Buckeye Woodworkers and Wood Turners hosted Cindy Drozda to demonstrate her speciality - turning miniature lidded boxes with intricate finials. She spent the morning and early afternoon turning a miniature lidded box made from holly with bloodwood accents. Over 70 of the club members attended the all-day demonstration. She will return over the next two days to hold hands-0n classes with individuals club members.
The agenda for the all-day class also included demonstrations on laser guided hollowing systems and explanations of the negative rake tools she uses. She ended the day discussing sharpening and finishing suggestions.
I have seen a number of videos and magazine articles about miniature boxes but have never seen one actually made. It is amazing the amount of intricate work involved to create the individual pieces (finial, lid, accent inset, body and foot). To me the most telling picture I took is the picture of the miniature she produced next to a standard size coffee cup. Amazing!
Here is a sampling of pictures from that demonstration:
Droza Demo
Here is a sampling of pictures from that demonstration:
Droza Demo
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