First Turned Box

has an acorn look to it with its little cap.
Nice “box”.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

looks good to me !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

I wouldn’t worry about what you call it. A first anything that looks that fine has a right to be called whatever you want. Good work.

-- Jim

I like it, nice combo. How long have you been turning?

Nice box! I like the finial.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Delightful box! I like the finial. A Turning Learning curve eh!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

very nice!

-- Branden - Sacramento, California - www.ShopDogUSA.com

Thanks everyone for your comments. I use to turn in high school that was almost 30 years ago.

I’ve been teaching my kids some basic woodworking because the school does not offer “Shop”. One is 11 and the other is 14 years of age. The older one has become quite the scroller (I’ll post a few pics of his work).

The younger has dyslexia (like me) and is learning how to deal with it, he gets confused watching the lines while scrolling. So he’s been doing some basic boxes, birdhouse, etc. I got a lathe a week or so ago, felt like they were ready to move on to some other things. But I think the younger one is going to be just fine with turning. He and I played around a little bit… my hands on top of his showing him how to work a tool… and wow… he just kinda took over on his own.

He’s going to be a natural at turning…. I think. He’s in football right now, so I’ve been ‘re-learning’ and trying to get the feel of turning back (30 years is a long time). Plus, all these new fancy gadgets that can be used now…. much learning for me.

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

I lament the loss of shop classes, too. I went to Jr. High school in New England in the early 80’s and loved shop class. It gave me an understanding of planning and preparing my resources for a job. I think it also taught me patience because woodworking is not about assembly and the time from paper to finished project is often quite long. I also had an industrial arts class about the same time were we actually learned how to build a house from floor to roof including wiring, plumbing, duct work, etc. When I tell my friends who grew up in Florida, they can’t believe the experience.

Good for you showing your kids hwo to work in a shop. It’s a lost art and a valuable one!

-- Mark, Florida, http://penturner.wordpress.com/