PeteG
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I've seen some fantastic looking bandsaw boxes searching the web, but I opted for The Chicago Bandsaw Box from The Drunken Wood Worker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyMbdujGqm0
If all went well it was going to be a little prezzie for our lass, and although it isn't quite finished she absolutely loves it, and I'm now dead good and dead clever
I haven't photographed every stage but hopefully you'll get the idea. As this was the first proper job on the bandsaw I didn't want to practice on an expensive piece of wood, and I had a five foot length of 6" x 1" pine left from the BIG drawer I made for the work bench. After cutting to size and gluing up, and remembering to alternate the grain, I trimmed the base off.
After sticking the template on I first cut around the outside and then cut what would be the drawer.
After changing the blade I then cut the front and back of the drawer sides.
Changing blades again I was ready to cut the inner part of the drawer. But first I had to mark where the lowest part of the drawer opening would be. Hope that makes sense, but you'll see the pencil line in the next image and where the cut was made about a centimeter above that line.
I'll take another shot tomorrow, I just want to do a little more sanding. I gave it our lass unfinished as I thought she might like to hand paint it, and I also left out the little dowel drawer knobs The Drunken Wood Worker makes as I thought we could look on line for some little fancy ones. But as our lass loves it as it is she'd just like me to oil or wax finish it. She has also put an order in for a few more to be made as presents! :shock:
If all went well it was going to be a little prezzie for our lass, and although it isn't quite finished she absolutely loves it, and I'm now dead good and dead clever
I haven't photographed every stage but hopefully you'll get the idea. As this was the first proper job on the bandsaw I didn't want to practice on an expensive piece of wood, and I had a five foot length of 6" x 1" pine left from the BIG drawer I made for the work bench. After cutting to size and gluing up, and remembering to alternate the grain, I trimmed the base off.
After sticking the template on I first cut around the outside and then cut what would be the drawer.
After changing the blade I then cut the front and back of the drawer sides.
Changing blades again I was ready to cut the inner part of the drawer. But first I had to mark where the lowest part of the drawer opening would be. Hope that makes sense, but you'll see the pencil line in the next image and where the cut was made about a centimeter above that line.
I'll take another shot tomorrow, I just want to do a little more sanding. I gave it our lass unfinished as I thought she might like to hand paint it, and I also left out the little dowel drawer knobs The Drunken Wood Worker makes as I thought we could look on line for some little fancy ones. But as our lass loves it as it is she'd just like me to oil or wax finish it. She has also put an order in for a few more to be made as presents! :shock:
