Woodturners Resource

Masaur Box Open

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:36:44 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

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Masur Box Open

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:31:58 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: Here it is open. As you can see the tenon is not birch but walnut. Really made a nice contrast. When the birch tenon broke off, I first turned a small rabbit in the neck of the box. Then I quickly grabbed this piece of walnut that was close by and turned it to be the right size to insert into the top of the box. Once in place, I turned the inside to the size I wanted and smoothed the inside of the box neck. Fitted the lid to this new tenon and you see the results. Makes for a really nice surprise when you open this little box. As always, comments and questions welcome.

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Masur Birch Box

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:22:35 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: If I didn't spell the name of this wood correctly, someone please correct me. I bought this piece of wood at the AAW Symposium in Louisville. Just recently decided that it had sat on the shelf more than long enough. Box is 3 1/2" wide x 4 3/4" tall. The design is supposed to be ginger jar inspired. Finish is Seal-A-Cell followed by several coats of Arm-R-Seal. Sanded between coats with 400 w/d using water as a lubricant. Turned and sanded very nicely. My only issue with the whole turning was that I got the bottom edge of the tenon too thin and it broke off. I'll post another pic with the lid off so that you can see the fix. Comments and questions always welcome.

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Cherry Box w/Chinaberry Inlay

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:02:35 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: This was a pretty cool project. You may remember I turned a similar piece under Jimmy Clewes instruction. This one ended up needing to be plugged on the inside of the lid so I made an olive inlay that would not only fill the top, but fill the opening on the inside as well. Not sure what I did, but the olive inlay on top got too thin as well. So, the Chinaberry went into the top. Always a learning opportunity. Mike, it's all yours now big boy. Hope it fits in your gallery ok. Finish is a couple of coats of Seal-A-Cell followed by 4 coats of Arm-A-Cell, wet sanded with 400 grit between each coat.

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Clews Box Lid

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:52:43 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: Here is a close up of the lid. That is a piece of red palm that has been inlayed into the lid. I had never turned red palm before. Jimmy has selected it because it was pretty hard from the beginning. Not much extra work was needed to get it ready for the inlay work other than turning, sanding, finishing, and parting it off. The lid was then recessed to receive the resulting disk. Had I been home doing this I would have used a bit of compressed air to clean the pores a bit, but for a class it was not too bad. Might put another coat of finish on the whole box. I'm thinking that it would really help the lid particularly. Questions?

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Clewes box open

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:46:04 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: Here is a shot of the box open. Kind of a customary shot when showing boxes I guess. Anyway, it give you a bit more of an idea of what is going on. Questions?

Cherry Clewes Box

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:43:30 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: Here's the proof Cherry box approx 4" tall x 3" wide Finish is Mylands Friction Polish for now Jimmy Clewes himself was very complimentary of this one. He made a pass or two with a "roughing out" gouge to mate the lid and body. So I can call this a Clewes box, right?

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Apple Box

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:14:13 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: This little fellow is #4 of the learning series. I turned it last Saturday just for my fun. It is 2.25"x1.5". It was a limb section that was about 8" long but checked badly. Parted off the ends and used the center section only. Finish is nothing but buffing on the Beall once the sanding was complete. Fun, fun, fun. Whata ya think? 8)

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First Box Ever

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:55:57 +0000

by: Rev. Doug Miller

Description}: Osage Orange. Sorry about the picture. I forgot to check the grain to make sure it matched up before I snaped the pic. Anyway, it is 4"x2.5". Sanded out baby butt smooth and took nice finish. Still don't know what happened to cause it to go past pop soooo fast. I guess it's ok though, now I get to keep it for my first gallery. Look forward to seeing you questions and/or comments. 8)

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