Woodturning by Spinfield Turners: A burr elm box retaining natural features

I'd had some bits of burr elm knocking around for ages Finally decided to start making some small boxes.
Retaining the natural under bark features on the lid, meant some fun with a DIY screw chuck.

[@Mckmake]

Nice job Malcolm thanks for sharing

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Interesting approach Malcolm. Nicely done!

[@spinfieldturners]

Thanks for watching. I’m going to try a different approach next…

[@rhettcoxhill2583]

That's a stunner, Malcolm!! The lid looks amazing.

[@spinfieldturners]

Thanks Rhett!

[@lindaoreilly933]

That looks amazing

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Nice! I love burr/burl boxes. Years ago, Sam Angelo did a video on box making where he hot glued the top into a bowl/jam chuck to keep the burr natural. Works great if you don’t want to add a finial.

[@spinfieldturners]

Thanks! I’ll look out Sam’s video on that and give it a go. I’ve got a few other bits to experiment on. Watch this space!

[@valeriehenschel1590]

@@spinfieldturners It was about 5-7 years ago and it may have been about a burr/burl bowl. Afraid just the technique stuck, but not what he was making.