Been a bit warm here in the shop, but did find some time to make a few more band saw boxes this week. The Chest box is my design, but other were patterns from one of the books I have. The mushroom box was really fun to make. Coated with 4 layers of laquer so far. All boxes are made with Koa with Koa pulls except for one that has Avacado pulls
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DW, the call Koa a hard wood, and some of it really seems hard, but most of the time it's because my blade is getting dull. I find it really easy to cut on the band saw and scroll saw. I really like working with it. We had a baby shower for a friends daughter at our house today and the men showed up also...one of the guys saw the boxes I make and said I need to stop up to his house because he just cut down a couple large Koa tree's....He has a mill I guess.Hawaiilad
Larry
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It took a while before I found an entry point. It is on the last box, bottom left. Do you use super glue to close the kerf?Pacifism is great, as long as everyone is participating.
StephenD
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Desert Woodcrafters
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Hi Larry - nice work!
Love the appearance of the Koa wood. It looks really suitable for your organic shaped boxes. I think that I'll be putting my under used band saw into action once I'm back home to produce similar items.
Thanks for posting your work.Jim in Mexico
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- Albert Einstein
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by John SmithI've used 1/4 and 1/8" blades from different sources with good results. I use carbon fiber blade blocks so I can put the blade in the middle of the blocks. You have to "tune" the blade for your specific saw. Several videos on YouTube on how to tune band saw blades.
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by Quartz43Very interesting and well done projects. I have not tried a 1/8" blade but think I will. Can you tell us the brand of blade, tooth count and what bandsaw you are using. Sorry to be asking so many questions but you have the knowledge. Also, any tips for using that small of a blade.
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by John Smiththanks Carole. I used the band saw with a 1/8" blade - not much different than the scroller but I have to use other methods to do the insides of the letters where the band saw can't reach. All the while, WISHING I had a scroll saw. and now, that I've got one, I'll be venturing back into dimensional...07-01-2022, 07:21 PM
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by handibunnyVery impressive work, John. I like the tooled leather look, the detailed calligraphy, and especially the rendition of the brushes and other tools that you use for your craft. It will be interesting to see how you incorporate the scroll saw into your work, and the opportunities it provides you.07-01-2022, 06:31 PM
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