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Skull and Crossbones bandsaw box for Tattoo Artist
A tattoo artist in New York asked me to make him a bandsaw box big enough to keep his tattoo machines and tools – in the shape of a skull and crossbones. This is what I came up with…... the drawers...
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Bandsaw Heart Jewelry Box
I know bandsaw boxes are not the biggest news, but I like the way this one turned out.A customer wanted something special for his god-daughter and told me what he basically wanted it to look like.We...
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My version of Japanese jewelry box
I liked this design so much that I thought I would try my version of it. The box is made from one of my favorites – Rainbow Poplar (mineral stained poplar). I spent alot of time on getting the flow of...
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Canarywood and Purpleheart Jewelry box
Sorry about the picture quality. I found some thin brass strips at Hobby Lobby and inlaid some into the top of the box… I hope it’s clear enough. I went for an oriental look again. I like the contrast...
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Rockler Rocking Horse for Brody
I think it’s amazing to see all the variations that guys come up with, from the same set of plans!This is my take on the plans I got from Rockler. All the big parts are pine. The rocker arms are some...
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Brody got his Rocking Horse
I got to give my great-nephew his 1st birthday Rocking Horse (previously listed) last weekend.His mother sent me this picture and his giant smile made all of the effort worthwhile….. and then some.I’m...
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Art Fair Box #1
I just finished up at an Art Fair here in Aurora, Il. I had some boxes in various stages of completion and I made a bunch more to fill the table. I didn’t sell too much – it was kind of a artsy fartsy...
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Art Fair Box #2
Small 2 drawer bandsaw box made from Ambrosia Maple. I liked the streak on the front and didn’t want to mess it up with knobs or pulls, so I used a Forstner bit to make holes in the back to push the...
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Art Fair Box #3
I found out that Leopardwood looks good accented with black. Again, the legs are stained with India Ink. Lid is Shedua and the handle on top is Macassar Ebony. I wanted to do a split lid so I used Soss...
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Art Fair Box #4
ZIRICOTE!!! I had a really nice board lying around for a couple of years and I couldn’t find a project worthy of this amazing wood. So, I figured making a box for the Fair would be perfect.I had fun...
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Art Fair Box #5
Rainbow (Mineral Stained) Poplar sides and lid. Red Palm trim around the lid and Purpleheart feet.I wasn’t sure about the Purpleheart, but my wife thought it looked good, so I went with it….. still not...
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Art Fair Box #6
More Art Fair Pics. I still have these boxes because this fair was like trying to sell caviar to a tuna fish crowd. Anyway, my first try at onlay – store bought eagle onlay with some bwb trim on Curly...
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I'm proud of this rescue!
Looking around the flea market as usual, I came across this beat-to-hell piece of marquetry piled up with a bunch of other junk. I decided that I would try and rescue it and got the guy down to $8.00 –...
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Art Fair Box #8
I tried a little bigger bandsaw box this time. 11 X 7 X 5Walnut and Maple and since the box is too wide for my bandsaw so I couldn’t cut off the back, I left it open and shaped a piece of Sycamore I...
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Box #9
The guy I bought this wood from said it was Machiche – I’ll have to take his word for it.I wanted to make a top with opposing doors and this is what I came up with. Piano hinges made more sense on this...
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Box #10 My first music box!
Looked hard to find music box mechanisms that have an on/off lever, so the music will start when the box is opened. Found relatively nice ones at Klockit.com – each plays one of 4 different tunes @...
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Couple of odds and ends
On the first box, I kind of went nuts with forstner bits and plug cutters and was thinking of the Milky Way.12 X 4 X 5. Cannot remember what kind of wood I used for the box!The second is a cute little...
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Gun Safe Clock
A friend of mine who is a Detective wanted me to make a gun safe for him and left it up to me to decide what it looked like. I figured everybody has a clock, so it wouldn’t be obvious. I put a hinged...
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A pendulum version of the Gun Safe
My sister wanted a pendulum version of the gun safe for her bedroom (she has several pistols).Pretty much the same as the others I listed. The last pic shows that the Soss hinges work pretty well.
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My only toy xmas gift + my first toy.
That’s because my family is running out of young’uns. They are all growing up and want video games and cell phones! Made this totally out of pine, not sure what the pilot is, I wanted it to look like a...
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