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10-17-2009, 10:42 AM
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#1 | | Mushroom box? Name: Jack City: Cullowhee State: NC County: Jackson Join Date: May 2008  10-17-2009, 10:42 AM
There was a challenge on one of the other turning sites so I turned this for it. I've made some like this in the past. This one is turned from a piece of apple. It is 5" inches tall. It makes for a shallow box but puts a different twist on a mushroom.
Thanks,
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10-17-2009, 11:05 AM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That's pretty cool! The applewood looks great!
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10-17-2009, 12:33 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 29 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That's awesome Jack! Nice work! 
Wait till sawduster sees this. 
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10-17-2009, 11:45 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Now that is a really cool box! 
Who would've known with the initial glance? Great color to boot!!!!
Well cone.
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10-17-2009, 11:51 PM
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Name: Matthew City: Goldsboro State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 28 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wow that is amazing...!!!
It kind of looks like the Beech wood pen I made for my Dad~!
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10-18-2009, 09:06 AM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great design. I would love to make one. Can you give some detail on how you made the lid?
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10-18-2009, 09:47 AM
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Name: Jack City: Cullowhee State: NC County: Jackson Join Date: May 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks everyone. It is one of the projects I've had a few of my High School students make last year. Scott, I will try and discribe how I make the top. I leave a tenon on the top end of the lid part of the box. After parting the top blank off I turn the bottom of the mushroom making sure that the top lip of the box is around 1/2" smaller than the lid blank. I turn and sand the bottom. I then mount the lid in the chuck using the tenon I left at the top end of the blank. I then hollow it out leaving it smaller than the top lip of the bottom. I then use a square end scrapper to turn the inside lip of the lid to fit the bottom snug, but not to tight. I turn the lid fit so that the bottom goes up into the lid a 1/4" or so. After I sand the bottom lip of the lid I take the tenon out of the chuck and mount the lid in the chuck expanding the chuck into the bottom of the lid in the recess where the the bottom of the mushroom fits. I then turn the top of the lid to what I want and sand it. This one is thick on the lid since I didn't have one to look at as I hollowed the lid out. If I have one to look at, I can guess a lot better to how much I can hollow the lid and not make a funnel out of it when I turn the outside down. It is a neat project and one I've never seen anyone else do.
Thanks Again,
Jack
Here's a picture of the bottom. It will show how the bottom goes up into the lid of the mushroom.
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10-18-2009, 12:06 PM
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Name: Robert City: Youngsville State: NC County: Franklin Join Date: Oct 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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10-18-2009, 04:37 PM
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Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Jack, that is one cool mushroom - great job - I like turning that Apple also -
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10-18-2009, 07:29 PM
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Name: Mike City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Sep 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I like it! Thanks for sharing! | |
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10-18-2009, 07:50 PM
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Name: Ken City: Whittier State: NC County: Jackson Join Date: Mar 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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10-19-2009, 03:06 AM
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Name: Mitch City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great box!
You could sell those at Infinities End or Sun Shine Daydreams. I can see the sell now, "Dude it's like a cool wooden mushroom but look you can hide your weed in it." | |
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10-20-2009, 10:15 AM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Cool Jack! Artistic and functional!
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