"Ambrosia'd" Box Elder Box

This was a chuck of some gorgeous "ambrosia'd" box elder that I got from Steve (hillbillyred) the night of the WR demo at Phil's house. Thanks Steve!!! 2 15/16" tall x 2 3/8" dia, finished with friction polish.

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Chris Wright

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Date: Thu June 29, 2006
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Keywords: ambrosiad box elder

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Philip Peak

Boy that wood really had some striping to it didn't it? Looks good. Those three worm holes really stand out don't they.

#1 Thu June 29, 2006 6:38am

Chris Wright

It is great stuff Phil and turns/sands like butter...loving it!

#2 Thu June 29, 2006 7:39am

Philip Peak

The stuff I got from him before had a lot of water in it. Was this pretty wet?

#3 Thu June 29, 2006 7:48am

Hillbilly Red

You are welcome Chris.Phil that should have been pretty dry it have been on the shelf for about six months.

#4 Thu June 29, 2006 4:24pm

Chris Wright

Actually Phil, it feels bone dry. We'll know in a few days if it truly is dry, won't we? Wink

Thanks Jim Smile

#5 Thu June 29, 2006 5:21pm

big red

good lookin box there chris, i like the stripes

#6 Thu June 29, 2006 7:48pm

Larry Charlot

My favorite wood to turn, nice looking box, think I'll work on boxes this winter

#7 Fri June 30, 2006 1:20am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Very nice wood and workmanship. Curious about your process. Do you start with your block of wood an inch or two longer than what you plan the box to be tall? 8)

#8 Fri June 30, 2006 4:34am

Chris Wright

Thanks gang, this one is even nicer in person, the red is really nice.

Rev, I start out with a block that has a tenon on each end plus about 1/2", this gives me space to work to get things squared up and such when jam chucking and working to get the totally flat top and slightly concave bottom. Better to have more than not enough material. The top of the lid and the bottom of the body have wall thicknesses of 1/8" or so. The walls are about 3/16". On the inside, bottom it is just a hair concave. I found that if I put the slightest radius on my square scraper I can get a better transition on the inside.

#9 Fri June 30, 2006 4:19pm

Rick Prevett

What a great job hiding the joint, Chris. Almost perfect pattern matching too. Four stars.

#10 Fri June 30, 2006 6:12pm

Chris Wright

Thanks Rick Smile

Rev, forgot to mention one thing, the other reason I leave extra is so that I can make the jam chuck needed for turning the body bottom out of the left over stock, this saves time by not having to go searching for a blank that will work.

#11 Fri June 30, 2006 7:12pm

kidcolombia

Great job Chris. And like you, I think that that particular shape works fine without a knob, and certainly without a finial. You really took full advantage of that beautiful wood.

#12 Sat July 1, 2006 4:30am