Eliza's Camphor Laurel box. [Archive]

ElizaLeahy

31st July 2009, 03:46 PM

I have a chunk of wood.

That's as far as I've got.

Want to see it???

:q

And after seeing the aged leaves - I think I'm going to be sick for the rest of august and not be able to turn...

tea lady

31st July 2009, 03:51 PM

So what's the wood then?:D

ElizaLeahy

31st July 2009, 04:28 PM

lumpy

Ed Reiss

31st July 2009, 10:28 PM

...gonna still be lumpy when it's finished :?

ElizaLeahy

31st July 2009, 10:32 PM

Most likely!!!

:D

ElizaLeahy

1st August 2009, 02:33 PM

A very basic tiny box in Camphor Laurel.

This piece didn't crack, thank goodness :)

I wanted to keep my first as basic as possible, very clean straight lines.

I was concentrating on...

getting the walls thin and even
letting no end grain get away with any cheekiness
cutting fine without breaking it.

I was a bit surprised when I managed the last one - because the walls, especially around the edge of the lid where it fits over, are much thinner then I've ever cut before.

It's 6.5cm across and 2.5cm in height, the lid being 1cm high.

Aren't the rays across the top pretty? They just showed up at exactly the point I had to stop cutting or go through. One of the fortunate pressies that timber gives to us evey now and then.

I'm happy with it, don't know what I'll do with it. Give it to mum to put err, pins in maybe.

tea lady

1st August 2009, 05:10 PM

:oo: And Eliza is off to a flying start. Beautiful little one there. :2tsup: Nice grain. nice finish. And the crowd goes wild. :wave:

:? I thought you said lumpy. :rolleyes:

robbiebgraham

1st August 2009, 06:12 PM

Nice box Eliza and you have positioned the grain to show it off at its best. Well done, Robbie

Skew ChiDAMN!!

1st August 2009, 06:41 PM

I like it. Elegant in it's simplicity. :2tsup:

That's the sort of thing that seems to sell well; I think that people look at them and think "I've got a use for that!"

ElizaLeahy

1st August 2009, 06:44 PM

Kewl, because I can't keep everything.

Thanks TL!!! :)

The grain is beautiful and totally a surprise. I love that about wood.

ElizaLeahy

1st August 2009, 06:47 PM

(thank you for the name change whoever did it :) )

Ed Reiss

1st August 2009, 10:38 PM

very nicely done...can't find any fault with it :2tsup:

Rattrap

2nd August 2009, 09:22 AM

Very nice Eliza, & u said it was gonna be lumpy! lol
I've got 2 slabs of camphor laural, 50mm thick, i hope its got some nice grain too.
Not sure how to turn a box yet tho so it might have to wait for another challenge.

ElizaLeahy

2nd August 2009, 09:42 AM

very nicely done...can't find any fault with it :2tsup:

That thump was me fainting.

At least I came to.

Now if Ken said something like that I think it would probably be fatal!

Thanks Ed - you made my year!!!!!!!!

RETIRED

2nd August 2009, 11:11 PM

A very basic tiny box in Camphor Laurel.

This piece didn't crack, thank goodness :)

I wanted to keep my first as basic as possible, very clean straight lines.

I was concentrating on...

getting the walls thin and even
letting no end grain get away with any cheekiness
cutting fine without breaking it.

I was a bit surprised when I managed the last one - because the walls, especially around the edge of the lid where it fits over, are much thinner then I've ever cut before.

It's 6.5cm across and 2.5cm in height, the lid being 1cm high.

Aren't the rays across the top pretty? They just showed up at exactly the point I had to stop cutting or go through. One of the fortunate pressies that timber gives to us evey now and then.

I'm happy with it, don't know what I'll do with it. Give it to mum to put err, pins in maybe.The "rays" are dead branches. Looks good.