| Project by MrBagel | posted 02-14-2013 03:08 PM | 3385 views | 5 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
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My first Bandsaw box!
This one taught me a whole bunch about my bandsaw.. I learned how to overtighten the 1/4” blade and easily snap it.
I’m going to purchase a new blade support to allow easier cutting for projects like this one.
Maple and Walnut. These projects are a great way to use up scrap hardwood and end up with something beautiful and useful as a gift.
For the pull, i cut a slice off of the edge to make it a square block so now i have a enough material to make several pulls for future boxes made with this combination.
I sanded like crazy to get the grains to stand out well and then tried boiled linseed oil for the first time. I really like the way this project finished. It was frustrating figuring out what i wanted but in the end I think it turned out really well.
Thanks to Steve Ramsey at Woodworking for Mere Mortals for the video instructions. I’ll post a finished box using his template next week once i finish it.
-- Just remember... Keep your stick on the ice! - Red Green
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marter1229
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#1 posted 02-14-2013 03:38 PM
Very nice box. I like it.
-- It's all fun, Terry******N. Idaho https://www.facebook.com/SillyLillyBowsAndMore
ratchet
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#2 posted 02-14-2013 07:41 PM
Excellent BSB Box. Ok, I give up…where is the entry cut.
redryder
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#3 posted 02-14-2013 08:07 PM
My tools often teach me things about them. Usually how much they fight me. That is a great and unusual box…........................
-- mike...............
WoodenFrog
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#4 posted 02-14-2013 09:41 PM
That’s a Cool Bandsaw box! Great Work!
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#5 posted 02-14-2013 09:58 PM
I like the direction you put the wood stripes in, makes it very dynamic.
-- Fergie in CO
steve
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#6 posted 02-15-2013 01:00 AM
It’s great! I’ve yet to do one, but I have quite a lot of scraps to glue-up and look forward to making a few, looks fun!
-- steve/USA
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#7 posted 02-15-2013 02:12 AM
Cool looking box!
tomd
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#8 posted 02-15-2013 06:15 AM
Great box, nice work.
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MrBagel
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#9 posted 02-15-2013 08:55 AM
Thanks all! The entry point cut is on the bottom left edge of the walnut layer. Look closely you can see the cut…
-- Just remember... Keep your stick on the ice! - Red Green
Fishinbo
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#10 posted 02-15-2013 05:14 PM
Awesome box! Great wood combination and the finish really makes the wood grains pop.
steve
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#11 posted 02-16-2013 11:03 PM
You have inspired me to make my own “first band saw box”
I just wanted to do a quick, small one, for my great Nephews B-day…it is supposed to be the small letter “a” in the alphabet.
I used a 3”x3”x5” block of Maple, and Padouk for the knob.
I haven’t finished it yet, I want to use Mineral Oil (kid-safe)
-- steve/USA
MrBagel
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#12 posted 02-17-2013 05:28 AM
Wow! Nice work! I think the oil will give it a great defined colour. The combination of woods will look great once finished. Good one!
-- Just remember... Keep your stick on the ice! - Red Green
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