Another tea box

Hi Everyone,
Well Im back in the shop this afternoon and evening and Ive made the second of our 3 tea boxes. Here are photos of the side and the top:

This one is made out of the same woods as the first tea box, the only differences being the overall shape of the box and this one has a red knob made out of Brazilian cherry. Its a little smaller than the previous tea box as well. 

Tomorrow Im going to sand all of these tea boxes and get them ready to be finished. An oil and beeswax finish is in order for these two. Afterwards well started on the third box.

More tomorrow,

VW

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Tea Boxes Preliminary notes

Hi Everyone,
Well, I did some preliminary work on the tea boxes and here are some photos and discussion:
Im making three tea boxes for several friends as Christmas presents. Two of the tea boxes are being made from some prefabricated turning blocks from a business in Indiana and the third box is being made from some red birch and Brazilian cherry that Im laminating into a block myself.
The prefab blocks are 6" in diameter x 3" deep and this is a really nice size for a tea box. I want to be able to use as much of the inside volume as I can so I decided to attach a foot to the bottom instead of cutting the foot out of the block which would diminish the inside volume a bit and is what I usually do. Here is what it looks like:

The white stuff is dried glue and you can also see the lid of the box next to it. The lid and the knob on top are made out of white oak and are pinned and glued together.
This is a photo of the two pieces together:

This next photo shows the red birch box and the Brazilian cherry layer separate. Since the cherry layer is smaller in diameter than the rest of the box, I will be using it on the bottom as the foot of the box. Here is that photo:

This is the box with the layers assembled:

And this is the red birch block with the white oak lid on top:

This box will have a Brazilian cherry lid instead of the white oak lid--I just wanted to see how large the box will eventually be.
Tomorrow Im going to turn the first box and its lid and Ill post those pictures when Im done.
See you tomorrow,
VW

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Tea Box Part 2

Senin, 25 April 2016

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.
VW

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First two tea boxes are done photos

Rabu, 20 April 2016

Hi Everyone,
Well, it is continuing to cool down in the TC and today I worked with the door of my shop closed-burrr!
I took both the first and second tea boxes down stairs and finished sanding them and then gave them a heavy coat of oil. Here are the photos:

These boxes are made out of different species of wood: white oak, Brazilian cherry, walnut, ambrosia maple, and red birch. This is a good way to use up small pieces of wood and create something nice and useful in a kitchen setting.
The last box in this series will be the red birch-Brazilian cherry box which I am going to finally get to gluing up momentarily. This box will be slightly larger than the first two and its going to go to a wonderful friend who is addicted to Starbucks coffee. So instead of a tea box, she gets a coffee box for her favorite brew.
Ill be right back.
VW

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Tea box part 1

Senin, 11 April 2016

Good Morning All,
Ive begun working on shaping and hollowing out this first in a series of three tea boxes.  This box will be given to a wonderful friend who has been very kind to me and this is a way of saying thank you. And as she is very much addicted to chocolate, I suspect this box will never hold any tea but will become a chocolate stash in her office!
These first two photos show the box mounted on the lathe with some preliminary shaping in the second photo:

This second photo shows the foot of the box and Ive cut it down substantially from its original size. I  think it looks better and lowers the center of gravity of the box so it doesnt tip over.  Ive also left a rough section that will become the rim of the bowl. Im shortly going to put the top on the box and turn it together as a unit for a few minutes to true up both pieces and make the diameters match up.
Lets get the top on the lather and turn a tenon in the underside and flatten out the surface of the lid:

Here are the two parts jammed together on the lathe ready to be turned together as a single unit:

And here we are several minutes later:

I wanted to give the box kind of a pot-bellied shape and so I rounded off both pieces. The top still has a considerable amount of shaping left to do.
Truing up the bottom portion has also given me a sense of were the outside surface of the box will be and also that will allow me to establish the thickness of the wall and thus the inside diameter of the box;

And here we are about 30 minutes later:

The box portion has turned very well. The sides and bottom are a little less that 1/2 thick and this gives the box a heavy, substantial feel. It will also help to keep it from breaking should it ever be dropped.
Here is a photo of the side:

Ive left a broad, flat bead on the side of the box. This provides a transition to the lid.
This portion of the box will be sanded completely and then taken off the lathe. The lid remains to be turned and since this is a very visible portion of the box, well take this slowly.
Im going to stop for about and hour and come back to the shop later this morning. Stop by for more photos and explanation.
VW

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