Friday, June 2, 2017

Small Douglas Fir Box

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The bottom part of this box was the very first bowl I turned, about six months ago. It's made of Douglas Fir; not a good choice for turning a small bowl. The tree rings are very hard and the space between the is pretty soft. It came out pretty clunky looking because, at the time, I didn't have a bowl gouge yet.
Anyway . . . I thought, now that I'm better at this craft, I should re-turn this bowl . . . smooth out the inside, make the walls a little thinner. I took another piece of Douglas Fir and made a lid to fit. The finial knob is mahogany. Green flocking on the inside of the bowl and the lid.


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