In this class, there will be three different projects. The first box is the “Drunken Box,” a Spherion. Hans will show samples and explain all the steps that need to be done. This box starts as an end grain thick wall ball box. When the box is finished, students will make a cup chuck to change the position of the box, making it side grain. From the cup chuck, students will then make a squeeze chuck to hold the box on a very thin ring. In the end, you will have a nice box and will have learned how to make two different chucks, which you can use for various tasks in your workshop. The second project will be a box with a pierced-through lid. This is a side grain box, made from boxwood. Hans will explain how to make the parting tools and how to sharpen them. In addition, each student will make his or her out-of-center chuck. How the chuck and the system work will be explained. Students will learn patience during this part of the workshop. Once everyone is satisfied with the lid, they will begin to turn the bottom of the box. In the end, all students will have a finished pierced box. The whole project is split into small sections to make sure that everyone understands how to make this box. The third project is a standing oval box. Students will start with a sphere shape, hollow it out, turn something away and replace the missing material with a different kind of wood. In the end, students will turn this sphere flat from both sides. The result will be a box with wonderful floating lines between lid and bottom. Using the small step-by-step system, everyone will be successful and have three lovely boxes at the end of the week.