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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
I like it
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
bravo barry

so happy you are able to get some time
to do something you dream of doing

i know the frustration
of looking at all the amazing projects
and only dreaming of having the time to even try them

my prayers to you and your mom
for this easter time
and am looking forward
to seeing more of you and the joy your work brings you

and to us too
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
It's shaping up really nice.

I cannot even see the saw entry point…
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
@Lanwater....I did my best to glue them back in place since I knew that the saw kerf and sanding would give me some space for the drawer….I think gluing the saw spaces is a matter of choice….one can enhance them with smoothing/sculpture….and one can glue the kerf back together….on this particular one, I thought gluing it back in place to be the choice. Looking closely, it's not perfect…but better than a kerf, I think. I've spent alot of time looking at others bandsaw boxes thinking about what I liked and what I didn't. Since this is my first, I wanted to make it close to what I think the form ought to be. It's not entirely what I think a bandsaw box ought to be….and there are many options for such things…but as my first I did want to say something….and gluing the kerf and doing the best to sand away the details….since this is essentially a sculptural statement in wood. There are probably hundreds of thousands of these out there. I wanted my first to be better than some who say it's their first. That's not to diminish their efforts….but I am 59 years old…and I've had a lifetime of wanting to make a more creative effort with my life. I have little time to spend creating things from wood….or writing poetry…..one of my other "hobbies"....but these are parts of my creative life….giving thought to a process…what it is we want to say, what it is we want to see in a finished product…..these are things about which anyone who makes or creates must contemplate. I'm just one of thousands who make an effort…perfect? no, this is not….I can find all kinds of things I don't like about it…but I've learned from this project. And isn't that what this art/hobby/quest/vocation is all about? I've learned something that I probably should have learned years ago in high school. Now, now….it's as good a time as any.

@David Thank you for those prayers….and for your continued inspiration….you are always ten thousand steps ahead of me….but all great journeys have a beginning and I make the little steps I am able…

@cabmaker all too slowly….a week of fleeting moments here and there when mother's asleep….so I'm glad you like it….a small labor of love…..and I've decided to give it to my local mentor, a close friend of my late father's, with whom I have lunches once a month….a man of 89 who remains healthy and aware….when it's done naturally….hoping I can finish it by the end of the month.
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
Barry, It looks like you are off to a pretty good start on this box. I have yet to try one of these but do have them on my to do list. Yours certainly is an inspiration to get into the shop and get busy! I am looking forward to seeing the finished box.
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…
Wood Gas Hardwood Machine Plywood

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:
Wood Automotive design Art Font Automotive tire

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…
Motor vehicle Car seat cover Vehicle Automotive design Car seat

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
Nice job for your first bandsaw box..
 

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Progress on First Bandsaw Box

Well, many of you know I don't have alot of time….but I've been squeaking in some here and there to make my first bandsaw box….a few pictures if you please, Mr. Computer…

I glues together a bunch of old drawer mistakes and pieces of processed American Elm to make the lump that's becoming my first bandsaw box….I have a huge pile of American Elm lumber I've had a good 5 years now…but very little of it has been used….so why not make something…here's the big glue-up:

then I've cut the drawers out…done some sculpting with a second hand wood file I found at a garage sale…etc…

and now I've just finished the top drawer….no pulls as yet…bottom two drawers have to be completed….it's sanded to 220 right now…320 then 400 later….probably a Warco Danish Oil finish later…but more on that another time…
I like how you shaped off the drawers - looks like they are floating.
 

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Drawers

I'm completed the glue-up of the drawers and hope to figure out what I want for pulls and for the final finish…probably Watco Danish Oil several coats or more….and for pulls….I'm still mulling what I want to do…it's annoying to have 10 different ideas on what to make for drawer pulls….some good…some odd…some tough…
I thought first that it would be fun to carve an eye for one, a nose for another and an ear for the third….then I thought glass eyes would be fun….then I have some piano keys of ebony that could be cut into small pulls….then I've thought of some other organic type pulls I'd have to carve….probably with a Dremel….we'll all know what I decided by the end of the week….I guess I just have to do something instead of mulling over every option in my head fifty times. I have become my own problem to solve. It's now sanded to 220. Then 320 and 400…finishing is at least 50 per cent of project…and probably more in some cases…I wonder if others have this same thought….or does it follow the old 80/20 rule…." you spend 80 per cent of the time on 20 percent of the project" or "you spend 80 per cent of effort…."

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Drawers

I'm completed the glue-up of the drawers and hope to figure out what I want for pulls and for the final finish…probably Watco Danish Oil several coats or more….and for pulls….I'm still mulling what I want to do…it's annoying to have 10 different ideas on what to make for drawer pulls….some good…some odd…some tough…
I thought first that it would be fun to carve an eye for one, a nose for another and an ear for the third….then I thought glass eyes would be fun….then I have some piano keys of ebony that could be cut into small pulls….then I've thought of some other organic type pulls I'd have to carve….probably with a Dremel….we'll all know what I decided by the end of the week….I guess I just have to do something instead of mulling over every option in my head fifty times. I have become my own problem to solve. It's now sanded to 220. Then 320 and 400…finishing is at least 50 per cent of project…and probably more in some cases…I wonder if others have this same thought….or does it follow the old 80/20 rule…." you spend 80 per cent of the time on 20 percent of the project" or "you spend 80 per cent of effort…."

Tire Automotive tire Wood Artifact Art
looking good barry

you certainly cleaned it up nice

i never made one
just grabbed a piece of 2Ă—4 and cut away
to show someone how it is done

in reading both of these blogs of yours
i see there are small details i never gave any thought to
so i am glad you brought them up
i would have just stumbled through it
and learned the hard way

and about those 10,000 steps ahead
did you ever consider i might just be lost
and wandering around
looking for a way out
 

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Last stages

I'm getting closer to finishing this bandsaw box. The pulls were essentially carved using a bandsaw and one of my three Dremels. I decided that something more sculptural would be appropriate for the pulls and these pictures show what I've done with them. This also shows the first coat of Watco Natural Danish Oil….and I'll let that sit a couple of day and do it again. The drawers are quite finished yet because they'll be lined with elk hide. I bought an elk hide several years ago at a garage sale for about 10 bucks and it makes great lining for drawers and such…I'll cut some paper to make patterns then cut each piece individually for the sides and bottoms of the drawers. When it's fully done, I'll post this to projects. I work so slowly….five minutes here….20 minutes there.
But any progress is a blessing since I have so many other chores….not just my elderly mother, but now, keeping the lawn mowed, etc. It's American Elm from a tree dropped in Rapid City, South Dakota about 4 years ago….and I have way too much of it for the amount I'm using….but hey, they means I'll be doing things with elm a long time. I had plans to give this away…since I need cash to buy tools and supplies, I'll probably sell this on Ebay.

Wood Artifact Art Toy Sculpture


Wood Artifact Art Hardwood Rectangle


Wood Gesture Artifact Art Font


Wood Art Artifact Baked goods Creative arts
 

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Last stages

I'm getting closer to finishing this bandsaw box. The pulls were essentially carved using a bandsaw and one of my three Dremels. I decided that something more sculptural would be appropriate for the pulls and these pictures show what I've done with them. This also shows the first coat of Watco Natural Danish Oil….and I'll let that sit a couple of day and do it again. The drawers are quite finished yet because they'll be lined with elk hide. I bought an elk hide several years ago at a garage sale for about 10 bucks and it makes great lining for drawers and such…I'll cut some paper to make patterns then cut each piece individually for the sides and bottoms of the drawers. When it's fully done, I'll post this to projects. I work so slowly….five minutes here….20 minutes there.
But any progress is a blessing since I have so many other chores….not just my elderly mother, but now, keeping the lawn mowed, etc. It's American Elm from a tree dropped in Rapid City, South Dakota about 4 years ago….and I have way too much of it for the amount I'm using….but hey, they means I'll be doing things with elm a long time. I had plans to give this away…since I need cash to buy tools and supplies, I'll probably sell this on Ebay.

Wood Artifact Art Toy Sculpture


Wood Artifact Art Hardwood Rectangle


Wood Gesture Artifact Art Font


Wood Art Artifact Baked goods Creative arts
nice little box barry

so glad you got some shop time
in and around
all your other activities

here's to more
my friend
 

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