My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

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Re: My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

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Now that I'm retired as of today, I'm back to making jewelry boxes. I decided to try out a Texas shaped box to start out with, since I'm from Texas.
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Outline the shape on your wood blank
Outline the shape on your wood blank
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Cut out your shape on band saw
Cut out your shape on band saw
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Sand all sides using disk sander
Sand all sides using disk sander
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Cut off a slice from the back side of the block.
Cut off a slice from the back side of the block.
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Draw the drawer outline
Draw the drawer outline
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Cut out the drawer. Notice entry point in west Texas :)
Cut out the drawer. Notice entry point in west Texas :)
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Drawer is cut out of block.
Drawer is cut out of block.
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You can see thru the block. You will now glue the back slice back onto the block to form the back of the drawer slot.
You can see thru the block. You will now glue the back slice back onto the block to form the back of the drawer slot.
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Now glue the entry slot you created to cut out the drawer.
Now glue the entry slot you created to cut out the drawer.
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now you cut the front and back slices off the drawer block, then cut out the drawer block.
now you cut the front and back slices off the drawer block, then cut out the drawer block.
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Re: My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

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Now you will glue the front and back slices back onto the drawer.
Now you will glue the front and back slices back onto the drawer.
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Glue and clamp the drawer front and back.
Glue and clamp the drawer front and back.
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Glue back slice from original block.
Glue back slice from original block.
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Finished box with red felt liner in drawer.
Finished box with red felt liner in drawer.
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Re: My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

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Looks like a great project! Can't wait to see the final product.

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Re: My First Attempt at Band Saw Jewelry Box Making

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Good job, Fred. Now that you have down the mechanics as how the process goes, here is a book you may enjoy.

You may like this book with about 20 patterns that you can copy. The patterns are in the back and you can take them to a copy place and have them sized to 100%. https://www.amazon.com/Building-Beautif ... dsaw+boxes

There are several other books that are almost as neat as Lois's boxes.

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Great job! I love every thing but the shape :D

Congrats on the retirement .... :cool:
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Very nice

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Texas Shaped Jewery Boxes

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I finished 5 Texas shaped boxes. I like the rounded front better than the flat fronts.
Finished 5 Texas Boxes. I like the rounded fronts better than the flat fronts.
Finished 5 Texas Boxes. I like the rounded fronts better than the flat fronts.
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Nice 'finish'! :D :cool:
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+1 on the rounded fronts. More "character" that way. What kind of wood?
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Oak from an old oak tree that was cut down 2 years ago at the Huntsville Walls prison unit.
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