Thread: My Box Turning Learning Journey.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Jeff, I've done 36 types now and some with additional variations, I only have 14 more to go before I have done them all in the book. They do seem to take less time as I go along.

Peter.

I did a count today and the total number of boxes since I started this learning journey is 55 boxes.

Peter.

Peter,

I have Phillip Island coming up and will get you some drawings on a Ken Wraight tutorial box. Send me your email and I'll send you some pics and dimensions on a 2mm thick box with a finial. Rest assured, it might test you. It did me. An interesting jam chuck.

Originally Posted by jefferson

Peter,

Send me your email and I'll send you some pics and dimensions on a 2mm thick box with a finial

PM sent re my email address.


Peter.

As my prostate cancer, after a couple of years being undetectable, has been growing (and rather aggressively) over the last year I'm again on the testosterone depressing treatment.

Unfortunately the tests needed and the treatment has knocked me about a bit, where I did not feel comfortable turning a lot, but I'm back again making a few boxes.

Also on the days in between when I felt great I turned a few vases as a club challenge and some deep hollowings as they did not require too much concentration.

But now the treatment has settled down again I'm back making boxes.

Peter.

Originally Posted by jefferson

Peter,

I have Phillip Island coming up and will get you some drawings on a Ken Wraight tutorial box. Send me your email and I'll send you some pics and dimensions on a 2mm thick box with a finial. Rest assured, it might test you. It did me. An interesting jam chuck.

Thanks Jeff, I got your emails and will do it when I finished the book.

Peter.

The main difference in this box is the way the lid is fitted being an inset lid. The lid is blue gum as a contrast to the base being claret ash. The claret ash was still green, having been recently felled, and as such I allowed an overlarge opening for the lid and made the box a bit chunky to allow for the drying.

The contrasting timber for the lid adds a different look but upon reflection I personally feel the same timber would look better.

The finish is to a thin coat of CA glue, followed with EEE and then Glow. Pictures shows the top/front, side, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

Attachment 327043 and Attachment 327044


Attachment 327042


Enjoy,


Peter.

The book shows first a double decker box and next a four stack box.

The double decker is included in the book as it is included in a video that Chris has made but in the four stack box he made an improvement that make it easier to turn them. As that technique can be used to make any number of stackable boxes I only made the double decker but with the improved method.

Timber is free wood of the unkown variety found on a nature strip. Turned well and finished easily.

The finish is to a thin coat of CA glue, followed with EEE and then Glow. Pictures shows the top/front, side, insides and the bottom views, each with a 50 cent piece for size indication.

Attachment 327046 and Attachment 327047

Attachment 327045

Enjoy,

Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

As my prostate cancer, after a couple of years being undetectable, has been growing (and rather aggressively) over the last year I'm again on the testosterone depressing treatment.

Unfortunately the tests needed and the treatment has knocked me about a bit, where I did not feel comfortable turning a lot, but I'm back again making a few boxes.

Also on the days in between when I felt great I turned a few vases as a club challenge and some deep hollowings as they did not require too much concentration.

But now the treatment has settled down again I'm back making boxes.

Peter.

Jezz Peter , I hope you can get it back into remission again

I also hope you are feeling better and continue to feel better.

Sorry to hear that your problems have flaired up again and sincerely hope the treatment continues to provide relief.


Bob