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Branchwood box

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The others have said it, its a really really nice piece.

Looking at the join you have the same problem as I have and for which I dream of a zero kerf tool that avoids the stepping of the lines of the branches or in my case the figure of the wood. Perhaps one of these days in the future, turners will have laser gouges with very very narrow edges!!! This isn't a criticism by the way, just an observation of the impact of tooling. I did once try to avoid the inevitable step in a round box lid to body joint by making a simple 45 degree diagonal between the 2; the jury is still out after 5 years as to whether it worked or not. :goesred:
 
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Pierre said:
The others have said it, its a really really nice piece.

Looking at the join you have the same problem as I have and for which I dream of a zero kerf tool that avoids the stepping of the lines of the branches or in my case the figure of the wood. Perhaps one of these days in the future, turners will have laser gouges with very very narrow edges!!! This isn't a criticism by the way, just an observation of the impact of tooling. I did once try to avoid the inevitable step in a round box lid to body joint by making a simple 45 degree diagonal between the 2; the jury is still out after 5 years as to whether it worked or not. :goesred:
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I did think of making an insert for the join then would only be width of the partring tool might try that for a future one
 
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Themackay said:
I did think of making an insert for the join then would only be width of the partring tool might try that for a future one
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I'm not so sure that with the branches so clearly defined as yours that even that would work, because the beauty of the piece is in the contrast of the branches and the acrylic so you will always get a step. In the example I gave, I did a 45 degree part to the centre between box and lid and then hollowed both to leave a 45 degree lip. Luckily I use boxwood so the joins to the grain didn't show as much. The box sold for the asking price but I was never as happy with that join as I am with a stepped join (mind you that could be tradition getting in the way of innovation) .
 
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If you use a Japanese saw as they have a very thin kerf you just need to make sure you cut them straight.

Great looking box
 
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