Madrone burl box....

[Big Mike]

I haven't posted anything in a while and decided I needed to so folks will know I am still alive and kicking....;-)

Here is a box I turned from a chunk of Madrone burl I have had for at least three years drying. I have turned pens from this wood and also used it for lid panels on jewelry boxes. This is the first piece of any size I have turned. I had been told Madrone burl was very susceptible to movement and needed to be bone dry if you were going to turn anything large from it. Now this box isn't all that large at 3" tall and 3 3/4" in diameter but for a box it is about as large as I turn. Much larger and you will start seeing seasonal humidity effects in some woods.

Madrone is a pretty nice wood to turn but on this piece I found all kinds of voids inside near where the bottom of the box was going to be and I was afraid I might end up with a box with no bottom. I saw a few cracks on the exterior of this piece in the rough but no evidence of the voids.

Thanks for looking.....

 

[sapwood]

Mike, that is so smooooth! And the Madrone has a lot of interesting figure :icon_thum

Roger

 

[DaveO]

Outstanding!!! I really like the form, the top compliments the curvature of the sides perfectly. Another masterpiece :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Dave

 

[NZAPP1]

:icon_thum :icon_thum :icon_thum WOW :icon_thum :icon_thum

Mike Your work is beautiful :eusa_clap

 

[rhett]

Very nice, gotta love that burly wood!

 

[Travis Porter]

Sweeet Mike. I wondered if you had tapered off as haven't seen any new items from you lately. The figure is great.

 

[Big Mike]

Thanks all! Travis, tapered off, not at all. I have been turning like crazy, just not posting much. I probably had as busy a year turning as I ever have. I turned well over 100 boxes this year so I have been busy just not as active on the forums....

 

[cskipper]

Mike, that's a beautiful box.

 

[jeff...]

Very nice wood, great spin job - BURL :tounge_sm

 

[ChrisMathes]

Well, obviously, we have missed out by not being privvy to your pictures! :0) I'm happy you have been busy...I hope that you can find the time to continue to post new pix again. I really like your stuff...

chris

 

[McRabbet]

Beautiful....

Rob