Remember the chunk of wood from inside your drawer? That works nicely for a handle since the grain of the wood is all consistent. If not, you can put anything in for a handle, a dowel, a screw, a nail, a pull from the hardware store, a hole, you name it, just get that drawer open somehow. That is up to you.
Once all the pieces are glued up, just sand up the body of the drawer so it fits nicely in the body. Once that is good, apply your finish. Be careful not to put too much in the drawer cavity of the body, it can keep the drawer from fitting right.
Finally, Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Here is a look at all the pieces prior to glue up. 
Not finish sanded, but I completed it so I could get this blog finished prior to the end of the school year! I like to keep the handle of the drawer similar to the style of the drawer, but mine needs a little work.
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lew
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#1 posted 1471 days ago
Thank You very much for this blog! I gotta try one of these!
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
a1Jim
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#2 posted 1471 days ago
Thanks Jon enjoyed the journey
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Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1471 days ago
This has been a wonderful series from which I have learned a great deal. I have been meaning to tackle one of these boxes but have had some questions about the process. This series has helped clarify the process for me.
Thanks for taking the time to post this. I really appreciate it.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
DaleM
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#4 posted 1471 days ago
Thanks. I enjoyed your whole series.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
Ben
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#5 posted 1471 days ago
Thank You Jon. This was very informative. I hope to try one of these soon.
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#6 posted 1470 days ago
Thanks for the breakdown. I’ve always wanted to try one. Now I have a great source.
Bob N
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#7 posted 1470 days ago
Thank you again Jon!
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#8 posted 1447 days ago
Great job, Jon. Hopefully this will get more people making bandsaw boxes. They can be rather addictive. Nothing is more relaxing than to massage wood into something that someone will look at and say, “Now, how did he do that?”
-- Gary, Huntsville. Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
Alan
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#9 posted 1234 days ago
Great series Jon. Thank you.
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DTWoodknot
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#10 posted 1231 days ago
thanks Jon great series I always wanted to know how to make these. I just cut out, glued ans sanded my first one (of many) still need just need to stain it. maybe i will post it when I’m finished
-- Dave, I wood if I could but I can't so I woodknot
bb71
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#11 posted 1165 days ago
This is a great intro to bandsaw boxes! I’ve never taken this one before but now I feel inspired. Time to hit the shop.
DTWoodknot
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#12 posted 1135 days ago
Jon I want to give credit were credit is due http://lumberjocks.com/projects/30827 thanks again for this series
-- Dave, I wood if I could but I can't so I woodknot
twotoekenn
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#13 posted 1135 days ago
thanks for posting, always thought that boxes like these would be way to hard for me to make.
David "Lucky Dawg" Brown
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#14 posted 1132 days ago
Exactly on the drawer pull comment!
That what I did for my first box and it turned out awesome!
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