Working wood

Tea Box Part 2

Back again-

Time to cut out the lid. Here are several photos showing the lid being shaped:


The lid is made from two pieces of white oak. I like oak but its a coarse-grained wood and it doesnt hold fine detail well. The color is interesting and its hard and durable so Ill probably be using it again in the future.

I turned the lid and the box together one last time and here is what we have at this point:



It needs a considerable amount of sanding and Im not sure it I like that section in the lower half of the box.  Ill have to cogitate on that. But the box is nice and it will hold a lot of chocolate or whatever my friend choses to put inside.

Our next box is made out of the same materials except the lid is made from white oak with a Brazilian cherry knob on top. The box will also be shaped differently so Ill post photos of that box.

Our next thing to do is to glue the red birch box pieces together in order to make a turning block. Im going upstairs for a bit and have some lunch and some hot coffee and Ill be back later today with more photos.

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