Bandsawn Bombe Box

[Tony Ward]

Timber:
Australian Red Cedar

Dimensions:
Length: 23cm (9”) Height: 17.5cm (6 Ύ” ) Depth: 16.5cm (6 ½”) .

Finish:
Finished in a blend of natural oils, the base oil is Tung Oil.
Fine sanded using 1,500 wet and dry.

Bandsaw work features:
Cabinet shaping.
The top drawer contains two hidden compartments (not shown) and four open ring trays.
The lower drawer includes a sliding tray.

Sculpted features:
The box sides, front features and feet are hand carved

Construction Time:
100 hours (approximately); January 2007.

Inspiration source:
1. The origin of traditional bombe chests can be traced back to the French Regency period around the early 18th century.
2. After the demise of Louis XIV, a connoisseur of strict classical forms of furniture, furniture-makers started experimenting with newer, more casual styles of furniture making.
3. As a result, furniture shapes became more bowed and round. The signature form of this period was the bombe commode, a stylish chest with a belly-outward curve.

Information source: http://www.bombechests.com/

Tony Ward

[crokett]

That is gorgeous. Just gorgeous. How did you decide on the carved design on the front? Did you do the carving before or after you made the cuts for the drawers?

[Tony Ward]

David

Which comes first, the drawer or the carving ~ well it is a bit of both, identify where the drawers will be located, commence the rough outline carving, then bandsaw the drawers, then resume the carving.

I hope that helps?

[GPA61]

Wow!!! Great looking box Tony.

[John Hunter]

Very nice!

[Ed62]

That is quite a box! Excellent work!!!

Ed

[Pappy]

WOW! Nothing else I can say.

[lrogers]

Beautiful!

[jhart]

Very, very nice, Tony.

[gad5264]

That is just gorgeous, great job.

[T-Bone]

That is awesome, Tony. That carving just takes it to a whole nother level. I also really like how you incorporated a more traditional look into a bandsawn box. At first glance, I didn't immediately think of a bandsawn box when I looked at the photo for the first time.

[crokett]

David

I hope that helps?

That does help. Thanks Tony. Once again that is beautiful work.

[footprintsinconc]

WOW! they are awesome! i am really amazed by their shapes. just found these boxes on line the other day for the first time, and this is the best one i think i have seen. in some of the other boxes, you can see the entry point, but i dont see it in yours, and also, i dont see one going from one drawer to the other. how did you do that? also, if i may ask, are the top and bottom two seperate pieces?

well done! love the carving.

[scmhogg]

Tony,

Your Bombe is the bomb. [USA slang for the acme]

Is Oz Cedar hard? Our western cedar is quite soft.

Steve

[Brian in Dawson Creek]

Pretty nice Tony … It’s hard to judge from the photo just how big the box is, so I’m wondering what size band saw you are using or to be more precise the clearance from the table to the upper guides when raised to the top.

Thanks

Brian