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Little Yew Lidded Box

Midnight_Turner

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Keeping me out of mischief tonight... first effort ever for a lidded box here

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fortress

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That's a little belter Miles, did you cut your finger making it?, and what about flip-flops in a workshop, what would your new wife say? lol.
 

Dalboy

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Nice little box but I am going to point out something obvious the bottom edge and a little on the lid needs more care in the finish it lets it down. Some of this can be prevented by the use of the skew to mark the bottom and give a cleaner start to the cut prior to using a parting tool and even then on some woods the parting tool van pull grain.

What type of fit did you go for on the lid, when I make mine I like to be able to lift the lid off with one hand but at the same time making sure there is not any play. Not one for pop fits unless it is something like a pill pot where you don't want the lid falling off.

Hope this is a little helpful I tend to look at things a little more critical as I am a judge at our club but only in classes where I am not entering
 

Midnight_Turner

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Nice little box but I am going to point out something obvious the bottom edge and a little on the lid needs more care in the finish it lets it down. Some of this can be prevented by the use of the skew to mark the bottom and give a cleaner start to the cut prior to using a parting tool and even then on some woods the parting tool van pull grain.

What type of fit did you go for on the lid, when I make mine I like to be able to lift the lid off with one hand but at the same time making sure there is not any play. Not one for pop fits unless it is something like a pill pot where you don't want the lid falling off.

Hope this is a little helpful I tend to look at things a little more critical as I am a judge at our club but only in classes where I am not entering

Good point about using the skew, will defo do that next time. This is the first time I ever tried a lidded box so still finding my feet. What the pictures don't show is the massive crack on the other side from where I tried to fit it over a scrap piece of wood in the chuck to do the bottom - lesson learned. Also the fitting on the inside wasn't square enough to fit over a waste piece - another lesson learned. I'll try another one soon - maybe even tonight if she lets me, and see how I get on. Need a proper parting tool and a proper square chisel...I'm going to my first ever hands on session at my local wood turning club on Wednesday, hopefully I'll get to learn properly how to do some of this stuff as I've been going over 18 months now and I'm just self taught with a little help from YouTube and of course all you guys - no substitute for practice though and hands on teaching. Thank you for your comments though, all very valid


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Penpal

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Miles of course the obvious things We see but for a first ignore, I always wait for Derek to go into detail rather than initiate a little sir echo effect.

Sound advice from Derek and your own choice in the wood group. The forum can be your friend.

Peter.
 

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Joining a club is always a help I belong to our local one hope you enjoy it and look forward to seeing more in the future. Each piece is a learning curve I still learn new things with every new design. I turn I now find that it is all part of the fun of turning.
If the club run monthly competitions enter them, you may not get a first but it will give you feed back on any faults or good points on your turning, for example if you consistently get mark down on any part of turning for example finishing then you know that is what needs to be brushed up on.

Most importantly enjoy the journey and have fun. Practice is your friend
 
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