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Enigma ~ the making
This seven drawer bandsawn box was made from one block of Australia Red Cedar.
Image showing the rough form of the box. Note the use of a small amount of Tung Oil used to identify the spectacular grain, now a significant feature of the work.
The tear drop hollowed section was hand carved.
Image showing the work at the completion of the first stage – sanding through various grades to 600, then immersion in a bath of wood oils (the base oil is Tung Oil, also known as China Wood Oil).
The work was then put aside for five weeks to allow the Tung Oil to harden. Only then did the fine finishing process commence – fine sanding up to 1500, followed by the application of u Beauts’ EEE – Ultra Shine which is a cut and polish paste wax containing Tripoli powder (also known in Australia as Rotten Stone) an ultra fine abrasive.
Each drawer was hand carved to provide the drawer pull (handle) and to enlarge the internal space of each drawer.
The work is 32 cm tall, 21 cm wide and 13 cm deep.
The lower drawer opens from the right side only.
Thirty six (36) rare earth magnets were used, in the upper six drawers, to position the drawers in a (1) closed; (2) one half open; or (3) open.
-- Bandsaw Box Plans
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14 comments so far
douginaz
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posted 463 days ago
Wow! Thanks for the show. I can certainly appreciate the time, the sanding, the sanding and the sanding. I started making boxes from the Louis Ventura (sp) line and went off on a couple of other off the wall items (pig) and Dolphin and a couple of others than turned out to be fine firewood. I like your site and will be visiting soon. Thanks for the pics but would sure like to see them all :). Guess I will have to do the photobucket thing and get some pics up myownself. LOL
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CharlieM1958
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posted 463 days ago
You’ve outdone youself once again with this one. Amazing!
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Don
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posted 463 days ago
Better & better, Mate!
[Your links didn’t work for me. I’ll try back later.]
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Bob Babcock
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posted 463 days ago
Verry, very nice…
I’m not seeing your other photos either.
Don…you can go straight to Tony’s website, that works.
http://www.tonyward.org/
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WayneC
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posted 463 days ago
Another great box Tony. Like Don, 3-4 of the photos are not showing for me.
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TonyWard
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posted 463 days ago
Thank you everyone for your support.
I am not sure what happened with the links, the full document can be seen at Enigma Information
Tony Ward
-- Bandsaw Box Plans
Roger Strautman
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posted 462 days ago
Tony, what inspired you to make this project? The challenge, something different, the wood, or anything at all? At any rate this is and A+ as far as I’m concerned. Very nice work and imagination.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
MsDebbieP
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posted 462 days ago
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Yes, I think this is definitely one of your most outstanding pieces of work.
I too would like to know the inspiration.
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Karson
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posted 462 days ago
Very, Very nice. Glad to see you back.
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oscorner
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posted 462 days ago
Excellent work as always. Very inspiring!
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mot
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posted 462 days ago
That’s just awesome! The bandsaw box is something that has always confounded me. I guess that I don’t have a finely tuned bandsaw because I’d never consider trying to make some of these things. They are, however, on the list of Why not?!
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TonyWard
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posted 462 days ago
CarverRog
Again thank you everyone for your support and encouragement.
The process commenced by deciding to make a large bandsawn box. The gift, that is the spectacular section of grain was the catalyst. Everything evolved from there.
t.w.
-- Bandsaw Box Plans
dennis mitchell
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posted 462 days ago
This is a great one Tony! Sculpturally superior!
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jaspr
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posted 446 days ago
Tony – as ever, your boxes are wonderful.
-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)