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A Good Neighbour I have known for Donkeys Years, gave me a chunk of Hard Wood from an Old Fence Post.
So I have made a Lidded Box for him.

It is 3 1/2 inches high and 3 1/2 inches wide. I have a lot of trouble with hollowing. I use a Forstener Bit and enlarge the hole from there with a large parting chisel…BEDAN CHISEL…this is a really great tool, but I would love to develop the skill of being able to do end grain hollowing with a Spindle Gouge. It looks easy on a video but in practice not so easy…so I guess just keep trying !!!!

The Box is finished with 3 coats of Bench Top Varnish and rubbed between each coat with 0000 Steel Wool.

Kind regards,

Cliff

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I never would of known that was at one time a fence post. Your neighbor will be surprised. Looks good and nice finish. Till this day I still occasionally have problems with some grain when I hollow out. I have a hollower now but I agree they make it look so easy on a video with a gouge. Nice job Cliff.
 

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The fence posts must be quite durable, the box looks real good!
 

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Good old Aussie hardwood, you can't beat it for colour and grain. Nicely done Cliff.
 

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doubleDD Thanks Dave….Yes the chunk of wood was a rough looking piece and hard as a rock. Probably making hollowing even more difficult. But hopefully practice will improve the hollowing skills.

Regards…...Cliff.

John Thank you John, glad you like it. In Australia we have some very Hard Woods. I guess the hot harsh climate here caused our hardwoods to evolve with the climate.

Regards…...Cliff.

Maro2Bear Thanks Mark. Thanks also for the link regarding carbide cutters. Ill have a look at that tonight.

Regards…...Cliff

Crowie Thank you Peter… Glad you like "Good Old Aussie Hard Wood" It usually has a nice close and tight grain and sometimes lovely colours and swirls. It would also always look great on your Car and Truck projects.

Regards…...Cliff.
 

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Nice work Cliff, great finish on a nice piece of hardwood.
 

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Nice work, Cliff. That is a good use of that post. If you want a square corner in the bottom, you can hollow the whole thing out with just the bedan!!

Cheers, Jim
 

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Great looking box. I haven't made one yet, may have to try it some day. Excellent job. Mike
 

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Thanks Bob….I love working with good Australian Hard Wood, I just need to develop more skills with Turning.
Particularly the Hollowing. But it is all good fun. I hope you are Okay down South. We had a bit of a scare and had a 3 day lock down. But all good now hopefully.

Regards….Cliff

Hi Jim, Thank you. If I hollow the whole lot out with the Bedan, would I need to drill a Forstener Bit First and then go down the shoulder gradually to widen the hole to the desired width?
I got a few shudders and shakes with the Bedan and it scared the daylights out of me. Maybe I had the angle wrong. I had raised the tool rest so that to achieve a centre point with the Bedan I was pointing down on the centre.

Regards…...Cliff
 

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Hi Mike,
Thank you for your nice comments. I think you would enjoy making a lidded Box…I will look forward to seeing one that you make.

Regards…...Cliff.

Moving Chips….Thank you for liking the Box…....Regards…...Cliff
 
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