Box Elder Box

My teacher gave me a piece of this lovely flame box elder. I cut it in half, to make two small boxes. This is the one I made today. The remainder is waiting for my husband to turn.

It's a simple shape, but I focused on clean cuts and finishing, and now I can't seem to put it down. It feels great in my hands.

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Carrie Bradfield

Registered: February 2011
Posts: 59

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Date: Mon April 11, 2011
Views: 1,152
Keywords: lidded box box elder pink

Comments

Robert_Harper

Don't worry about simplicity. Sometimes that is the best thing. This one will be more approachable to non turners than the boxes with those fancy finials we turners love.

I love the colors. All of the box elder I've come across has been smaller branches that are blond all the way through.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#1 Mon April 11, 2011 3:16am

Michelle Rich

Hi Carrie..thanks for posting this pretty box. Simplicity may be one of the hardest things for turners to achieve. Can't hide errors in good form and flowing curves! Nicely done!

#2 Mon April 11, 2011 10:57am

Ron Sardo

Excellent

#3 Mon April 11, 2011 2:10pm

Mike Baber

Outstanding, this is one of the best shapes people just seem to love, even for wood turners, you did a great job with it, nicely done! Thumbs Up!

Wizzy

#4 Wed April 13, 2011 11:27am

Scott Wheeler

Scott Wheeler

Carrie,Great Simple form, beautiful piece!

#5 Thu April 14, 2011 12:38am

Woodbutcher1

Mark Sutton

Hi

Love the colours in the timber, well done

Mark

#6 Thu April 14, 2011 3:56pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Very nice, Carrie. Nice wood, nice shape, nice finish. The reason you like to hold it is because of the shape and finish. A good sign that others will like it too. 8^)

#7 Fri April 15, 2011 4:51am

Don Andrews

very nice form, I like it too. Remember to keep it out of the sunlight, the colours in box elder fade over time eventually, but direct sunlight makes them fade faster.

Don

#8 Wed April 20, 2011 10:25am

TomTunget

Tom Tunget

Nice shape Carrie. It has clean lines that let the BE shine!

#9 Wed April 20, 2011 2:22pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Beautiful piece, Carrie. It reminds me of Mike Stafford's boxes and that's quite a compliment.
Don L.

#10 Tue April 26, 2011 1:10pm