Two simple bandsaw boxes. WIP.

[ScouseKev]

Its anniversary time again, and after scouring the internet for ideas i decided on a pair of bandsaw boxes.

I started the first one in black walnut, then managed to get hold of a length of sawn Bubinga for the second.

The centre is 3x18mm baltic birch ply and the walnut is 19mm. The photos are a mixture of the two boxes.

I'd never done any bandsaw work before, so I bought the full set of workshop essentials from Steve Maskery.
The bandsaw setup guide is excellent and after following Steves instructions it was well tuned.

I used a 3/16" blade and after some practice on softwood i took a deep breath and started.

That's it for now.....so far so good. Will crack on tomorrow.

 

[Tim_H]

Looking good, have fun with the sanding!

Is that " The drunken wood workers" design?

 

[woodpig]

Work faster! I want to see how it turns out! :lol:

 

[ScouseKev]

Yeah the Drunken woodworker.

Im practicing the oil/poly finish he's done. It turns out well until i put a coat of clear wax on it, then i can see tiny flecks of white in the grain.

May do a post on the finishing section ans ask why? Thanks

 

[brianhabby]

I like the design, simple yet effective. I look forward to seeing the finished box

I have also used birch ply sandwiched between walnut and it is very effective. The first box below is my own design and the second one is Steve Ramsey's which started me off with bandsaw boxes.

I got a 1/8th inch blade from Ian at Tuff Saws, it is a 14tpi SuperTuff Carbon BS blade which is great for going round tight curves.

regards

Brian

 

[ScouseKev]

They look the business Brian.... what finish did you use?

 

[ScouseKev]

Next was to test my disc sander and see if it's 90-degrees.

All seemed to be ok and i sanded as much as i could before starting on the tight radius bits.

I cut 15mm off each side to allow the hollowing of the drawer.

Next glue back on the two sides to form the drawer.

I sanded the radius parts as best as i could using the bobbin sander but my smallest bobbin was 16mm so it meant quite a lot of hand sanding.

I wrapped the sandpaper round the shank of a screwdriver for the really tight one and used a piece of plumbing pipe for the other.

Once it was sanded i rounded over the edges with 3mm round over bit.

Just the small drawer knobs to make and then it should be ready for the finish.
That's it for now though.

 

[themackay]

They look really nice

 

[brianhabby]

Kev they look great and will look even better with a finish on, I really do like the plywood & walnut sandwich. As well as looking good it saves on the hardwood.

I finished mine by a complete dunking in Danish oil and then wiping dry. They were then buffed up with hard wax using a buffing wheel on the lathe.

A tip for the inside - I use Suede Tex from Turners Retreat. It leaves a great finish and also means you don't need to do so much sanding. It is available in various colours but I have only used red & black so far.

When sanding the inside curves I too found the smallest spindle on my sander was too big so stuck some sandpaper to various diameter dowels which were put in the lathe chuck and used that - works well.

 

[woodpig]

Nice work Kev, looking good.

Brian, do. You swap blades to cut the backs off or use the 1/8" blade for all the cuts?

 

[Claymore]

Lovely work Kevin
Brian

 

[brianhabby]

Woodpig, it depends, if I am doing a batch I will use a wider blade but for one offs I would use whatever blade is in there to make the first straight cut and then swap to the 1/8th blade.

regards

Brian

 

[Alexam]

Great work Kevin, you have a good eye for detail there. I havent tried the birch ply yet, but bought a load of sheets to try just that, as I've seen the results before. Keep up the good work.

 

[ScouseKev]

Thanks everyone for those kind words.

It will be a week or so before i can get the time to complete.