Eta is the seventh installment in my Rocket Box series. A little over 5-1/2″ tall. Maple burl with dyed maple legs and accents.
Eta is a shuttle that transports people and cargo between larger rockets or to the planet’s surface. (Passengers on Eta frequently ask about the shuttle’s ETA.)
Rocket box #5. About 9″ tall, Walnut.
A Maple burl box with a stem. Lid is attached with magnets.
About 5″ high, 2-1/2″ diameter.
This piece was selected by the American Association of Woodturners Forum as Turning of the Week for June 2, 2025.
Having fun making these boxes. This one is maple burl, about 4.5″ tall, 2.75″ diameter, and the interior is about 2″ diameter.
Lid is sliced off in an arc, and held on with 4 little magnets. The magnet get the grain and figure aligned just right between the body and the lid.
Box of Spalted Tamarind. The exterior is colored with red dye, while the interior is left natural. About 4.5″ tall, 3″ diameter (interior is 2″ diameter).
The red color and the figure of the spalting makes me think “dragon”.
The lid is sliced off in an arc, and held on with 4 small magnets. The magnets ensure the lid attaches with the grain and figure perfectly aligned.
Lacquer finish.
Box of Spalted Tamarind. About 5″ tall, 3″ diameter (interior is 2″ diameter). Lid sliced off in an arc, and held on with 4 small magnets. The magnets ensure the lid attaches with the grain and figure perfectly aligned.
Lacquer finish.
About 3” tall. Magnetic lid.
Maple burl with some worm holes filled with colored epoxy.
About 4″ tall, 3″ diameter. The interior is about 2″ diameter.
Lid is parted off in an arc, and the top attached with 2 pairs of small magnets. The magnets are oriented so the lid only goes on the “right” way.
Lacquer finish.
Rocket Box #6 – “Zeta”.
Stands 10-1/2″ tall.
Box Elder Burl with dyed maple lets, rings, finials. Lacquer finish.
Forth in my Rocket Box series.
Box Elder Burl, about 10″ tall overall, and the box is about 2.5″ diameter. Lacquer finish.
This one has a “secret compartment” on the bottom, held on with magnets.
