This video shows the design, turning and finishing of a small lidded wooden box. It is turned on a wood lathe in my shop in Harrison, TN.
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@andyp9290 Жыл бұрын
Good to hear a fellow Tennessean KZreadr without an accent!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks to my fellow Tennesseean!!
@trurex007lee73 ай бұрын
Great project and excellent use of small pieces of lumber.
@harrisongrass
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
@cdrive57572 ай бұрын
When I initially clicked on this I doubted that making a turned box from dimensioned lumber would interest me. It seemed counter intuitive from a turner's standpoint. After all, one of the big benefits to being a turner is the availability of free oddball & exotic timber that's to small to be marketable in the production of furniture. Wild grain, knots, spalting, crotches etc are our draw, not a deterrent. Hell, some of us even go after Roots! Amazingly enough, you managed to take a small chunk of common Rock Maple and turn it into something remarkable. The texturing tool wood really dressed up that box! On a side note, those close up shots showing those (senior) blood blisters on your wrist and arm makes me feel a kinship with you! Lately, I find myself spending much needed time softening just about any threatening edge found in my shop. Unfortunately sharp edges are common in shops. Wakodahatchee Chris
@harrisongrass
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments! My hands and arms look rough and it's hard to show my work without showing these old rough hands. You are correct about the sharp edges. I don't like sharp edges on anything. The years seem to make my skin easy to damage and I, too, have spent a lot of time softening sharp edges in my shop. I certainly like figured wood on my stuff, but often I am forced to use what I have on hand. I don't claim to be a good turner, but I really enjoy it. Thanks again! Ronnie Nichols
@cdrive5757
2 ай бұрын
@@harrisongrass i like to think of my blood blisters and NewSkin band aids as battle ribbons! 🤣
@arlineastman5 ай бұрын
All I can say is well done and glad you are doing turning at your age. I am not to far behind you but have been turing for 15 years now after the bombing in the middle east
@harrisongrass
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments! Keep on turning! God Bless.
@simonhayter59848 ай бұрын
Thanks Ronnie. I really enjoyed the video and your style.
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the positive coments!!
@pnyreen Жыл бұрын
Nice job Ronnie! I like it that you used old wood from your brother in law and repurposed it to the beautiful little boxes.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments, Pam. I'm sure he would be happy that it is being repurposed.
@JOHNSmith-pn6fj Жыл бұрын
Those are great little boxes. I like the details you put on the box and the wax really brought out those details.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments! Ronnie
@davebenson1021 Жыл бұрын
Mr Nichols. I so enjoyed watching your process of box turning and frankly you taught me a clever lesson. Using the hole cutter saves so much time in the process. Now you have allowed me a way to make many more boxes faster which allows me to give to many more people. I very seldom have sold my works and reap the reward of gifting to people who have friended me or helped me in my day to day life. Thank you sir. Keep turning ! Ps, I did subscribe to your site.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Benson: Thanks for your positive comments. Like you, I give my boxes to friends and family and that gives me a satisfaction beyond money. May god bless you and your family.
@leisongivangomo4478 Жыл бұрын
These lidded boxes are beautiful! I especially like the details you put on the lids and sides! A lot of work and skill goes into each one!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!!
@Mckmake Жыл бұрын
Hi Ronnie, I like your video for its honesty and the finished product is quite beautiful in that it's nice and straightforward. Keep up the excellent work!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Ronnie
@jamesbraden5353 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!.
@billy19461 Жыл бұрын
First of your videos I have seen but I really enjoyed it! Beautiful box.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and your positive comments! Ronnie
@mj0625194318 күн бұрын
Mr Nichols wish I lived closer to you, I’d like to have you teach me your technique. I like your style
@harrisongrass
17 күн бұрын
I wish you did, too. Thanks for your kind remarks. May God bless you and your family.
@glencrandall7051 Жыл бұрын
It's a nice little box. I like the texturing. Nice detail. Nice finish. 👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe. 🙂🙂
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments!
@michaelmorris5525 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
@joncollins87359 күн бұрын
Brilliant 👍🙏
@harrisongrass
9 күн бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!!
@Buttermilk3696 Жыл бұрын
Greatly enjoyed your video!!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you watched it. Thanks! Ronnie
@scottstubberud1137 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video sir and the finish you achieved with the paste was is gorgeous
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!! I've never been a fan of wax type finishes, but on this hard maple, it looks pretty good.
@yves6268 Жыл бұрын
Hello from France, very beautiful box👍👏👏
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the positive comments!!
@prsearls3 ай бұрын
That is a cute little box. The texturing and grooves really dress it up. I have some pieces of cherry and hard maple that would be suitable for these. Leaving the texturing natural rather than coloring them looks better to me.
@harrisongrass
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments! I agree that leaving the texturing looks better than coloring it.
@tomeakin6408 Жыл бұрын
Those look great I'm new to woodturning I've made several bowls the small boxes and the detail think I'm gonna try it see how it turns out love the craftsman ship keep up the great work thanks for the video
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Tom: Thanks for watching. I hope you get as much enjoyment as I do from your time at the lathe.
@randycosgrove3608 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ronnie. I like the box and the presentation. Nothing too fancy but looks good. I think I'll borrow the idea and make some for Christmas. Thanks for the idea.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it. They will make a nice present. Thanks, Ronnie
@jimneely452710 ай бұрын
Nice skew work. Thanks for sharing.
@harrisongrass
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
@8360365 Жыл бұрын
Bravo... Nice box👍
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Ronnie
@derekdodson56238 ай бұрын
Nicely done, thanks!
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the positive comments.
@NoName-xs1sh Жыл бұрын
Muy bonito trabajo amigo,veo que eres muy productivo,felicidades
@josephinelarosa635 Жыл бұрын
Very nice. Good job.😊
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive remarks!
@markopolo56959 ай бұрын
These are great videos to watch
@harrisongrass
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!!!
@garryevans3594 Жыл бұрын
Very nice details make them unique
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!
@junulock4 ай бұрын
Looks like you have slabs of bowling alley hard maple flooring there. Nice work.
@harrisongrass
4 ай бұрын
I never thought about this chunk of wood being from a bowling alley, but you may be right. I got is from my brother-in-law's estate and I thought it was a table or bar top. Thanks for the info!
@lisak5274 Жыл бұрын
They’re are fabulous.. i like the idea that you drilled out the blanks, save a heap of time.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Most small boxes I've seen on videos have the grain oriented long ways instead of cross grained. I think the cross grain features the wood better.
@lisak5274
Жыл бұрын
@@harrisongrass yes.. thats how I tend to do mine, however i like your system to get consistency with them, be nice as a set of 3 or so.
@lyndaowen21549 ай бұрын
Just adorable
@harrisongrass
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
@denisvienat849 Жыл бұрын
Bravo beau travail et bien réalisé 👍👍🎺
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
@scottstubberud1137 Жыл бұрын
Well done sir.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
@TheStanford01 Жыл бұрын
Simple yet very effective.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!
@kennethfisher7013 Жыл бұрын
You're OK man. I like your style.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
@scottstubberud1137 Жыл бұрын
Newly subscribed btw
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@garyjohnson9297 Жыл бұрын
A nice , simple trinket box
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
@William_Kenny10 ай бұрын
Great looking boxes nicely done sir well worth 👍and sub, Kind regards From Will. 😊
@harrisongrass
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!!
@William_Kenny
10 ай бұрын
Your very welcome 👍
@DB-drdan Жыл бұрын
That gear wheel that you use so well reminds me of an embossing wheel that my daddy used to use to make leather belts. Is that where it came from? Beautiful work by the way. I think that the simplest designs are often the best.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!! This wheel is sold for texturing wood on a lathe, but it is similar to the tool you mentioned for leather. I agree with your comment on the simple designs. God bless you and your family.
@naturaIIydifferent Жыл бұрын
Nice design, these kind of boxes are my favorite thing to make. Just simple utilitarian boxes with a little decorations. I'd really love to sell them, where are you having luck with sales? I think I have vastly underpriced my work, seeing the 99.95$ on the bin. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comments. The price shown on the plastic tub was really my attempt at humor about the price of things nowdays. Actually, I don't sell these boxes to the public. I've given a whole lot of them away to friends and family. I'm retired and they are just a hobby to me. Good luck with selling yours.
@drabusharr8 ай бұрын
Nice work sir - I'm new to the craft wondering how you secure the turned box without marring the surface when it is held in the jaws. The little boxes I've made I've had to part off because I'm not sure how to reverse it besides using a jam chuck.
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comments and question. I use some thin plastic (about .040 inch) cut into about a half inch strip and put it between the jaws and the box. This seems to help, although, sometimes it still leaves a small mark. Sometimes I put the decoration over the place where the jaws were, too.
@drabusharr
8 ай бұрын
@@harrisongrass that's great!
@leftmono1016
7 ай бұрын
I’ve got bowl reversing jaws, or Cole jaws, which come in really handy. A lot easier than a jam chuck.
@harrisongrass
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! @@leftmono1016
@Warpfield Жыл бұрын
This would make an excellent salt box. Need to do a food safe finish though. Not sure if Johnson's Paste Wax is food safe.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
It probably is not food safe. These weren't designed with food products in mind.
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Bee’s wax would work for a food safe box.
@DKWalser Жыл бұрын
Ronnie -- Thank you for making the video. I have an old workbench top that was made from laminated hard maple. I think I just found a use for it. Please allow some safety related comments: First, using paste wax as your final finish is fine. But, please, use a paper towel when buffing it off. If the cloth you have been using were to get caught by the chuck, and if the cloth were to snag one of your fingers, the lathe would try to wrap your arm around the spinning spindle. Such accidents happen rarely, but when it does, the injuries can be brutal. Our bones just cannot compete against the power of even a small lathe like yours. The same goes for using steel wool, except more so. Steel wool is made from long strands of very thin wire. If one of those strands were to snag on the spinning blank, the lathe will try to jerk the pad of steel wool out of your hand. It will happen very fast. If it happens, some of the strands of steel wool can be jerked through the flesh of your fingers, leaving your hand a bloody mess. I wish none of this were so. I own a lot of steel wool and I like using it. When I do, the lathe is off. You may have been using these techniques for years without any issues. That may lead you to think that the practices are safe. They aren't. I managed a crew at a furniture mill. Part of my job was teaching my crew members how to use our power machinery. Using cloths or steel wool around a spinning spindle is one of the things I was required to cover. These accidents may be rare, but they happen in real life. When they do, they'll definitely ruin your day. I do not want to come off like a member of the safety police. It's your shop. You make the rules. I'm fine with that. However, a lot of people are new to woodturning and get most of their information about their new hobby from videos like yours. As of right now, your video has over 17,000 views. Don't you feel some obligation to demonstrate safe practices?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
David: I appreciate your advice. I don't feel an obligation to try to keep everyone in the world safe by demonstrating my technique. There is no technique or operation that is foolproof. I know where the chuck is located and I choose to take the risk with a rag and steel wool. If you want to negate any dangers on a lathe, you would be better off sitting in your recliner watching tv. Thanks for watching my video. If you are trying to illustrate that you are smarter than I am, you made your point and I won't challenge that.
@wildatlantictimbercraft2 ай бұрын
Nice box, I'm going to ake some and flock the inside as well. Are you getting $99 for each one?
@harrisongrass
2 ай бұрын
It was meant as a joke to illustrate how high things are. I've given all of them away and haven't sold a one. I don't do woodturning for money, but for fun. Thanks for the kind words!!
@darrellclemons5422 Жыл бұрын
Did Ronnie go to the Arts & Craft show in St. Louis County at Oakville Senior High School?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
No. I have never entered a craft show. Thanks for your interest.
@jackwagon43136 ай бұрын
In your experience... do you think a threading jig is worth the time and money?
@harrisongrass
6 ай бұрын
Since I made my threading jig, I really don't know what they cost. I approach woodworking mostly from a hobbyist standpoint. I don't make boxes for a living, so I'm really not qualified to say if it's worth the time and money. For me, just building a threading jig and making some boxes with it was worth the effort. I guess I'm just one who likes to make something for myself that everyone else doesn't have. Thanks for watching my videos.
@jackwagon4313
6 ай бұрын
@harrisongrass I'll have to research how to make a jig. I just make pens, bowls, boxes for gifts and can't justify spending $500 for a sphere/threading jig.
@harrisongrass
6 ай бұрын
I understand. I have a video somewhere on my channel showing my homemade threading jig. Like you, I wouldn't spend the money for one of the storebought jigs. I made mine from some things I had around my shop. It was fun working out all the details and getting it to the pount where it worked. I used a large clamp for the main working mechanism and a router with a homemade cutter all mounted on a plywood base. you could probably look at the video and get the idea for making one.@@jackwagon4313
@Monstrito594 ай бұрын
What's the purpose of the green scotch bright?
@harrisongrass
4 ай бұрын
The green scotch brite is just another way of sanding or polishing. I think it is around the same as 320 sandpaper. It just smoothes the wood.
@Monstrito59
4 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks for the info
@sallystanley4526 Жыл бұрын
Where can I buy your creations ?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Sally: These boxes aren't for sale currently. The amount of work involved makes it hard to price them at a point that most people would pay for them. I'd hurt some folks feelings if I priced them according to the time involved. I've given away quite a few to friends and family. Thanks for asking!!
@bassrun101 Жыл бұрын
Garry Not Linda. Ronnie, I just found out this week that Johnson's Paste Wax was discontinued in December of 2021. Cans of it are being sold on Ebay and Amazon for $49.95!!!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Garry: I've had this can of Johnson's Wax for years. I think it is made of beeswax and several other substances, but I'm not sure. I've never tried it as a finish before. I know there are other similar substances on the market these days, but I didn't know it was discontinued. Thanks for the information!
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Minwax makes a paste wax that I use. It’s almost as good as Johnson’s. Lowes carries it.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@JLang-bn3hs Thanks for the info.
@bassrun101
Жыл бұрын
@@JLang-bn3hs yeah, the finishing wax. There's one issue with using the natural wax, it can turn white in the hollows of coarse grained wood like oak. An alternative would be the dark version. A test should be done to make sure it doesn't add unwanted color to the work piece.
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Everything has a “cause and effect” problem. We just have to decide if we can live with the effect.
@StephensPenTurnings Жыл бұрын
Nice quick project that came out well. You are courting disaster using cloth though. Shop/paper towels rip, cloth just winds around and maybe takes you with it.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice. I'm very careful.
@kenvasko2285 Жыл бұрын
First time viewer. Liked the video till the end. Political statement on your box lid is not appropriate for a turning video.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize that there was a political statement on this video. What does politics have to do with wood turning?
@29jug11 Жыл бұрын
Love you boxes …but please NEVER use rag or cloth anywhere near a revolving Chuck , or work…..it can catch in an instant , and tear a finger off or worse…always use kitchen towels , please….
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments. My methods are not recommended for other folks. Thanks for your concern about my fingers.
@andymilligan7525 Жыл бұрын
Better ration out your Johnson's wax they have quit making it. Nice boxes.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information. I probably have a lifetime supply since I'm 74 years old. It doesn't take much for a lifetime supply at my age.
@thomashollis356 Жыл бұрын
Are you kidding ? $99.00 each !
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I don't recall offering these boxes for sale here. This video only shows the process I use to make them. If I were offering them for sale, I'd surely have said so. How can you complain about the price when they are not for sale to the public?
@drgruber57
Жыл бұрын
I think he's referring to the writing on the lid of the plastic box near the end of the video.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@drgruber57 That was just a box that I stored them in and a veiled (supposedly humorous) comment on the price of things nowadays. Ronnie
@michaelmorris5525
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Beautiful work.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelmorris5525 Thanks for the positive comments!! Ronnie
@ingearmike48872 ай бұрын
Biden dollars?
@L.Helmers_Wood_Turning Жыл бұрын
Had to mute because your voice was annoying but good job 👍
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching anyhow. May God bless you.
@L.Helmers_Wood_Turning
Жыл бұрын
@@harrisongrass God bless 🙌 have a good day
@kenashton32
6 ай бұрын
Wow! Gotta say, what a rude comment!
@kenashton32
6 ай бұрын
Love your style and work. Very smooth with your tools.
@L.Helmers_Wood_Turning
6 ай бұрын
@@kenashton32 If you can't be honest, what can you be?
Пікірлер: 137
Good to hear a fellow Tennessean KZreadr without an accent!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks to my fellow Tennesseean!!
Great project and excellent use of small pieces of lumber.
@harrisongrass
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
When I initially clicked on this I doubted that making a turned box from dimensioned lumber would interest me. It seemed counter intuitive from a turner's standpoint. After all, one of the big benefits to being a turner is the availability of free oddball & exotic timber that's to small to be marketable in the production of furniture. Wild grain, knots, spalting, crotches etc are our draw, not a deterrent. Hell, some of us even go after Roots! Amazingly enough, you managed to take a small chunk of common Rock Maple and turn it into something remarkable. The texturing tool wood really dressed up that box! On a side note, those close up shots showing those (senior) blood blisters on your wrist and arm makes me feel a kinship with you! Lately, I find myself spending much needed time softening just about any threatening edge found in my shop. Unfortunately sharp edges are common in shops. Wakodahatchee Chris
@harrisongrass
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments! My hands and arms look rough and it's hard to show my work without showing these old rough hands. You are correct about the sharp edges. I don't like sharp edges on anything. The years seem to make my skin easy to damage and I, too, have spent a lot of time softening sharp edges in my shop. I certainly like figured wood on my stuff, but often I am forced to use what I have on hand. I don't claim to be a good turner, but I really enjoy it. Thanks again! Ronnie Nichols
@cdrive5757
2 ай бұрын
@@harrisongrass i like to think of my blood blisters and NewSkin band aids as battle ribbons! 🤣
All I can say is well done and glad you are doing turning at your age. I am not to far behind you but have been turing for 15 years now after the bombing in the middle east
@harrisongrass
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments! Keep on turning! God Bless.
Thanks Ronnie. I really enjoyed the video and your style.
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the positive coments!!
Nice job Ronnie! I like it that you used old wood from your brother in law and repurposed it to the beautiful little boxes.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments, Pam. I'm sure he would be happy that it is being repurposed.
Those are great little boxes. I like the details you put on the box and the wax really brought out those details.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments! Ronnie
Mr Nichols. I so enjoyed watching your process of box turning and frankly you taught me a clever lesson. Using the hole cutter saves so much time in the process. Now you have allowed me a way to make many more boxes faster which allows me to give to many more people. I very seldom have sold my works and reap the reward of gifting to people who have friended me or helped me in my day to day life. Thank you sir. Keep turning ! Ps, I did subscribe to your site.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Benson: Thanks for your positive comments. Like you, I give my boxes to friends and family and that gives me a satisfaction beyond money. May god bless you and your family.
These lidded boxes are beautiful! I especially like the details you put on the lids and sides! A lot of work and skill goes into each one!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!!
Hi Ronnie, I like your video for its honesty and the finished product is quite beautiful in that it's nice and straightforward. Keep up the excellent work!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Ronnie
Beautiful work!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!.
First of your videos I have seen but I really enjoyed it! Beautiful box.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and your positive comments! Ronnie
Mr Nichols wish I lived closer to you, I’d like to have you teach me your technique. I like your style
@harrisongrass
17 күн бұрын
I wish you did, too. Thanks for your kind remarks. May God bless you and your family.
It's a nice little box. I like the texturing. Nice detail. Nice finish. 👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe. 🙂🙂
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comments!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
Brilliant 👍🙏
@harrisongrass
9 күн бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!!
Greatly enjoyed your video!!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you watched it. Thanks! Ronnie
Excellent video sir and the finish you achieved with the paste was is gorgeous
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!! I've never been a fan of wax type finishes, but on this hard maple, it looks pretty good.
Hello from France, very beautiful box👍👏👏
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the positive comments!!
That is a cute little box. The texturing and grooves really dress it up. I have some pieces of cherry and hard maple that would be suitable for these. Leaving the texturing natural rather than coloring them looks better to me.
@harrisongrass
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments! I agree that leaving the texturing looks better than coloring it.
Those look great I'm new to woodturning I've made several bowls the small boxes and the detail think I'm gonna try it see how it turns out love the craftsman ship keep up the great work thanks for the video
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Tom: Thanks for watching. I hope you get as much enjoyment as I do from your time at the lathe.
Hi Ronnie. I like the box and the presentation. Nothing too fancy but looks good. I think I'll borrow the idea and make some for Christmas. Thanks for the idea.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it. They will make a nice present. Thanks, Ronnie
Nice skew work. Thanks for sharing.
@harrisongrass
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
Bravo... Nice box👍
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Ronnie
Nicely done, thanks!
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the positive comments.
Muy bonito trabajo amigo,veo que eres muy productivo,felicidades
Very nice. Good job.😊
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive remarks!
These are great videos to watch
@harrisongrass
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!!!
Very nice details make them unique
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!
Looks like you have slabs of bowling alley hard maple flooring there. Nice work.
@harrisongrass
4 ай бұрын
I never thought about this chunk of wood being from a bowling alley, but you may be right. I got is from my brother-in-law's estate and I thought it was a table or bar top. Thanks for the info!
They’re are fabulous.. i like the idea that you drilled out the blanks, save a heap of time.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Most small boxes I've seen on videos have the grain oriented long ways instead of cross grained. I think the cross grain features the wood better.
@lisak5274
Жыл бұрын
@@harrisongrass yes.. thats how I tend to do mine, however i like your system to get consistency with them, be nice as a set of 3 or so.
Just adorable
@harrisongrass
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
Bravo beau travail et bien réalisé 👍👍🎺
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
Well done sir.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
Simple yet very effective.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!
You're OK man. I like your style.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments!!
Newly subscribed btw
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
A nice , simple trinket box
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your positive comments!
Great looking boxes nicely done sir well worth 👍and sub, Kind regards From Will. 😊
@harrisongrass
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!!
@William_Kenny
10 ай бұрын
Your very welcome 👍
That gear wheel that you use so well reminds me of an embossing wheel that my daddy used to use to make leather belts. Is that where it came from? Beautiful work by the way. I think that the simplest designs are often the best.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!! This wheel is sold for texturing wood on a lathe, but it is similar to the tool you mentioned for leather. I agree with your comment on the simple designs. God bless you and your family.
Nice design, these kind of boxes are my favorite thing to make. Just simple utilitarian boxes with a little decorations. I'd really love to sell them, where are you having luck with sales? I think I have vastly underpriced my work, seeing the 99.95$ on the bin. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comments. The price shown on the plastic tub was really my attempt at humor about the price of things nowdays. Actually, I don't sell these boxes to the public. I've given a whole lot of them away to friends and family. I'm retired and they are just a hobby to me. Good luck with selling yours.
Nice work sir - I'm new to the craft wondering how you secure the turned box without marring the surface when it is held in the jaws. The little boxes I've made I've had to part off because I'm not sure how to reverse it besides using a jam chuck.
@harrisongrass
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comments and question. I use some thin plastic (about .040 inch) cut into about a half inch strip and put it between the jaws and the box. This seems to help, although, sometimes it still leaves a small mark. Sometimes I put the decoration over the place where the jaws were, too.
@drabusharr
8 ай бұрын
@@harrisongrass that's great!
@leftmono1016
7 ай бұрын
I’ve got bowl reversing jaws, or Cole jaws, which come in really handy. A lot easier than a jam chuck.
@harrisongrass
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! @@leftmono1016
This would make an excellent salt box. Need to do a food safe finish though. Not sure if Johnson's Paste Wax is food safe.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
It probably is not food safe. These weren't designed with food products in mind.
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Bee’s wax would work for a food safe box.
Ronnie -- Thank you for making the video. I have an old workbench top that was made from laminated hard maple. I think I just found a use for it. Please allow some safety related comments: First, using paste wax as your final finish is fine. But, please, use a paper towel when buffing it off. If the cloth you have been using were to get caught by the chuck, and if the cloth were to snag one of your fingers, the lathe would try to wrap your arm around the spinning spindle. Such accidents happen rarely, but when it does, the injuries can be brutal. Our bones just cannot compete against the power of even a small lathe like yours. The same goes for using steel wool, except more so. Steel wool is made from long strands of very thin wire. If one of those strands were to snag on the spinning blank, the lathe will try to jerk the pad of steel wool out of your hand. It will happen very fast. If it happens, some of the strands of steel wool can be jerked through the flesh of your fingers, leaving your hand a bloody mess. I wish none of this were so. I own a lot of steel wool and I like using it. When I do, the lathe is off. You may have been using these techniques for years without any issues. That may lead you to think that the practices are safe. They aren't. I managed a crew at a furniture mill. Part of my job was teaching my crew members how to use our power machinery. Using cloths or steel wool around a spinning spindle is one of the things I was required to cover. These accidents may be rare, but they happen in real life. When they do, they'll definitely ruin your day. I do not want to come off like a member of the safety police. It's your shop. You make the rules. I'm fine with that. However, a lot of people are new to woodturning and get most of their information about their new hobby from videos like yours. As of right now, your video has over 17,000 views. Don't you feel some obligation to demonstrate safe practices?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
David: I appreciate your advice. I don't feel an obligation to try to keep everyone in the world safe by demonstrating my technique. There is no technique or operation that is foolproof. I know where the chuck is located and I choose to take the risk with a rag and steel wool. If you want to negate any dangers on a lathe, you would be better off sitting in your recliner watching tv. Thanks for watching my video. If you are trying to illustrate that you are smarter than I am, you made your point and I won't challenge that.
Nice box, I'm going to ake some and flock the inside as well. Are you getting $99 for each one?
@harrisongrass
2 ай бұрын
It was meant as a joke to illustrate how high things are. I've given all of them away and haven't sold a one. I don't do woodturning for money, but for fun. Thanks for the kind words!!
Did Ronnie go to the Arts & Craft show in St. Louis County at Oakville Senior High School?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
No. I have never entered a craft show. Thanks for your interest.
In your experience... do you think a threading jig is worth the time and money?
@harrisongrass
6 ай бұрын
Since I made my threading jig, I really don't know what they cost. I approach woodworking mostly from a hobbyist standpoint. I don't make boxes for a living, so I'm really not qualified to say if it's worth the time and money. For me, just building a threading jig and making some boxes with it was worth the effort. I guess I'm just one who likes to make something for myself that everyone else doesn't have. Thanks for watching my videos.
@jackwagon4313
6 ай бұрын
@harrisongrass I'll have to research how to make a jig. I just make pens, bowls, boxes for gifts and can't justify spending $500 for a sphere/threading jig.
@harrisongrass
6 ай бұрын
I understand. I have a video somewhere on my channel showing my homemade threading jig. Like you, I wouldn't spend the money for one of the storebought jigs. I made mine from some things I had around my shop. It was fun working out all the details and getting it to the pount where it worked. I used a large clamp for the main working mechanism and a router with a homemade cutter all mounted on a plywood base. you could probably look at the video and get the idea for making one.@@jackwagon4313
What's the purpose of the green scotch bright?
@harrisongrass
4 ай бұрын
The green scotch brite is just another way of sanding or polishing. I think it is around the same as 320 sandpaper. It just smoothes the wood.
@Monstrito59
4 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks for the info
Where can I buy your creations ?
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Sally: These boxes aren't for sale currently. The amount of work involved makes it hard to price them at a point that most people would pay for them. I'd hurt some folks feelings if I priced them according to the time involved. I've given away quite a few to friends and family. Thanks for asking!!
Garry Not Linda. Ronnie, I just found out this week that Johnson's Paste Wax was discontinued in December of 2021. Cans of it are being sold on Ebay and Amazon for $49.95!!!
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Garry: I've had this can of Johnson's Wax for years. I think it is made of beeswax and several other substances, but I'm not sure. I've never tried it as a finish before. I know there are other similar substances on the market these days, but I didn't know it was discontinued. Thanks for the information!
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Minwax makes a paste wax that I use. It’s almost as good as Johnson’s. Lowes carries it.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@JLang-bn3hs Thanks for the info.
@bassrun101
Жыл бұрын
@@JLang-bn3hs yeah, the finishing wax. There's one issue with using the natural wax, it can turn white in the hollows of coarse grained wood like oak. An alternative would be the dark version. A test should be done to make sure it doesn't add unwanted color to the work piece.
@JLang-bn3hs
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Everything has a “cause and effect” problem. We just have to decide if we can live with the effect.
Nice quick project that came out well. You are courting disaster using cloth though. Shop/paper towels rip, cloth just winds around and maybe takes you with it.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice. I'm very careful.
First time viewer. Liked the video till the end. Political statement on your box lid is not appropriate for a turning video.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize that there was a political statement on this video. What does politics have to do with wood turning?
Love you boxes …but please NEVER use rag or cloth anywhere near a revolving Chuck , or work…..it can catch in an instant , and tear a finger off or worse…always use kitchen towels , please….
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comments. My methods are not recommended for other folks. Thanks for your concern about my fingers.
Better ration out your Johnson's wax they have quit making it. Nice boxes.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information. I probably have a lifetime supply since I'm 74 years old. It doesn't take much for a lifetime supply at my age.
Are you kidding ? $99.00 each !
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
I don't recall offering these boxes for sale here. This video only shows the process I use to make them. If I were offering them for sale, I'd surely have said so. How can you complain about the price when they are not for sale to the public?
@drgruber57
Жыл бұрын
I think he's referring to the writing on the lid of the plastic box near the end of the video.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@drgruber57 That was just a box that I stored them in and a veiled (supposedly humorous) comment on the price of things nowadays. Ronnie
@michaelmorris5525
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Beautiful work.
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelmorris5525 Thanks for the positive comments!! Ronnie
Biden dollars?
Had to mute because your voice was annoying but good job 👍
@harrisongrass
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching anyhow. May God bless you.
@L.Helmers_Wood_Turning
Жыл бұрын
@@harrisongrass God bless 🙌 have a good day
@kenashton32
6 ай бұрын
Wow! Gotta say, what a rude comment!
@kenashton32
6 ай бұрын
Love your style and work. Very smooth with your tools.
@L.Helmers_Wood_Turning
6 ай бұрын
@@kenashton32 If you can't be honest, what can you be?