Lidded Boxes and a new Hollowing Tool

Woodturning - Trying to improve my box making "skills"
Following a magazine article by Alan Lacer on how to turn a box with a well fitting lid. A bit of a fail at one point and a new hollowing tool to help to hopefully avoid it in the future.
Video edited With Davinci Resolve
Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)

[@awakenmomentofpeaceyoga5365]

Thanks for being willing to film a mistake. It's fun to see how we creatives always find ways around them. I love the rescued box too!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Always making mistakes so its a good job there are ways to rescue a project. Thanks for the comment.

[@mikedoyle5362]

Very nice boxes Peter and a superb redesign on both boxes. Cheers

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks for the comment Mike. Much appreciated.

[@cjpeterson7346]

Clever and creative! Can’t remember when I’ve stopped a turning video so many times to take a closer look at tools and technique. Thanks for the video, I’m one step closer to turning my first box.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thank you very much for your comments. Glad you found the video useful.

[@davidbuchan2224]

Hey Peter, watched 100s of box making vids, for the first time I'm going to grab a pen and paper and watch this again taking notes - so useful, thank you for you for sharing this. New subscriber!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Glad you find the video useful. Thanks for the comment.

[@mheermance]

Nice boxes. The self opening lid was likely caused by the lid being airtight and the box being warm from sanding. Once the air was trapped the heat made it expand and push the lid off.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks for your comment.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Good video. On deep boxes, anymore, I don't spend much time on the inside bottom. I just cut a piece of green felt and glue in place. Hides my mistakes better. Ha

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the comment.

[@keithkimsten5111]

Nice work. Nice save as well!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thank you for your comment. Glad you liked the project.

[@davidjackson8787]

Very nice I enjoyed watching you make those.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for the comment.

[@duaneheadworth6275]

Great video, I parrot the previous comments. Great instruction, I have made many boxes but I love your style. Also the bandsaw jig is a great help, I always dread changing the angle on my table. The boxes turned out beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thank you very much. Sorry so late responding.

[@ultraric]

Peter, nice boxes. I'm in the process of learning to make boxes. I especially like the relaxed presentation - no glaring music.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks Rick. Glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your box making.

[@markwoodcock01]

Thank you Peter, excellent Video, I’m off to have a go 👍🏻

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Hi Mark, Thanks for the comment. Good luck with your box making.

[@curtisstacy5829]

Great job...glad you were able to save the other box...I looked for the hollowing tools but was unable to find....Thanks again for sharing

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Hi Curtis, Glad you liked the video. Tool is a Hope hollowing tool. Search for Hopewoodturning.co.uk - click "tools and handles" - then "hollowing tools" and it is the first one at the top on the right. I got mine from Oliverswoodturning.co.uk as I have an account there. Thanks for the comment.

[@SiamWoodShop]

Just came across your channel, nice work. Happy New Year from Thailand, John

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks, you too!

[@WoodWizardrybyColin]

Absolutely Stunning pieces I love the rescue too i'm a new subscriber and will certainly be looking forward to your next video's I have the Hope 8mm hollower they really do eat the wood think I might have to get a 6mm one now

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed.

[@stevehood10]

Very nice boxes. I may have to borrow your 45 deg bandsaw jig, that looked really useful

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

The jig is quite useful and its really easy to make. Thanks for the comment.

[@William_Kenny]

Great looking boxes peter nicely done well worth 👍and sub, kind regards from will.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@naturaIIydifferent]

Love those Lacer style boxes. When you say body filler, like Bondo? If so, great idea. Good luck with your channel, you got a new subscriber today 👌👍

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Glad you liked the project. The filler is just basic wood filler from a diy store. Thanks for the comment and the sub.

[@ivanbukh7576]

Красивая коробочка! Жалко, что первая не получилась, дерево очень красивое было! Beautiful box! It's a pity that the first one didn't work out, the tree was very beautiful!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Большое спасибо

[@garylawrence7547]

Looked like there were many box failures on that shelf. But that’s how us turners learn. Right?

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Too right.

[@garyweisenberger6979]

Thanks.Very nice demonstration. What did you use to get the decoration in the repair of the original box with the tear through? My assumption ( and that is all it is) would be filler on the inside and outside, then tooled smooth, then ??. Appreciate taping into your knowledge and experience!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Yes it was just basic wood filler. Thanks for your interest.

[@sixtiethofasecond]

Lovely video - how did you get the boxes to turn in the closing scenes please?

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thank you for your comment. The boxes were individually filmed on a small mirrored turntable and then cut together in editing. Background was then added and boxes merged in front.

[@AdamCourtneyPhoto]

I liked the video and its definitely a good example but habving been turning wood for a year or so, i pretty much understand how to turn the shapes. The big challenges for lidded boxes seems ti be all the little details you skipped mentioning. For example, what are you doing to hold the base of the box while you finish the bottom? Looks like paper towel over something? The clamp marks always seem to show up. Thanks

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

The method of holding boxes is generally either by gripping a tenon, expanding into a recess, or by using a jam chuck. When finishing the base it was held on a jam chuck which was slightly too loose and was therefore made tighter by using a paper towel. If you watch my other lidded box video, it shows me forming jam chucks a couple of times. Thanks for the comment.

[@awakenmomentofpeaceyoga5365]

Great video - thank you. What did you put inside your chuck to hold the box to finish it?

[@imakrewitatl]

Looks like a waste block with a tenon

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Yep. Just another jam chuck made tighter with a piece of kitchen roll.

[@jamiemorales2022]

these boxes my friend what would they go for this year if I would sell them

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thanks for the comment.

[@tomg.6881]

Is it too much trouble to cut the corners off the blank?

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Thank you for your inspiring comment. All useful observations appreciated.

[@mrjoeyman]

I thought you need to cut uphill so you would have supported grain?

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Extract from Woodworkers Journal - "In spindle turning, with the grain running parallel to the lathe bed, it is best to cut “downhill”. In other words, from large diameter to small. Trust this makes sense. Thanks for your query.

[@mrjoeyman]

@@PeterWoodbineWoodturning And trust I do! Thank you sir.

[@garyjohnson9297]

Your background music is distracting , think about editing with a voice over natation describig tools and procedure being demonstrated , or invest in an ear microphone or throat mic . Look at purchasing som sanding disks with the edges that are designed to fold over the edge of sanding disk without puckering . The push back of the cover of your second box is caused by the trapped air compressing and expanding when you release pressure on cover . A very invative method to save the first box and cover the tear out through the side . The hollowing tool is a brilliant piece of kit . I might have to make the curved tip

[@williamnicholson3391]

ALL WOOD will expand and contract so if it happens to this box the lid might not come off.... just a thought

[@hellqvistdesign8016]

Do you seriously think he doesn't know this? This is a text book example on how the lid should fit but nice try William.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Couldn't have put it better - Thanks.

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Also just tried it 2 years later and still a perfect fit.

[@rickyrodriguez5744]

A Ring on a finger and a spinning lathe DO NOT GO WELL TOGETHER. Honey you can call me 9 and 1/2 now!

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Oops!

[@jackgelber2506]

too fast and explanations slipped by

[@PeterWoodbineWoodturning]

Sorry you didn't enjoy the video. Unfortunately as the saying goes - " You can't please all the people all the time. "