Kappa
Rocket Box “Kappa” ( my Rocket Box series is “numbered” with the Greek alphabet – this is #10).
Kappa is maple burl with dyed maple fins and finials. The nose cone (lid) attaches with magnets.
About 11-1/4″ tall with a 6″ “wing span”.
Maple Burl, African Blackwood. 5.65" x 2"
Eta
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.)
Pod Box
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.
Maple Burl Box
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.
Dragon Box
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.
Spalted Tamarind Box
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.
Maple Burl Box
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.
Zeta
Rocket Box #6 – “Zeta”.
Stands 10-1/2″ tall.
Box Elder Burl with dyed maple lets, rings, finials. Lacquer finish.
