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My last video project was nearly a disaster. I saved it by the skin of my teeth. The original walnut box blew up on the lathe. I substituted a different base and saved the day.

I was disappointed. I picked up the pieces and wondered what, if anything, could be done with it – other than firewood.

I sawed off the ragged edges of the two biggest pieces and glued them together. Amazingly, it worked. The shape was different. But, after all this, it was incomplete – it lacked a lid.

How does a woodturner make a lid that is not round. I thought about it and considered carving it. I talked with my wife. She suggested turning it but slicing it like the box had been. She is a smart turner although she does not turn.

The rest is in the video…

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