Creation of a BMD Mini Luxury Wax Container WIP

[Black Magic Detail]

As requested A WIP ,taken from a post we put up on a car detailing forum .

Hi all, we had an order from an existing customer who owns a mini luxury container filled with Genesis wax and now wants one similar to the one he has in design and wood types ,this time filled with Sirius show wax .
So we decided to give you a write up on how a BMD luxury pot is created.

First we select the woods to be used this time its a walnut base with a cherry lid ,our 2 pieces of wood to create the container .

walnut 80mmx80mmx70mm

Cherry 80mmx80mmx35mm



now we remove the 90o angles for easier turning



Now before any turning ,safety first ,dust mask as some wood types have toxic dust ! and full face protection as sometimes a piece of wood will come off the lath at 1500 RPM and smack you in the face ,the last time was a piece of oak about 1.5 KG that gave me a thump in the face shield !!



Lid now set in the lathe ready for turning



Lid now turned roughly round and a dovetail made on the end for attaching to the chuck



lid now attached to the chuck to allow the inside part of the lid to be made





internal part of the lid turned out



Internal part of the lid now sanded with 6 grades of paper then oiled and waxed.



Lid put to the side for now ,time to start turning the walnut base



Walnut base now ready for turning



Again roughly turned round and a dovetail made for chuck attachment



Base turned round and fitted to the chuck then the lip for the lid and recess for the O-ring is made.



An O-ring made to measure.



O-ring fitted to recess



Lid checked for air tight fitment .



Lid fitted to base



Base turned down to roughly the size of the lid



Lid removed and internal space to hold wax is then turned out



Calculations used to work out internal volume ,this time 90ml



Internal part of the base is then given 3 coats of sealer to prevent any absorption between the wood and wax .



The lid is now refitted to the base to finish the external shape then sanded through 6 grades of paper and coated with oil and wax




Time to finish the top of the lid ,the lid is fitted to a jam chuck




Final shape turned,sanded ,oiled and waxed, lid now finished





Time to finish the bottom of the base where it was attached to the chuck ,base fitted to a jam chuck.



Bottom of the base turned down and checking that it won't rock around when its standing due to a high part in the center .



Bottom of the baes now sanded ,oiled and waxed ,base now finished



LSP for today tung oil and BMD wood wax.:lol::lol::lol:



Finished shots ,Mini Luxury Wax Container.











Already to be filled with Sirius show wax .

Thanks for reading another write up from BMD ,a bit of a change this time.

all comments and questions welcome

Remember the Mini range of luxury pots are available on our online store filled with the wax of you choice from only £65

Stevie BMD

 

[owen]

Nice work, i'm not keen on the choice of woods though, they don't seem to suit each other.

 

[Grahamshed]

I have to agree. The pots are beautifully turned, to my eye anyway, but walnut and cherry ? Works well in cakes but not sure with this. Just my opinion of course, others are available.

 

[MMUK]

I'm still having a heart attack from the price of detailing wax :shock:

My car will have to wait for that!

 

[Black Magic Detail]

This one was a commission as the customer had previously bought one like it and wanted another made in the same style and woods ,i prefer the exotics

 

[chipmunk]

This may be a bit picky but boxes, and cross-grain boxes in particular, will move and when they do the lid and base will not line up perfectly at certain orientations. The O-ring closure will help to make them "fit together" but that's not really the issue.

I would suggest a small step between the lid and base to break up the joint and to fool the eye from noticing the misalignment.
Sometimes this is also achieved by one or a pair of beads at the joint.

HTH
Jon