Are they small boxes or tiny goblets?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

So, I'm out of pen kits again. Nothing new there, but what to do, what to do?

Ken Wraight{sp?) gave a demo on small lidded boxes at our woodturning club earlier in the week (thanks Ken!) so I thought I'd give 'em a whirl. here's the fruits of my labour. Neither are as delicate or graceful as Kens, but now that I know what I'm doing, hopefully that'll change.

Made of Brigalow, finished with a quick, rough'n'ready coat of EEE/Shellawax. Didn't bother b usting a gut trying to get a nice polish on what are basically throwaways. The shorter one had an accident during turning and lost it's legs. The tall one had an accident after 'twas finished and the lid was dropped, taking out a small chip which fortunately isn't visible in the pic. (I wonder why that is? )

PS: Rod, I still reckon they're just lidded goblets.

[Cliff Rogers]

OK, enough practice, do a real one.

Have you seen Ken's eggs?

He had them at the Prossy turnout last month.

PS. Ornamental boxes.

[ozwinner]

I turned something similar years ago, and when I was finishing off the finial it got tangled up in the sandpaper and ripped off.

Next time Andy make em small enough so you can use a AAA battery for comparison.

PS the pen blanks got sent on Thursday.

Al

[Captain Chaos]

G'day Skew,
Nice work. Turned out very well for a couple of roughies. Dunno about those long thin finials though. To me they sort of detract from the overall shape of the boxes / goblets, but that's just a personal thing & not meant as a criticism. By the way, why did you photograph them with the wheelie bin in the background:confused: Haven't turfed them already, have you? Firewood Skew, firewood. Wood turning failures are never thrown in the waste bin! :eek:
Regards,
Barry.

[lubbing5cherubs]

don't know what they are called but they are cute. I like them
Toni

[tashammer]

Hmm, looks like someone is having an attack of the Jetsons whilst thinking of Jeannie, he thought.

[OGYT]

The Jetsons... that's it... their house and the neighbor's. )
Pretty cute boxes. Lidded boxes or Goblets or whatever ya wanna call 'em.

[BernieP]

G'Day skew

Very nice, afraid they are too dainty for me to ever attempt something like that, thanks for photos.

Cheers
Bernie

[Cliff Rogers]

The Jetsons... ..... Lidded boxes or Goblets or whatever ya wanna call 'em.

Jetisons.... he is going to chuck them out & start again.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I turned something similar years ago, and when I was finishing off the finial it got tangled up in the sandpaper and ripped off.

Next time Andy make em small enough so you can use a AAA battery for comparison.

I'm working on one now that's only 1.5mm thick at the finials. just buffing with EEE is a perilous act, I'm not too sure how they'll go when it comes time to Shellawax!

PS the pen blanks got sent on Thursday.

I await with anticipation.

Nice work. Turned out very well for a couple of roughies. Dunno about those long thin finials though. To me they sort of detract from the overall shape of the boxes / goblets, but that's just a personal thing & not meant as a criticism.

Well... they weren't intended to be roughies... until things started going aglay. Then I finished 'em instead of giving up and starting again. I'm happy enough with the end result but they're far from being prize-winners.

The long finials are a part of the style I was shown. Properly executed they add grace and elegance, otherwise they look clunky. Obviously I need a LOT more practice.

By the way, why did you photograph them with the wheelie bin in the background:confused: Haven't turfed them already, have you? Firewood Skew, firewood. Wood turning failures are never thrown in the waste bin! :eek:

Firewood? There's more wood in a match! To be honest, they did pass through the wheelie bin... but someone gave me orders to do a search'n'rescue. Which made a pleasant change; usually it's "I don't know why you bother keeping that..."

Women! Who can figure 'em out?

[powderpost]

Nice work Skew, got some smallish stuff here too. Might drag them out of the cupboard one day.
Jim

[TTIT]

I'd normally call them 'lidded pots' but at that size I reckon Cliff's got it with 'ornamental boxes'. Haven't tried anything that dainty yet but now I know what I can do with the bits of conkerberry I was given today ( ). Good to see ya usin' real wood Skew . Look forward to seeing one you're happy with.

[lubbing5cherubs]

Women! Who can figure 'em out?

Skew we're not to be figured out. We are to obey

[Gil Jones]

Skew, those are cool, and nice looking little lidded boxes. They make nice gifts. I will be watching for the next generation .

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Just for TTIT, here's one in pittosporum.

Actually, it's not... it's mystery garden wood. Hibiscus perhaps? Can anyone ID the piece next to the doodad? Light, fibrous, very prone to tear-out... you can see some tearout on the RH rim of the box in the first pic. But strong (the top finial is only 1.5mm average thickness and barely bends) and takes a nice polish.