| Project by tpastore | posted 294 days ago | 632 views | 1 time favorited | 30 comments | ![]() |
Hello All, My first project on LJ. The project is my first attempt at a bandsaw box and some carving. The inside and outside are designed to look like a nautilus shell

The wood is curly maple and the finish is the two part Sam Maloof system. The top pivots on pin captured between the lower two parts.
I am very happy with the results and wanted to share!
Thanks for looking
Tim



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30 comments so far
cajunpen
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posted 294 days ago
Tim this may be your first project on LJ – but surely this is not your first project that you every built. Your work is outstanding. I like the design and finish – and your photography is not lacking a thing. You will be a welcome addition to the forum. Thanks for sharing
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MsDebbieP
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posted 294 days ago
how wonderful.
You’ve captured Mother Nature’s creation perfectly. Well done
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rikkor
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posted 294 days ago
Wow! That is exquisite. My hat is off to you.
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TonyWard
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posted 294 days ago
Tim
Well done, great concept and well executed.
What size is this work and approximately how many hours were spent obtaining the fine finish?
What is your next project?
t.w.
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toyguy
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posted 294 days ago
Very nice job….....and a cool concept.
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scottb
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posted 293 days ago
...umm…. WOW!
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Ellen
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posted 293 days ago
Tim, just logged on and saw this. Very nice attention to details, yet a very nice clean design. Great job!
Thanks for sharing!
Ellen
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miles125
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posted 293 days ago
Thats just exquisite…..Great box
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Karson
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posted 293 days ago
Beautiful, beautiful box. A great job Nice construction techniques.
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Andy
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posted 293 days ago
Wow! Very nice design and your work is outstanding!
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tpastore
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posted 293 days ago
Wow. Thanks for all the kind words. I will try to repond so some of them. Yes, photography is one of my other loves. I am feeling like a fish out of water though because my wife has our SLR and all the gear with her over in England for the holidays and I had to take these pictures using the point and shoot without the tools I am used to. I will give the box to my Aunt tonight with the provision that I can take more pix later.
The finish took a long time but not as long as it should have. Due to the limitation of time (1 week) I had to limit the coats of the Sam Maloof oil/poly to 3 coats and the oil/wax to 2 coats. The longer period of time was going through 150/180/220/340/400/600/1500 grit. I also put about 5 coats of bowling alley wax on afterward.
My next project is actually finishing a previous project. I started a mahogany table designed to look like the deck of a Chris Craft boat. I need to finish the white stripes and get a final coat of finish on it. You can see the pix at www.pastoredesigngroup.com.
Thanks again for all the kind words.
Tim
Douglas Bordner
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posted 293 days ago
What ScottB said…
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SPalm
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posted 293 days ago
What Douglas said…
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Betsy
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posted 293 days ago
What they all said with an extra WOW! I can’t imagine doing that on the band saw. Your aunt is going to be very happy.
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oicurn2it2
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posted 293 days ago
very nice ,fantastically done and the concept rocks ,ust curious as to choice ,did it have anything to do with the golden mean or Fibonacci Series?
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Damocles
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posted 293 days ago
Holy cow, what a beautiful project! How on earth did you do that with a bandsaw?
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tpastore
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posted 293 days ago
Oicurn2it2 – You sir, hit the nail on the head. Here is an excerpt from a post I wrote today on a bandsaw box forum on Yahoo. The question was “What is your background?”
“My background – I am an engineer by trade but have learned the
benefit of being able to use both sides of the brain. At one point
in my career I was in charge of marketing and learned about the
teachings of Fibonacci. To me this is a way of converting my techy
background into an artisitic side. To get scientific, the nautilus
is an approximation of a logarithmic spiral. The spiral is seen in
many places in nature and has a pleasing proportion to the eye. I
use the same “golden rule” from Fibonacci in my photographs (another hobby)
(normally, I dont think I did in my pictures here) Any beginner
photographer will tell you about the rule of thirds. This is part
of the same ball of wax. The end goal is to have proportions that
are pleasing to the eye (without us even knowing why) This is
serious business and companies spend millions on it. I used to work
for Siemens and they spent many millions on the concept and had
design guidelines for all their advertisements.”
Anyway I try to use the golden mean when I am picking the sizes of features on my pieces. So for example if I am making a rectangular box the length and width follow the 1:1.618 ratio. If I am adding a horizontal band or a drawer or a leg I try to have the leg be a multiple of 1,2,3, 5, 8, 13, etc of the primary dimensions of the piece.
It is a very interesting study and very relavant as we choose the dimensions for our pieces.
Switching gears – how do you do this on a bandsaw? Overall this follows the same rules as any other bandsaw box. (google bandsaw box) In this case the steps were:
Cut the profile on a large block of curly maple (medium width blade)
Resaw off a top and a bottom (wide blade)
Cut the pockets out of the middle section (very small blade)
Glue the bottom and the middle back together
Carve the top
Ta-da!
Thanks again for the kind words.
Tim
TreeBones
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posted 293 days ago
Very impressive.
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miles125
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posted 293 days ago
Tpastore, are you saying you’ve figured out the science of art? Thats one them oxymoronisms i’dn’t it?
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tpastore
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posted 293 days ago
I didnt figure it out. I just practice it :)
Really though it is very interesting reading. Try a search for golden mean or Fibonacci.
Tim
tpastore
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posted 293 days ago
I gave the box to my Aunt tonight and she loved it. The other 100+ people at the x-mas party goo’ed and gaa’ed too. I wish I could reveal each piece in front of a crowd like that. Just the reaction I wanted :)
Tim
Blake
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posted 293 days ago
That’s beautiful. I look forward to seeing more projects from you!
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Dorje
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posted 292 days ago
Pretty amazing work! The inner details on the dividers are fantastic!
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Chip
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posted 292 days ago
Beautiful work Tim.
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Design + execution x details = beauty
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I absolutely love it. GREAT WORK.
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posted 237 days ago
How did I miss this one…just stunning! Wonderful idea!
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Really wonderful project. Very great!
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posted 196 days ago
Beautiful work of art. Your detail is outstanding.
God Bless
tom
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Very nice job
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