This week I took another stab at a bandsaw box. I decided to stay with walnut and marigold yellow paint to have a connection from my first attempt. It also has a similar shape, but because the blank was much wider, I was able to give the sides a more pronounced curve. But this one is shorter, as it was made from a piece of 8/4 air-dried walnut, and I like the shape. The first one was made from a piece of 8/4 walnut (from the same board), but was turned on edge, so that the width (instead of the height) came from the 2 in. dimension. I took other design details from the earlier box. I rabbeted the bottom edge of the sides to give the box some lift off of the surface, and the lid overhangs the sides.
I also rabbeted the top edge of the sides, a detail I borrowed from the last three boxes that I made. And borrowing from the white oak version of those three boxes, I painted the top (and bottom) rabbet. I especially like this detail on the top edge as it emphasizes the separation between the lid and box. The milk paint continues on the inside of the box. I did not clean up the machine marks on the inside, so there is also a nice texture to the interior, and after I sanded the paint to smooth it, a bit of the walnut color peeked through. It's a nice touch. As for the process of making a bandsaw box, I think I did better this time. I used the same technique, but added a shopmade pivot fence, so that when I cut the sides free from the middle I could control their thickness more easily. I liked having the solid point of reference to work off.
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Jerry Stark
7/21/2015 02:16:32 am
A great box. The touch of paint on the edge of the case rabbet is perfect.
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Subala
7/26/2015 05:28:53 pm
In the words of the amazing box maker Doug Stowe, 'this box is a toe turner'. I agree with Jerry, very very nice. I'm hoping this box makes it into your next 'how to' video series. One of the better bandsaw boxes I've seen.
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Mat Kenney
8/11/2015 05:09:12 pm
I hope Doug would agree. And thanks of the compliment re: its rank among bandsawn boxes.
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