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Very cool looking. Could be a little tippy toppy when full.

—Madts.

Very nice work

Thanks Madts & A1jim.

This is an interesting project to revisit. I had cleared the shop for my annual maintenance… something I try to do each year, but am not wholly successful in doing. Making this piece morphed into taking on the Window Frame commission.

I’ve decided to transition to a zero-kerf bandsaw blade… something like a Lenox Tri-master. I find the normal blade-set yields too raged a cut; as little of my work requires tight radii. Also, resawing is becoming a larger part of my bandsaw work… mostly thicknessing x/4 stock to something I can then take to the planer for near-final dimensioning.

Have a great holiday… I’m sure everyone has earned some quiet along Life’s busy road.
MJCD
In this instance, the piece utilizes both 4/4 (sides & end-caps) and 2/4 (back) stock from 6/4 rough lumber. With a good blade and proper tensioning, I can shade the 4/4 cut to yield sufficient thickness for the 2/4, then plane to a clean final thickness. The current blade set requires too much sanding.

Very nice design , excellent work