Bandsaw box

[Bill in Buena Park]

I haven't posted much in this thread lately, but not for a shortage of projects (especially for my young'uns), but this one was fun, and the wood was nice.

On an anniversary trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, I purchased a couple pieces of local wood to play with when I got home.

I decided to turn the koa into a bandsaw box for LOML for our anniversary this year. Had to stretch the koa with some maple to get the desired depth. The base is also koa. The off-cuts may become pens...

Any guesses on what the knobs are? Thanks for looking.

[steve-norrell]

Nice, very nice.

[LCHIEN]

Looks mighty fine.

[tommyt654]

Exceptional !!!

[cabinetman]

That's beyond cool. Very well done indeed. My guess is that the knobs could be Maple.

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[Pappy]

That is beautiful, Bill!

[chopnhack]

Wow Bill! That is a beaut and a very elegant way of stretching an expensive wood :-)

Post more often, would ya!

[bigstick509]

[All Thumbs]

Very nice.

I'm guessing some sort of tooth, or bone, for the pulls.

[sweensdv]

Very nicely done.

[Bill in Buena Park]

Thanks for all the kind words.

I couldn't find a pull (at that time) small enough for the dimensions of the box; I was looking at small coat pegs, but those seemed too large as well. I toyed with the idea of turning my own pulls - but in the "kits" section, these ready-made answers were staring me in the face.

Mike, I believe they are maple - they are the axle pins from Pinewood Derby car kits, with a portion of the axle shaft cut off.

[Black wallnut]

BBB= Beautiful box Bill! Sure to be cherished forever.

[GPA61]

Great looking box Bill!!!

[gerti]

Very nice job with that Koa! Smart thinking with the knobs...