Bloodwood Bandsaw Box (ala Scott Phillips)--NOW WITH TUTORIAL!!

That is a very cool box, I will try my luck making one also. Great pictures tell the story well, thanks for sharing.

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

That’s totally wicked!!
Awesome box!

-- Splintered Board Podcast - Woodworker Un-extraordinaire

pretty cool indeed… thanx for sharing – gave me a few ideas for future gifts :)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

oh yah!!! Wonderful job

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

I’ve been wanting to try one of these bandsaw boxes, I like the way you incorporated the key, neat idea.

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com

nice box. you have perked my interest in making one of these myself.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

great box!.. another thing I’ve “been gonna” do for years now.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Cool! Thanks for sharing. I love the box.

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Wow, I like the locking system, very clever well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

Very very nice and really puzzling bandsawn box.
This post makes me to reconsider buying BS first and Jointer next.. the opposite of the plan.
Thanks for sharing.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Thanks for the kind words!! PLEASE GIVE ALL (or at least most of) THE CREDIT TO SCOTT PHILLIPS FOR COMING UP WITH THIS DESIGN. I quote him as calling it a “shop epiphany.”

Feel free to try it!! There’s another technique to making nesting boxes that Scott uses. It involves a top that lifts out instead of sliding. With either technique, if you start with a large enough block o’ wood, you can use what’s removed from the core to make another box, and another, and another…

Scott told us that this is how he proposed to his wife. He gave her a set of nesting boxes with the ring inside the very last one.

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

Very nice. I am going to try to build one tonight! Thanks for the great photo tutorial!
Bibb

-- Bibb in CO at http://katanadesign.com

The curves are very enticing! Way to go! I might have to try something like this myself. Thanks for sharing!

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

I’ve been looking at this box for a couple of months now and am ready to try one, were you able to cut the key with a bandsaw? Not sure if mine will make the corners that sharp.

Thanks,
Paul

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

Paul,
Yep. It’s a ‘BANDSAW BOX’ LOL.
Check out my description of the process above. I’m sending this to you too in a private message so you’ll get it for sure…
Let me know if you want some details. (I think I could sketch up some concepts in Paint Program so you can see exactly how I cut the box out. Just let me know your email…never mind, I’ll post some photobucket links on the project page and send the links to you too in another PM)

Have fun, and don’t forget to thank Scott Phillips if you ever get to meet him. He’s the one who gave birth to this design!!

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement. I think I’m ready to ‘go for it’!

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

New Tutorial on how to make this!! See top of this page, just below the pictures…
PM me if you want a much clearer version.

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

Just converted it to a GIF file
It seems to work well.
Here’s the link:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/alanealane/howtomakeabandsawbox-2.gif
READ THE ENTIRE THING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE BOX…PLEASE…
...and to quote Norm, “there is no more important safety rule than to wear these, safety glasses.”
But I’ll add: WEAR A RESPIRATOR TOO! THE DUST FROM MAKING A BOX ON THE BANDSAW CAN BE IRRITATING. And even if you don’t mind it, think of your health down the road. I regret the days I’ve come out of the shop and blew my nose only to find brown, black, and red stuff come out (sorry for the gross description). If that goes in your nose, imagine what sticks in your lungs and DOESN’T COME OUT!!!

Have fun!!

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

Thanks very mucho for the great tutorial, it is very well done. appreciate the extra effort and I will let you know how it turns out.
Wish I had your computer skills also, I’m just a retired sales rep that was trained before television.

Paul

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

Hey thanks for the tutorial, very inspirational. I like small projects because they don’t require a large investment in lumber. I will be making one of these. Thanks!

-- Peace and kangaroo grease