Spalted Maple Box

[Timothy Mann]

Spalted Maple from a tree I cut in our backyard last summer. Holly pull and button under the lid. 8 coats of WOP, Beall Buffed with REN wax on the last wheel. Roughly "4 x "4. This was just about the softest, punky-est piece I have ever turned but the plus side is it took seconds to sand. The first 3 coats of WOP it soaked up so much the next day you would not have been able to tell I put anything on it at all. But I am happy with the way it turned out. This is a Mike Stafford design of box.

[Wally Wenzel]

Great looking box,very neat. Great wood also
Wally

[Rob Wachala Jr]

I like it, looks very nice.

[Jerry Marcantel]

Tim, pretty nice looking box and wood... Jerry (in Tucson)

[David DeCristoforo]

Super sweet box... one of the nicer ones I have seen in this style. I only wish I could tell what color it is!

[Kathy Marshall]

Beautiful box Tim! Great looking wood and I really like the form and proportions of the box, and the soft finish.

[Michael Stafford]

Trust me Timothy, this is a Timothy Mann box. I appreciate the attribution but the reality of it is you turned the box and did a wonderful job of it and made it yours. I own no designs because there have been many turners before me from whom I no doubt borrowed elements and incorporated into boxes I like to turn.

You have developed your own niche incorporating some of Cindy Drozda's ideas but in a different way and making them own. Your boxes to my eye are distinctively Timothy Mann boxes and you should be proud of your work. I love this box and the only complaint I have is that two of the pictures (#4 & #7) on my monitor are substantially different in color from the rest. Maybe it is just my monitor.

Punky woods can certainly be worth the effort and when done well as in your box dispel the old adage that "life is too short to turn bad wood".

Keep 'em coming. I love seeing your box work.

[Michelle Rich]

super little box..and great finishing on such punky wood

[Doug Herzberg]

What everybody else said. Great box, great wood. Thanks for sharing.

[Hayes Rutherford]

Timothy, another thumbs up, the style and spalting look great. I have problems getting wood to dry in that thickness and was wondering if you previously roughed out the piece?

[Mike Golka]

Now that's one purrrrdy box! Nicely done

[Bill Hensley]

Timothy I can only echo all the other compliments. Very nice shape with great detail and the wood makes it even more appealing. Good work!

[Donny Lawson]

That is one great looking box.

[Timothy Mann]

Thank you all for the nice comments it means a lot to me.

Mike S. thank you very much!

Hayes I didnt rough this out before hand. When I cut the tree down last summer I cut the pieces of wood into the sizes I wanted and bagged them in brown bags with shaveings to slow the drying process, even though it has only been about 5 months since the tree came down it was completely dry I assume that because it was so punky that helped it dry quicker.

[Rodney Walker]

Great looking box. The holly knob and button really work well with it.
Rodney