Richard Raffan creates a cross-grain box for the first 4—WAYS project. @RichardRaffanwoodturning

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan creates a cross-grain box for the first 4—WAYS project. @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 9 minutes ago.
This is my response to the first 4—WAYS project, from my inital thoughts to the finished crossgrain box with some colour. Here are links to the other three responses to the brief:
Sam Angelo — youtube.com/watch?v=dqYd0CS-KHg
Tomislav Tomasic— youtu.be/1oYtmYTfrr8
Mike Peace — youtu.be/NeBf-MkK9do

Richard Raffan turns a juniper spatular with skew chisel.

Richard Raffan turns a xanthorrhoea root into an endgrain bowl and two blanks.

Richard Raffan turning a set of spillikins

Richard Raffan turns a scrap of pistachio into two tiny bowls

Richard Raffan completes a roughed-out wide-rim box-elder bowl

Richard Raffan mounting distorted part-turned bowls on a lathe for completion

Richard Raffan gets four bowls from a short box elder log.

Richard Raffan turns a tiny bark rim bowl from what should have been firewood

Richard Raffan shows how to find centre on woodturning blanks

Richard Raffan makes a depth drill — useful when turning bowls and boxes.

Richard Raffan turns a pot stand from firewood.