sprague lake, estes park, colorado, 09.19.2004

Taylor's Bandsaw Box

I've been wanting to build a bandsaw box for quite a while. My niece Taylor's birthday was coming up, so I decided that would be a good time to try and build one. By the time I started on it, I had less than a week to complete it.

The blank was created by gluing up five pieces of 4/4 walnut.
I used spray adhesive to attach the template to the front. I cut the back off the box, then cut the drawers out.
The next step is to cut the fronts and backs off the drawers. After that, I cut the drawer cavities out. When that was completed, I glued the backs and fronts on the drawers and the back on the box.
After about 2.5 hours of sanding, I attached the drawer pulls. I wiped down the entire box with mineral spirits and blew it down with compressed air to remove all the dust.
Since I didn't have time for a fancy finish, I just used some Watco danish oil. But, with air-dried walnut, it's tough to go wrong with that.
The drawers were lined with some self-adhesive felt. I wanted to apply some paste wax to add some shine before giving it to her, but I didn't think the Watco was cured enough to do that.