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Woodturning Cross Grain Box – Beautiful Zebra Wood

by on Friday, March 17th, 2023 | 12 Comments

Zebra Box

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This project is a cross grain box from Zebra wood.

One challenge is turning a box both base and lid from 2 inch wood. Often I use two different blocks of wood and potentially from different species.

Another challenge is the joint. A cross grain box requires a loose fix.

Yet, this is a good challenge. A good exercise is mounting a project. Keeping track of how to mount is essential.

Also, in this project, I wet sanded with 220 and 320 grit paper with walnut oil. This kept the dust down by keeping dust trapped as a slurry in the oil. I was able to breath much more easily.

My box is 5″ diameter and 2″ tall, finished with walnut oil.

Enjoy.

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12 Responses to “Woodturning Cross Grain Box – Beautiful Zebra Wood”

  1. Tom Chester says:
    March 18, 2023 at 7:02 am

    Hi Alan
    I have enjoyed watching your videos for quite awhile!
    I usually watch them first thing Saturday morning – It
    gets me in the mood for a productive day in the shop!
    Thank you for all your turning projects and turning techniques.

    Tom

  2. Peter says:
    March 18, 2023 at 8:02 am

    Very nice box Alan. I like your comments about the fit of the lid. That was a lesson I learned very quickly after making my first cross grained box!

    Peter in the U.K.

  3. Beckwith Bob says:
    March 18, 2023 at 9:14 am

    Hi Alan, how deep were the mortises? Enjoy your videos regularly, Thanks for all the great tips. bob

  4. Michael Kratky says:
    March 18, 2023 at 10:47 am

    Alan nicely done, having been a turner for some 30 years I made many of these outside of impressing fellow club members they never impressed the public enough to buy them for a fraction of the time and material costs but after taking time off the last 3 years and starting to get back into turning again you are an inspiration.

  5. Ron says:
    March 18, 2023 at 5:00 pm

    Very nice and great video

  6. Peter Fabricius says:
    March 19, 2023 at 5:23 pm

    Hi Alan, Nice box and very good use of a 2” thick blank.