How To Make A Bandsaw Box

Actually, the title should be "How I'm making bandsaw boxes". My system is still evolving and I'm still learning. If you're reading this, you've probably noticed that most of my jewelry boxes are made from a variety of laminated wood glued into blocks. I found that planing the wood before gluing it up helps make for better joints. Planing works best with longer pieces of lumber. Gluing works best with shorter pieces. I tried gluing longer boards together and then cutting blocks to length, but I found it too hard to clamp and get a good glue job out of it. So I plane the wood first and then cut it to length. It's also nice to have a planer because a variety of.........

If a tree doesn't grow square...

Then why do so many people insist on cutting in straight lines?

Beauty be in the eye of the holder

beauty be laminated Cherry, Maple and Iroko
the drawer pulls are Cherry finished with Danish Oil (which is a long lasting and low maintenance wood finish)
5inches Width x 7inches Height x 4inches Deep
priced at $135.00 although we can do specialist work and even wrap it for a gift - just for details

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