White Beech Trinket Box

[RGP]

Hi all,

I havn't posted much lately so heres the latest.

White Beech & Beefwood box 1.jpgWhite Beech & Beefwood box 3.jpgWhite Beech & Beefwood box 5.jpgWhite Beech & Beefwood box 2.jpg

The beech timber has been resawn from an old windowsill. my late father remarked how rare this wood is these days. I don't know if it is related to the IKEA Beech but I would doubt it. The Beefwood was given to me, it was a tree cutdown when an alternate type built a retreat out at Chillingham under the best OF ALL Lookout. the guy had been using it for concrete formwork. ( He had a couple of nice slabs tucked away that he was keeping.)

I used 5mm brass barrell hinges from Veneer Inlay, they work well as long as you have enough thickness. the 45' champher makes or a 90' stop on the lid.

Cheers.

[Mobyturns]

Very nice trinket box.

That is "White Beech" - Gmelina leichhardtii (Gmelina fasciculiflora, G. leichhardtii, G. dalrympleana. ) is a rainforest tree from Eastern Australia - northern NSW right up to Cooktown. Highly regarded as a boat building timber, plus timber lure makes love the stuff. Dead give away is the weight, colour and the thin white streaks (mineral inclusions) in image 5.

No relation at all to the Euro beeches (Fagus sylvatica).

[clear out]

We had recycled beams of white beech for Foundry patterns at Ballina Slipway in the ‘70s.
The patternmaker who preceded me came back and grabbed a bit to make those clunky sandals for his girlfriend. He was an alternate type.
Also had some at GI from the boatyard, lovely stuff to carve ships crests in.
Great for patterns due to its workability and stability.
H.