Poplar & Wenge Trinket Box

[Steve Jones]

I made another trinket box today. I had an issue with the finial so I made two and asked for people to choose one, this finial was picked by everyone so the other was shelved.
As always I am happy to receive any C&C and don't worry I have a thick skin any comments are welcome.

[Mark Sanger]

Hi Steve

This is beautiful, pure classic lines and quality turning.

[GBF]

Hi Steve

I am getting to be a great fan of your work this is absolutely beautiful.
It is refreshing to see work of this quality on the Forum

Regards George

[Les Symonds]

Hi Steve

This is beautiful, pure classic lines and quality turning.

....and a fine combination of woods. All too often we see composite pieces where the timbers chosen have too low a contrast level with each other, but the contrast here is both high, and complimentary....a darned good choice!

Les

[Steve Jones]

Les, George and Mark,
Thank you for your kind comments, I do enjoy it when I get to make these type of items, it makes a nice change to my normal work.

[Bryan Milham]

Steve,

can I ask what you mean by Poplar. A very few I find turn-able. Most poplars I can get hold of are like turning cotton wool. Certainly I've not seen the grain/ring structure I can make out on your piece before. Is it one of the American ones?

And I've not seen the other option for a finial, but this one sits very well and I can see why it was chosen, but I think I would have continued the curve of the line below the bead through to the part above the bead.

[Steve Jones]

can I ask what you mean by Poplar. A very few I find turn-able. Most poplars I can get hold of are like turning cotton wool. Certainly I've not seen the grain/ring structure I can make out on your piece before. Is it one of the American ones?

And I've not seen the other option for a finial, but this one sits very well and I can see why it was chosen, but I think I would have continued the curve of the line below the bead through to the part above the bead.

It is American sometimes known as Tulip Poplar, it is a bit wooly but will peel, I think it is just the shape that makes the grain look as it is. I turn a lot of this wood but mostly between centers, it turns much easier between centers and is a very good wood for painting. I do find the wenge hard to polish though and it also takes the edge off the tools.
I shall experiment with your idea on the next finial box I do.
Thanks for your comments..

[Graham]

A lovely piece with a beautiful shape.

[malcy]

I agree with the comments so far. A beautiful classic form with a very good finish and great contrast. When you first see it, it looks right, if you know what I mean. Another great piece. Malcolm.

[bodrighywood]

Really lovely box Steve, Pristine is the word that comes to mind in both design and finish. I get a lot of tulip wood from a furniture factory. They use it for the framework on their units as it is very stable and as Steve said ideal for painting. I often get the bits they don't want that have colour as it can range from the pale wood as in this lovely box through to almost black / green. Though it a fairly soft wood I find it very easy to turn especially for spindle work. The image is of poplar / tulip wood just to show some of the variation in colour you can get.

Pete

[seventhdevil]

tulip is very underrated in my opinion, yes you can struggle to get a good finish on it at times but the colours that you can get in larger trees makes up for it.

check out the rainbow colours at the bottom of the liked page

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/poplar.htm


nice work by the way mr jones...

[Steve Jones]

Thanks again for all the comments, it is appreciated.
On the subject of poplar, the darker wood turns much better and easier than the light timber. So if you get a choice try the dark timber.

[georg]

                            On this forum we have only used this expression once before.

                                             Finesse in its Completion

     However  .....This is only our own very personal opinion...... It would have been nice to see the piece without a foot...BUT
     and its a very big but...... it is only our opinion..... and as always its down to each individuals personal Style.
     Thank You Very Much For Posting This.
      Tony and Di

[Steve Jones]

 Tony and Di,
Thank you for your comment. I have always been undecided about a foot on bowls and boxes and change my mind like the wind. Sometimes I think it is good to raise the bowl just a little then other times I think it is better without. As you say it is personal choice, I just can never make my mind up I like both.

[GBF]

I like the foot on this Box.

Regards george