This class is an introduction to making shrink boxes, a Scandinavian-style box made from green wood. Mark has always enjoyed a turned box but doesn’t much care for turning dry wood. A shrink box allows one to turn a box without being limited to the type and size of material available at the lumber yard or wood dealer, and instead take advantage of the wide variety of green wood accessible to most woodturners. The body and lid of the box are made from green wood, while the bottom is made from a separate dry disk. As the body of the box dries, it shrinks around the dry bottom, locking it in place. This is how the shrink box gets its name. Time will be spent discussing the properties of green wood and how this project takes advantage of its natural characteristics. Students will have the opportunity to explore various shapes for box bodies and lids, from round to square to multifaceted.