first attempt at turning a box

[andy43]

first attempt at turning a box, please be gentle with me

 

[andy43]

another pic

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

First attempt? Are you sure?

Looks bloody good to me matey. Keep going on, going on.

 

[andy43]

Thank you Taz, yes first attempt

 

[procell]

Looking good

 

[KimG]

Yes well done indeed, it looks like Pitch Pine, did it tend to clog the sandpaper a bit and smell nicely resinous? If it is PP you did well on the finish too.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Excellent job, first attempt wow !!!

Vic

 

[Spindle]

Hi

Nice work =D> =D>

Looks like it could be ash to me

Regards Mick

 

[andy43]

Hi guys
yes it is pitch pine and smelt lovely when turning, it did clog up the sand paper a little bit.

Thank you for the kind comments
Andy

 

[Grahamshed]

I hope my first attempt at a box comes out as well as yours did.

 

[bodge]

Why does everyones first attempt at things look better than my twenty first attempt?
Lovely bit of work Andy, I'm blown away by the finish for pine. 8)

 

[Soylent1]

A lovely little box, well done =D>
How did you get such a nice finish ?

Tony

 

[Dalboy]

The box looks well turned and finished. You also managed to get quite a good line up of the grain from lid to the bottom, which sometimes gets over looked

 

[andy43]

all I did for the finish was sand going up to 400 grit, then applied a couple coats of sanding sealer then knocked that back with fine steel wool then applied a coat of Chestnut friction polish
cheers
Andy

 

[monkeybiter]

Totally agree with all of the above plus I like the shape too, very attractive.

 

[Rhossydd]

An everyone says that looks an excellent first go at box making.
The lid especially is rather elegant with that finial.

 

[winemaker]

Nice box good finish too

 

[joethedrummer]

Hi mate,,,that is a real nice pot,,,,
,,,,,joe,,,,,,,,,