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I saw a version of these little turned boxes on FB and asked the maker if I could use the design. He pointed me to a master turner from Israel, one Eli Avisera, who willingly shared his design, which I thought was terrific. I altered it a little, since he made his with the long top handle used as a finial. I wanted the ‘idea’ of the top hidden, to be a surprise to the viewer picking it up, so I added a bit of a nubbin to the turning point of the top, inverted it, and hid the handle inside the box. The added nubbin gives the box top a small handle to grip, and I love the name ‘Box Tops,’ for this project. All silver maple, about 2-1/2” d. and 3” tall.
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Doe
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#1 posted 11-05-2013 09:47 AM
Love them. The nubbin is a great idea.
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#2 posted 11-05-2013 10:21 AM
These are awesome! I love them! :)
Sheila
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aussiedave
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#3 posted 11-05-2013 10:45 AM
Very nice little boxes and the tops are great..nice and colourful…excellent.
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#4 posted 11-05-2013 11:58 AM
Sweet.
What a clever idea.
Good job Barb,
Steve
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doubleDD
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#5 posted 11-05-2013 01:16 PM
These are some wild little boxes. Would make some great gifts. I may have to steal this myself. Cool coloring. Thanks Barb.
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#6 posted 11-05-2013 01:28 PM
Cool idea and well done. Great little lids for great boxes.
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#7 posted 11-05-2013 01:45 PM
Barb, I love these and the colors are beautiful. You’ve done a fine job on these.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Vicki
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#8 posted 11-05-2013 04:04 PM
They are so beautiful. Love the top and the bright colors.
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waho6o9
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#9 posted 11-05-2013 04:20 PM
Beautiful work Barbs!
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#10 posted 11-05-2013 04:36 PM
Beautiful! How did you color them?
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BarbS
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#11 posted 11-05-2013 04:38 PM
Thanks, everyone. The colors are simply craft store markers, water-based. I let them dry well and then wax over them, color added while spinning. They seem to hold up well. Fun to make!
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#12 posted 11-05-2013 06:52 PM
I like them.
Great work.
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mike1950
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#13 posted 11-05-2013 07:58 PM
Nice work Barb- very colorful- Gifts for grandkids??
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Dennis Zongker
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#14 posted 11-05-2013 09:10 PM
Cute, sweet little guy’s, Great job.
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#15 posted 11-05-2013 09:41 PM
Nice work Barbs. This is the kind of thing that one wonders, why didn’t I think of that? Brilliant and nicely turned too.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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