Woodbox 23

Just got back from my vacation (Paris for a week).  I needed to stay busy to try and adjust my body clock back from Paris time which is nine hours off.  I decided to play with a kit I had ordered from Penn State Industries (actually, I bought it through Woodturningz, a place I highly recommend if you intend to  order any PSI products.)  The kit was a bit cheaper in quality that i was expecting, but for the price I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.   There is a more expensive, but higher quality insert you can get from Woodcraft that I want to check out one of these day, with glass and brass instead of plastic, but this will do for now, and it was a lot of fun to make.

I used some Tulipwood, at least I think that’s what the wood is, I got a small plank from the Hardware store for cheap because it had a big void in the center, but they called it Canarywood which doesn’t appear in any book I could find.  The color variation in the wood in really neat, and I liked the look of it finished.  It feels a little light though, a good pocket watch should be hefty.  Also I think I want to work the shape a bit different in the cross section next time.  But overall I’m happy with it, and plan to carry it daily. I like the idea of having some turned wood item that I made in my pocket, kind of cool.  Plus it will be a nice demonstration piece I am sure.

– badger

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