It doesnt have enough thickness left in the walls to true it up so this one will have to be tossed.But the honey locust box is coming out well. Its very rough from drying but it managed to keep its shape. Here are photos of the side and the interior:
This is really going to be pretty when its finished. Im going to need to make a lid for it, the question being what kind of wood to use? It think a yellow, vanilla colored wood would really look great on the box and the type of wood that comes to mind is clear pine. It has a similar grain pattern and a wonderful vanilla yellow color so Im going to take some pine I have in the shop and make a top and see what it look like. If it doesnt work out, then well get a hold of some hickory and try that.I decided just for the heck of it to take a look at the sycamore bowl:
As you can see its really distorted and it has two cracks in it.Sometimes theres a lot to be said for kiln-dried lumber. People criticize it as being boring and its true that the wild grain patterns and lovely colors are usually missing from kiln dried lumber. But its is dried out and it doesnt distort after its been cut. Sometimes working with green unseasoned wood is a lot like having a drama queen in the wood shop. You just never know what they are going to do.
So well be using kiln dried lumber for the tea boxes so come on back and see how this works out.
...sigh...More later,
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