The "Black Box"

[user 922]

Here's a box that I finished today. I straightened and turned the horn as per my previous efforts. I then turned the wood parts from maple. I could not find a color that looked good with the horn part. Also, the curly maple just became mottled looking when stained. I was ready to start over when I thought of using black lacquer on the base and the lower part of the lid.

It was hard to photograph - the horn part is quite glossy.

 

[The New Guy]

Beautiful box! I love the way a "fix" to something we thought would work and look good often turns out to be just the thing to make something good great.

 

[MSW]

tremendous!! gotta get some spare time (ha ha ha) so i can give that turning business a try.

thanks for the post ... your turnings look great, but mine, well, not so much...

 

[WGR]

Very nice looking "horn-box"...plain yet elegant. Congrats !

 

[wattlebuster]

I like it :thumbsup:

 

[Mickc01]

Wow, that's beautiful! :applause:

 

[hawk]

:thumbsup:

 

[50cal.cliff]

Wow, did I say WOW! :thumbsup:

You know all these boxes are beginning to inspire me.