Well, I have not posted any work in a good while, and this one is certainly different.......explanation follows....
I saw 3 pieces of poplar at the silent auction table at one of CVW's club meetings back last month....they were wet, and not exactly cubes, but the length was a bit longer than the width on each side. They began cracking almost immediately before I even got them home from the meeting which was about 45 minute drive.........I suspect the guy who brought them, had just cut the poplar into these squares that afternoon before the meeting began.
I decided I did not want to lose them, and also to do something different.......just letting my creativity take over as I went. So something one does not see every day, and as of now, there is no finish, and I do plan at least to ebonize the lid, and not sure yet about whether to add a finial, make another top that matches the curve of the form going down to the foot, and about 1/3rd the height of the form itself, then put a small decoration on top of that/perhaps a smallish finial incorporated into the lid itself. Just a few ideas.
Thought I would ask the turners here about the lid and finish route you think might be best for this peculiar form? The box is 8.5" tall to the tip of the knob, and 5.5" wide on the square. The inside is hollowed out to leave just 1/4" of rim on the sides, but of course the square corners are thicker.
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