

Peter.

Today was another box turning day.This one is named the Collector's box as Chris found this to be popular with collectors of boxes and I quite like the shape of the box myself, worthy of collecting.

For the timber I used an old bed post found along the side of the road and it appears to be a standard hardwood. I am slowly going through my accumulated store of timber that I picked up that might be useful for turning and small boxes is an ideal way of using that.

It turned well and whilst turning there appeared what seemed to a knot in the wood but which turned to out to be an old bit of cross dowel to hold the bedhead in place. A bit of CA glue helped to hold it in place and fix the tear out it caused.

Finish is as usual with EEE and Shellowax. Pictures shows the front / top, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

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Enjoy,

Peter.

This Mosque box from Chris is based on a design by Richard Raffan.

Making the box was not too difficult, maybe I'm getting more proficient at making them but they are getting more complicated and taking a bit more time to do.

The wood I used was again Cypress pine which is an easy wood to turn and finish is as usual, sanded to 600, with EEE and Shellowax. Pictures shows the front / top, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

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Enjoy,

Peter.

You are really becoming a master of the small boxes. Notice that you are using cypress pine, if you haven't seen my post, there is still plenty of it on the nature strip in Sherwood Rd Mt Waverley - Free and cut today.
Bob

Peter,
I forgot to mention that I have Richard Raffan's book "Turning Boxes" if you would like to borrow it - It focuses on design factors more than turning techniques per se.
Bob

Originally Posted by Oldgreybeard

You are really becoming a master of the small boxes. Notice that you are using cypress pine, if you haven't seen my post, there is still plenty of it on the nature strip in Sherwood Rd Mt Waverley - Free and cut today.
Bob

Bob, I'd love some but I won't be able to collect any until Sunday and no doubt by then it will all be gone. The book by Raffan on turning boxes I've got on loan from my local library, slowly reading through it.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Bob, I'd love some but I won't be able to collect any until Sunday and no doubt by then it will all be gone.
Peter.

I will try and pick some up for you in the morning - let you know if I am successful.
Bob

Originally Posted by Oldgreybeard

I will try and pick some up for you in the morning - let you know if I am successful.
Bob

Decided to go around this evening - Here is your present.

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PM me for address to pickup.
Bob

Originally Posted by Sturdee;1736753


The second one was made from some unknown timber found a few years ago on the road side. It is rather heavy but has a wonderful grain but again difficult to turn the top of the box, as it kept chipping away.

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The second one is a bit larger then the first as can be seen when side by side. Both are a firm fit which, because of the style, took some time.

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Enjoy,


Peter.

Id say Kwila looking at it, or merbau as it is also known,

did you end up with black hands. I do whenever I turn it

This is a great thread to follow btw,


Cheers Ben

Originally Posted by Beedeejay

Id say Kwila looking at it, or merbau as it is also known,

did you end up with black hands. I do whenever I turn it

This is a great thread to follow btw,


Cheers Ben

Thanks Ben, someone else suggested that it might be merbau as well. Can't remember if it stained my hands, will have to use it again and check.

Glad you are enjoying the thread, knowing that it is read makes me determined to finish them all, at least give them all a try. Next will be an egg box followed by a ball box. Been looking forward to doing them.


Peter.

This was an interesting box to make. Although I have previously turned a few eggs making them into a box was a bit more difficult.

For the reverse turning of the egg box I used an egg chuck that I made when I was turning those eggs. For the idea of the chuck I want to thank Vern, aka TTIT, who gives full instructions on this and how to make eggs on his website, definitely worth looking at.

I made two eggs as I had a problem with the first one.

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The first one was made out of some very old hardwood, originally part of a bearer of an old canvas stretcher. I had problems with chuck holding on this so the top hollowing is a bit of centre, but I finished it, so I could relearn the steps to be taken ( and I don't give up too easily. )

Finish is as usual with EEE and Shellowax. Pictures shows the front / top, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

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The next one, worked properly and is a keeper. The wood for this one was again Cypress pine and finish is as usual, sanded to 600, with EEE and Shellowax. Pictures shows the front / top, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

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Enjoy,

Peter.

Nice work Peter...
Jim