Coliban Boxes - Michael White/Boxmaker

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Different times we are in now 😅, so been doing some work with some beautiful old timbers, making a couple of bowls 🥣. Th...
04/06/2022

Different times we are in now 😅, so been doing some work with some beautiful old timbers, making a couple of bowls 🥣.
The first larger bowl made from a piece a very old yellow box burl I've had in the shop for years. Extremely hard and heavy, with some inherent splitting that had to be secured. Awesome finish on this bowl.
The second from a piece of 100 year old Princess Pier Jarrah, a little tricky with the timber being very hard but brittle .
Beautiful bowl considering. 👌. Enjoy

25/09/2021

So the Demons just won the 2021 grand final, been a long time. Celebration post needed.
Had this piece of knarly old red gum sitting around the workshop for years.
Have been busy making boxes, so need a practice piece just to keep intouch with the old lathe. A quick yet pleasing little bowl. Enjoy. Go Dee's.😅

02/10/2020

Oops missed this...👍

A roll top Document Box. Made from Some not tocommon now Red Pine. Turn of the 19 th century Edwardian homes all had Red...
02/10/2020

A roll top Document Box. Made from Some not tocommon now Red Pine. Turn of the 19 th century Edwardian homes all had Red Pine architrave and skirting boards. The roll top is made from reclaimed cedar shingles. New take on an old principal, pretty happy with the result...Enjoy.😎

A beautiful Blackwood jewelry box for a long time special family friend. Two different types of Blackwood with some prin...
13/12/2019

A beautiful Blackwood jewelry box for a long time special family friend. Two different types of Blackwood with some princess pier Jarrah lining and tray. Enjoy. 😘

Spring has sprung, new growth all around, things unfolding everywhere. Time to unfold something, have been moving this p...
14/09/2019

Spring has sprung, new growth all around, things unfolding everywhere. Time to unfold something, have been moving this piece of unknown burl around the workshop for years..it's time. A simple bowl, a Bud Bowl maybe, a very special piece of timber, hope you like it. Enjoy.😃

Had a bit of time off, bathroom reno.🤣. It's been a long time since I last did some wood turning, but with a new woodlat...
10/07/2019

Had a bit of time off, bathroom reno.🤣. It's been a long time since I last did some wood turning, but with a new woodlathe in the workshop, yep time to reacquaint myself. Yey a couple of reasonable shapes...small platter with an oggee shape and a nut bowl. Next couple of small lidded boxes, the larger one of red gum and the smaller one Murry pine.
Pretty happy with my first effort after such a long break.😎

Merry Christmas everyone...a few Christmas projects that made it out the door before the big boy arrived.😎
25/12/2018

Merry Christmas everyone...a few Christmas projects that made it out the door before the big boy arrived.😎

So this bespoke jewelry box was commissioned by a friend of mine. The body of the box is made from an old red gum mantle...
03/11/2018

So this bespoke jewelry box was commissioned by a friend of mine. The body of the box is made from an old red gum mantle piece, salvaged from a miners cottage undergoing a make over. The lid from reclaimed Blackwood, and the hidden draw is Huon pine. A beautiful jewelry box with plenty of character. Enjoy.😄

So bending wood it seems is a bit of a dark art. Thought I might give it a shot on a small scale. Sliced up some Blackwo...
18/08/2018

So bending wood it seems is a bit of a dark art. Thought I might give it a shot on a small scale. Sliced up some Blackwood into 1.5 strip, then soaked in water over night to soften the timber fibres.
Next folded into a circle, small enough for my pot and boiled for 15 min. Remove from water and fold around circular molding and leave overnight. Removed clamps a left the now circular piece of timber to dry, that was the trickiest bit done Glued up with base, and some pins, lift top and there you go a small ring or trinket box. My Bentwood box.🤣

So still have some old Princess Pier Jarrah beam off cuts. Beautifully rich in history, character and unique features. U...
19/05/2018

So still have some old Princess Pier Jarrah beam off cuts. Beautifully rich in history, character and unique features. Used a smallish off cut for this bandsaw box with three draws. A special little jewellery box, ( minnows). Enjoy.😀

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