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  • Brian in Dawson Creek
    Established Member
    • Jul 2006
    • 128
    • Dawson Creek B.C. Canada
    • Delta Cabinet Saw

    #1

    Bandsaw boxes (For Gary)

    Birch (wedding gift for my brothers daugher a few months ago)

    Tamarack

    1/4 sawn Poplar

    Birch Burl

    All boxes from locallyharvested air dried wood and finished with wipe on poly ... just can't get that shellac thing to work for me.

    Brian
  • MilDoc

    #2
    OK, I give up. Where are the cuts to the inside on the first two boxes? You have to get to the inside to cut out the drawers, but I can't figure out how to do this without leaving a cut to the outside!

    BTW --- beautiful work!

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    • drumpriest
      Veteran Member
      • Feb 2004
      • 3338
      • Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
      • Powermatic PM 2000

      #3
      I'm just guessing here, but it looks to me as though he may have ripped the face off, then cut them out? You could scroll saw the fronts that way.

      They are great, btw, very nice original designs.
      Keith Z. Leonard
      Go Steelers!

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      • Anna
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2006
        • 728
        • CA, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4
        They're beautiful. I just love the first one. Great concept and such an original idea (to me anyway). I hope I can make some bandsaw boxes someday, too.

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        • Brian in Dawson Creek
          Established Member
          • Jul 2006
          • 128
          • Dawson Creek B.C. Canada
          • Delta Cabinet Saw

          #5
          Originally posted by drumpriest
          I'm just guessing here, but it looks to me as though he may have ripped the face off, then cut them out? You could scroll saw the fronts that way.

          They are great, btw, very nice original designs.
          Right you are … not sure if it’s the best way but it works for me. Thanks for the comments.


          BTW these are not my original designs but rather reworked originals with permission. The split box is from the March 2004 Lee Valley cover and the original design is from
          http://www.straightlinedesigns.com/
          The nine drawer is inpired by http://www.baerreis.com/

          Brian

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          • Ken Massingale
            Veteran Member
            • Dec 2002
            • 3862
            • Liberty, SC, USA.
            • Ridgid TS3650

            #6
            Brian, those are absolutely stunning. The best I have seen, and that includes Lois and Tony Ward.
            I'm humbled.
            ken

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            • gary
              Senior Member
              • May 2004
              • 893
              • Versailles, KY, USA.

              #7
              Gosh those are beautiful. So I understand, you ripped off the fronts and then scroll sawed out the drawer fronts. How did you manage to get the pattern matched with the carcas and the fronts? I'd figure you could cut the carcas and then use it as a pattern for the drawer fronts?

              BTW: You do wonderful work. Do you have any more pics of the top box (finished and contrsuction)?
              Last edited by gary; 08-27-2006, 06:09 AM.
              Gary

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              • Pappy
                The Full Monte
                • Dec 2002
                • 10481
                • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                • BT3000 (x2)

                #8
                WOW!

                I was going to ask the same question on the fronts.
                Don, aka Pappy,

                Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                Fools because they have to say something.
                Plato

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                • lrogers
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 3853
                  • Mobile, AL. USA.
                  • BT3000

                  #9
                  Those are so cool, especially the first one.
                  Larry R. Rogers
                  The Samurai Wood Butcher
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                  • Holbren
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2004
                    • 705
                    • Heathrow, FL.

                    #10
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                    That is incredible work. That may be a good project for me to attempt being I can't run the noisy tools at night. What size blade do you use on your bandsaw? I don't know if I can get down to 1/8" which is what I am assuming you use.
                    Brian
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                    • MilDoc

                      #11
                      Ahhh, I see! But I don't have a scroll saw. Maybe if I show these to LOML ...

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                      • Brian in Dawson Creek
                        Established Member
                        • Jul 2006
                        • 128
                        • Dawson Creek B.C. Canada
                        • Delta Cabinet Saw

                        #12
                        Thanks for the kind words every one!

                        Holbren … I use a 3/16 10tpi blade for all curved cutting and switch to the standard Delta 1/4 blade for slicing off the fronts and backs of the drawers. The stock 1/4 Delta blade is thinner thus leaving a thinner cut and less clean up. For slicing off the back of the main box I switch to wider blade yet.

                        Gary and Pappy …Gary is right in his assumption on matching the pattern on the carcass and the front. But before you cut off the front I drill 4 small holes in each corner in a waste area, drill deep enough to reach the through the front and into to carcass but not so deep that once a nail is inserted into the hole you can't get it back out.

                        Cut off the front and cut-out the drawer fronts. Using the drill holes and nails as an index you can now line up the front with the carcass perfectly to trace out the drawers.

                        When it is time to glue the front back onto the carcass the index holes and nails again are used for a perfect fit and the grain lines up nicely. Once you have a few clamps on you can remove the nails. Or you can leave the nails in … just don't forget where they are!

                        Here are some additional photos during construction of the same style box but made from spalted birch.

                        Brian



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                        • Brian in Dawson Creek
                          Established Member
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 128
                          • Dawson Creek B.C. Canada
                          • Delta Cabinet Saw

                          #13

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                          • mater
                            Veteran Member
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 4197
                            • SC, USA.

                            #14
                            That is excellent work. Those are beautiful boxes.
                            Ken aka "mater"

                            " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

                            Ken's Den

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                            • SHADOWFOX
                              Veteran Member
                              • May 2005
                              • 1232
                              • IL, USA.
                              • DELTA 36-675

                              #15
                              I am just in awe!! Those look like something you can display in a gallery.. Excellent work, Brian!!
                              Chris

                              "The first key to wisdom is constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth." -Pierre Abelard 11th Century philosopher.

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