Not Just Any Box ~ Ant Farm

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

That’s pretty cool! Great blog.

Thanks for the link.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice. The hidden drawer is quite the trick.

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

Well that is just awsome. You are the master at this bandsaw box stuff…..

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Great Job Tony. A fantastic Box and construction photos.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hi

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement,

Good Health
Tony Ward

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I love your wood selection, beautiful finished project. I like the way you floated the top and bottom drawers. The flow of the over all peice is outstanding.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

That is an outstanding project. I could never have envisioned that project inside the block of wood. To produce something like this takes a combination of both woodworking and artistic talent.

Thanks for sharing.

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

That is just outstanding! Hidden drawers… wow!

-- Maplewood, MN

Now that is impressive. The box alone is great, but then to add little surprises is over the top.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Excellent job Tony. Sounds like you had a similar issue with the wood having a mind of its own after you cut it. I am still curious about whether it is caused by the expansion/contraction of wood in moisture or if it is simply the internal stresses in wood being relieved when you cut it.

To make the bridges between the pods and the edge did you carve those out or did you resaw/cut/glue the part to make those?

Tim

Tim

An interesting question regarding the timber movement, we may need an expert’s input to answer that one?

The bridges holding the upper and lower drawers remain part of the cabinet. The difficulty of bandsawing and then replacement would add a number of hours to the project, therefore easier to leave them in place.

Good Health
Tony Ward

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Tony, Mate! All I can say is that your art continues to soar!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Tony,

Great box and fantastic design. I am making now a bandsaw box for the 2×4 competition and I get dizzy just looking at your box knowing what bandsaw skill it requires. I knew you are going to come up with a great bandsaw box for the box competition so I stayed clear of a “pure” bandsaw box with my entry (to stand a chance).

Good luck with the contest,
Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

An amazing box with a fantastic description of the process. Thank so much for posting this!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thank you Don,

Thank you Alin,

Thank you mot.

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Your skills, designing talent, & description of this project are amazing.

It’s going to be hard to compete against something like this. Good Luck!!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Tony, Tony, Tony.. I think you have outdone yourself—that middle drawer is just amazing.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Fantastic box, Tony. I especially like how you overcame the check in the wood. It is teh mark of a raftsman that they are able to overcome their mistakes, or a flaw or unexpected trouble with their material. Wood and l;eather used to be living creatures, and as such, will never be the same as another piece, even from the same tree.

Your vision to see the finished product from the raw wood is amazing, too!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Thank you MsDebbieP,
Thank you Hawgnutz.

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Great work as always Tony,but I really like the secret box detail on this one.And the rich color of this wood is very classy.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Thank you Andy.

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