Acorn boxes

[b116757]

I’ve turned a couple acorn boxes on the lathe in the last couple days my wife now says she wants a bowl of them to display on the table or something so I’ll likely whip out a few more to make her happy. Fun little project takes me an hour or so to whip one out.

 

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[Hoytvectrix]

These are incredible! The details on the caps are my favorite parts

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

Those are pretty nice boxes, I can see why your wife would want a basket full.
When you get that basket full and you want to do something really special with turned boxes check out this website.

Woodturned Bowl Donations - Beads of Courage

Beads of Courage - Woodturned Bowl Donations

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[b116757]

I did a pencil holder with colored pencils like this for wife’s desk at work I don’t have a photo of it it’s been several years ago.

 

[b116757]

I bought a mulberry burl tree a couple weeks ago it’s hollow in the center I’ve already turned a bowl out of it very beautiful wood being hollow it will lend itself well to a wood/epoxy turning when I get around to
it. I bought a pressure pot a while ago and have been itching to do a colored epoxy/wood turning now with this burl log I’ll probably get some epoxy ordered to accomplish that.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

You're a master at your craft! Very nice work.

 

[jsasker007]

You've got some skills! NICE

 

[b116757]

This didn’t actually start out as an acorn box but after I turned the bowl I thought you know that would look good as an acorn so I turned a cap for it I still need to turn the stem and glue it in the top.

 

[williams111]

Which tool are you using to put the texture on the top of the acorn?

 

[b116757]

Wagner 3/8-12

Wagner Texturing Tool

Create eye-catching textures on spinning tops, boxes, ornaments, and other small projects with Wagner™ Texturing Tools. Diamonds, spirals, swirls and other textures will add interest and value to your work along with added enjoyment while you turn.Joe Wagner, of Salt Lake City, designed these...

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[b116757]

Finished the cap

 

[b116757]

A little box out of mulberry burl

 

[b116757]

Solo cup and marker holder for parties it holds two markers but I only had one in the shop with me. It is actually turned on the lathe but I left the square profile originally I was going cut off the rear two square corners on the bandsaw but decided I liked it sqaure.