Moved on to bandsaw box #3. This will be a Mother’s Day gift for my mother-in-law (no MIL jokes as she is wonderful!). The thought is that this would be nice for storing her watch or other small jewelry.
I picked out some maple, walnut, and cherry. Once again went with an “entry” point that is open. I used the smaller (1/4 inch) blade for the shape and drawer, and my 1/2 inch resaw for cutting off the back and the drawer back and front. Still not really happy with my ability to make the curves – hoping that gets better with practice.
Handle has a small "indent" to help with opening
I used felt lining again. I traced the shape on some paper with the drawer cut before gluing back on the front and back which made the process much easier to get the fit correct. Finish is…surprise surprise…Odie’s oil.
Various pictures:
Hope to get a spindle/belt sander soon to make the smoothing process more efficient and effective.
Dark_Lightning - thanks! Very blessed to have married into a wonderful family.
Thanks Ron! Nice thing about these are how relatively quickly they come together.
Tom - thanks! Highly recommend Odie's Oil. The price hurts, but only need to use a small amount so little goes a long way. Definitely brings out the color of the wood.
Pottz - thanks! Still using the adhesive back felt. I found tracing the drawer shape on paper before gluing the front/back on worked great to then cut the felt to match. Much less fiddling.
Thanks Moke! I like combining the different wood types. So many options though with these so may go with single type next.
Splintergroup - as I'm learning, this design takes one of the issues off the list by not having to glue the cut point. Also, I sort of like the view of the drawer side. Gives a different feel from a typical 4 sided box with a drawer.
GeorgeWest- thanks! Yes, I can see the addictive aspect. My typical project is not done in a couple of days! Nice to get a final result relatively fast. Right now I'm back to working on another urn - that will take me a while.
I love the shapes and the fact it is different. A question though how is the draw hollowed out? I'm intrigued how you did that....... Thanks for sharing the process Barb.
Kerry - Working with wood, the smell the feel, is such a joy, its a meditation of sorts.
Thank you Aussie Larks! The drawer is cut out from the blank. Then the front and back of that drawer block is cut off. The next step is to hollow out the drawer at the bandsaw leaving the sides and bottom. Once that is done, the front and back are glued back on that shell.
Closeup of the drawer showing the glue lines for the front and back.
Tim0001 - thank you! These are fun with limitless combinations and shapes to try. I saw a dog shape that I think would be fun - afterall, woodworking and dogs are two of my favorite things.
