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To complete my Easter Bunny’s egg cache, I’ve been working up in complexity from a solid egg to a hollowed paper joint egg, and now to an egg box

This Easter egg is hollow for a small treat inside. A box joint provides access to the treat.

To make this egg:

1. Turn a cylinder
2. Mark out the egg. Remember than an ideal egg’s length is 1.29 x its diameter and the big end is a hemisphere. Allow more room in the middle for the box mortise and tenon joint.
3. Cut a tenon on both ends with some additional allowance to stay away from chuck jaws.
4. Part the egg in the middle.
5. Mount and hollow one end (I did the large end). The final step is to cut a mortise in this end.
6. Mount and hollow the other end. However, include fitting a tenon to the mortise on the other end.
7. Put the parts together for final turning, sanding, and finishing.

Remember that you can find a 3D printer at a public library. The STL pattern file is available from Thingiverse.

The perfect egg is reviewed in this video link. (Woodturn My Eggs Easy Over Please).

The wood collet is covered in this video link. (Revisit Woodturning Heart For My Valentine Plus Collet & Jig).

However, while we’re having some Easter fun, please also remember the true reason for Easter.

Enjoy!