My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

[fredsheldon]

Last year it was bowls, this year it will be Band Saw Jewelry Boxes if all goes well.

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First Order of business was to acquire a 2nd Band Saw and set it up with a 3/16" blade to be used to do the detail cutting which will require some tight turns. I have the other Band Saw set up with a 1/2" blade to do the heavy work in creating wood blocks. Since the Power Pro can run in either direction, all I have to do is slide the headstock from one end to the other depending on which saw I need for a given task. I found I needed to extend the quill to it's fullest extent in order to attach the headstock to the saw.

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Here is some of the left over pith parts of my bowl logs. They have been drying for several months now and I'm hoping they will work well for my boxes.

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I'm using my Planer to square up the blocks.

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Here are what I have to start out with, only time will tell if they will work out as box material. I suspect I will be gluing up some of the thinner blocks.

[cousinwill]

Nice pictures !! I think this should be good box material. I had never tackled bandsaw boxes. I hope you keep us informed on how it goes. What's up with the bowls in the shelf behind your Shopsmith?

[fredsheldon]

Nice pictures !! I think this should be good box material. I had never tackled bandsaw boxes. I hope you keep us informed on how it goes. What's up with the bowls in the shelf behind your Shopsmith?

You sure you want to know http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=11954

[algale]

Last year it was bowls, this year it will be Band Saw Jewelry Boxes if all goes well.

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First Order of business was to acquire a 2nd Band Saw and set it up with a 3/16" blade to be used to do the detail cutting which will require some tight turns. I have the other Band Saw set up with a 1/2" blade to do the heavy work in creating wood blocks. Since the Power Pro can run in either direction, all I have to do is slide the headstock from one end to the other depending on which saw I need for a given task. I found I needed to extend the quill to it's fullest extent in order to attach the headstock to the saw.

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Here is some of the left over pith parts of my bowl logs. They have been drying for several months now and I'm hoping they will work well for my boxes.

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I'm using my Planer to square up the blocks.

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Here are what I have to start out with, only time will tell if they will work out as box material. I suspect I will be gluing up some of the thinner blocks.

Maybe it is an optical illusion but it looks like you fed the wood through the planer with the grain oriented incorrectly.

[fredsheldon]

Maybe it is an optical illusion but it looks like you fed the wood through the planer with the grain oriented incorrectly.

Ha, I just placed that piece there for a photo op, I cut it in half before running it thru the planer.
Fred

[fredsheldon]

I finally got time to get back into the shop to begin my Band Saw Jewelry Box Construction project. I started at 10:00 this morning and finished up with the glue ups at 3:00. There's a learning curve here which I will note as I go along. Notice my high powered shop heater which I only needed for about 15 minutes since it had warmed up from 37 to 69 by noon outside today.
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First thing I did is draw up a design which I cut out and glued on to a block of wood.
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I then cut out the pattern on my band saw using my 1/2" blade because there were no tight turns.

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Completed the cut out.
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Using my 3/16" blade on my other Band saw, which is mounted on the opposite end of my 520 I cut out the Drawers. Lesson learned # 1. Make sure your PowerPro direction is reversed. Blade doesn't cut well going backwards . Lesson learned # 2, don't reverse direction to back out of your cut while the motor is still on. It will cause the blade to jump off the wheel. Don't ask me how I know . Notice where my blade has entered the block on the left side to perform all the cuts. I had to stop the saw, back out the blade, reenter the original cut backwards and then start up the saw again to enter the drawers area since I couldn't make the turn without causing a large cutout. I first cut off a 1/4 piece off the back of the trimmed block which will serve as the back of the finished box
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Now I applied glue to all the cutout entry points and clamped up the base.

[fredsheldon]

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Now I scribe a line on both the front and back of each drawer to cut off about 1/4 inch of both the face and rear of the drawer.
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I number each part so I can match them up later.
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I now mark the bottom of each drawer the material I want to retain for the bottom of each drawer.
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I then cut out and discard the center part of each drawer creating the inside of the drawer.
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I then dry fit the original front and rear panels I cut off of the drawers.

[fredsheldon]

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Now it's time to glue everything up and let dry overnight. Tomorrow I will begin the second phase of the project, sanding all the parts and applying a finish. If all goes well I need to get busy cutting out some more blocks from my log supply so I will have something to work with.

[garys]

That is some complicated and intricate work. I guess I'm lazy compared to you. I try to stick to straight lines because they are easier.

[danr]

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..., sanding all the parts and applying a finish.

Next time, consider sanding the 'drawer interior' before gluing. Makes it easier and does not detract from form of drawers.
Dan