My first (yes .... another guy with a first one) bandsaw box

pretty as a picture,very nice well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I wish I could do that well with my arm in a sling. As a matter of a fact, wish I could do that well anytime. Great job, particularly for a first box. Great spacing around the drawers. Great finish. Bet that daughter’s gonna have rings in this box for many years.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

That is a very nice bandsaw box. My first one looked like it had been beaten with a hammer!

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Great looking box! Don’t know how you did all that sanding with one arm in a sling. Can’t wait to see what you do with two good arms. lol I’ve done a few band saw boxes and know how much work goes into each one. Remember with band saw boxes….. your only limitation is your imagination ( and the size of your band saw)! keep up the great work and look forward to seeing more.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Looks like a very nice box. What kind of flocking did you use? Was it easy to apply?

-- Steve -- University Heights, Ohio

Really nice looking Box!! Wood combos look good as well. Even more impressive is you did it one handed. I use a 3/16 blade on my saw but I know alot of band saw box makers like the 1/4 better. So if you want to try a 3/16 and see which you prefer.

Rick

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

One armed?!? OK, I quit! Just kidding about the quitting part. Not sure I could if I really wanted to. However, that is a wonderful box. Welcome to the box club, no one gets out alive. I haven’t used oak for boxes yet, although I can’t think of why I haven’t.

My absolute favorite wood to make these boxes from is Padauk. It works really well and the color is amazing (although it browns after a while). Purpleheart finishes well but highlights any errors in sanding. Canarywood is also great. The colors explode when the finish is applied and little scratches are not easily seen. Yellowheart is up there on the list as well. It shimmers when finished and retains a very bright yellow.

Keep up the great work!

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

A very nice box indeed…though I can’t say I have ever heard of a band saw box.

Elin

-- "Always keep your pencil sharp and ready"

Very nice first. Looks like it could have been a 30th.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

About as nice as they get, first or not, one arm or two.

-- Mike, American in Norway

I must look for Lois’s latest book.
Well cut and looks like you spent mucho time sanding to get the desired level of finish. Nice to see a finished box with insides of the drawers finished with flocking. I feel it makes a difference.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

That is a nice looking box that you have posted. I like the wood combination, especially the maple pulls which add a nice visual contrast to the box. As Larry said, the flocking completes the finished look to the box. I have been meaning to turn out one of these as well, but I just have not found the time- something to which I am sure you can relate.

Thanks for the inspiration to get started on one of these.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

As everyone has said ~ well done. My only suggestion is to use a higher tpi blade, my preference is for a 14tpi, at the minimum a 10tpi – reduces the amount of sanding as the machine marks are minimal.

Watch out you could become known as the one arm bandsawn box maker!

Tony Ward

-- Bandsaw Box Plans

A real beauty for your first one, & very well done.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1