PROCEDURE SECRETS, DRIFTWOOD BANDSAW BOX No 2, videos

I set about making another driftwood bandsaw box, after designing and making the one in the previous post, it had a number of steps to complete it. This one is much simpler to make and lends itself to larger bulky pieces. I didn’t take many pictures along the way as I was just having too much fun, there is only basically only one secret to consider, after that the process is the same as the standard bandsaw box. I did videotape the procedure and made 2 Utube video’s, the second one is how to put the flocking on the inside of the drawers, I share some idea’s you might want to consider in it too.
I started this driftwood bandsaw box by trimming the wood to a usable size, when it stands up it must fit under the guides of your bandsaw.
First step is to cut the back off the piece of driftwood as straight as possible, To make sure I had a flat surface so it would not rock on the bandsaw table I tacked a piece of thin plywood on the back. To get an idea of where I wanted the drawers I took a piece of cardboard the size of the driftwood front and drew where and the shape of the drawers, then figured out the flow of cutting directions.

This picture show the backside with the plywood tacked on and the result of cutting the drawers out from the front side. Once I had the drawer shapes and cutting directions figured out on paper, i just cut it free hand without any lines. Keep your drawer shapes within the cutting radius of your bandsaw blade and you will not get into an trouble.

Once you have this done, the rest is completed in the standard method for bandsaw box drawer construction.
Glue the back back on to complete the piece of driftwood, The drawers will need handles, I made these from short pieces of weathered branches. Drilled a hole in the center of a side, cut a gyproc screw off and epoxied it into the hole.

In the end I was quite satisfied with the process and outcome, my wife is pleased too, The last step is to apply flocking to the inside of the drawers, and then ready for display.

To learn more about the construction of this bandsaw box watch the following video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk7cR6ZX8Yc&t=16s
To glean some idea’s on how to apply the flocking watch this video
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOfVD0eS9OY

Thanks for looking at this project, hope some of the idea’s I present expands your woodworking hobby,

Comments are always appreciated

-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia