Box made of stubbled beech and alder

Short description:

This extraordinarily large box consists of two complementary parts: a body made of stubbled beechwood and a matching lid made of stubbled alderwood. The naturally shaped handle made of driftwood is connected to the lid by means of a brass rod and a small pinörek made of burl robinia.

With a diameter of approx. 38.5 cm and a height of approx. 24.5 cm, it is one of the largest cans I have turned so far.

Material:

The used Together with my friend Lasse, I collected beech wood for the body of the box from a forest near Oldenburg. The special grain of the beech is the result of the wood's stagnation . This occurs when the wood lies on the forest floor for a long time (in this case at least two years) and is colonized by fungi that decompose it. If this process is interrupted at the right time by drying the wood, interesting patterns such as black lines and unique color nuances are created.

The lid is made of alder wood . The grain of alder wood is relatively simple and has a slightly reddish colour with golden accents. Depending on the light, the wood will darken slightly in its new home. The special grain in the lid results from the stagnation of the wood.

The box has a handle made of driftwood that washed up in Italy and was collected in Puglia during my studies. Due to the small size of the wood, the exact type cannot be determined. This means that the origin of the handle also remains a mystery.