Escape Velocity
Rocket Box λ (Lambda – #11)
Maple Burl, African Blackwood, Brass, magnets
About 11″ tall.
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 hollowform
About 12″ diameter, 5″ high.
Hollowed from the bottom to leave a tiny opening in the top.
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.)
Let’s get off this planet!
Rocket Box (“iota” – #9 in the series). Body and base are Maple burl, fins and finials are dyed maple. Supported on a brass rod.
Stands about 11″ high. Rocket body (with finials) is about 9″ tall and 2-1/4 diameter.
Nose cone (the lid) is attached with magnets.
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.
Hollow Form
Silver Maple, about 10″ diameter, 5″ tall.
Maple pewa reinforcing cracks through the piths.
Tri-Corner Goblet
Maple burl cup and base, stem is dyed maple.
9″ tall, about 3-1/2″ diameter. Lacquer finish.
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.
Hollow Form
Maple burl hollow form with big voids. African blackwood finial.
About 6″ tall, 3-1/4″ diameter.
