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Adam Cottrill

Tara, Ontario, Canada

About Adam

Like most woodturners, Adam started out as a 'flat' wood worker making rectilinear furniture and cabinets. Inspired by turners such as Richard Raffan, Chris Stott, Ray Key and Mike Stafford, Adam likes to turn boxes most of the time. There is just something about the blend of form, precision, and the element of risk. No two boxes are ever the same, and none are truly safe until they are completely done and off the lathe. Although he turn boxes most often, he regularly turn all sorts of things from pens to platters and his turnings are in collections across North America, Europe, and Australia.

For more information on Adam's work, you can contact Adam at racottrill@gmail.com or view Adam's web site at http://adamcottrill.com.

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Walnut box with offset inlay

This walnut box features an offset lid that is highlighted with a burl inlay. The inlay in framed by a band of texturing inside of a delicate bead. Matching beads disguise the joint between the lid and the base.

Large Curly Silver Maple Platter

This is platter is turned from a spectacularly figured piece of curly silver maple (Acer saccharinum) Finished with several coats of polymerized tung oil and then buffed. 17.25" in diameter, 2.5" high.

Walnut box with curly maple inlay

This box is turned from a straight grain piece of walnut and has an exceptionally tight grained piece of curly maple inlaid into the top. The inlay was done using Chris Stotts window technique - which makes the inlay visible on the underside of the lid.

Curly Maple Box

This is a classic, heart shaped from turned from curly and spalted hard maple. The walls of this box are exceptionally thin and the lid has a pleasant suction fit. The inside of the lid and the box bottom are both textured providing a little surprise when the box is handled.

Cocobolo with blackwood inlay

This cocobolo ringbox features a blackwood inlay that has been decorated with chatterwork framed by delicate beads. The inlay stands proud of the surface forming a medallion. Texturing on the bottom of the inside and the bottom of the box provide a little surprise when the box is handled and opened. A small square sided grove separates the lid from the base.

Quina Box

This box is turned from quina (Myroxylon peruiferum) also known as Argentine Sandalwood. It features a domed lid with a subtle ogee profile. The edges of the lid flare out slightly to make easier to remove, and a delicate bead decorates the seam between the lid and the base

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