Pear Wood Canister

 

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 I had this small piece of Pear wood with cracks in it and a bark inclusion, and weird grain going in all directions. Can I even make something out of this? I'm a bit surprised it came out as good as it did. I got the grain to line up with the lid. I hollowed out the interior with a Forstner bit and finished the inside bottom with a spindle gouge. I pulled the bark out of that little cavity because it was coming apart as I turned this thing. Fortunately, that cavity had a textured black lining, so it looks even better than I planned. There's also a small natural hole in the side, which doesn't go through the wall of the canister. I left it as is. I added beads to the top and bottom edges of the lid and the bottom. I formed a short faux knob on the lid top. There's also a textured rosette on the slightly concave bottom. This box was finished as per usual, wet sanding, etc.. Finished finally with Museum wax and buffed. The grain on this is amazing.