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All mahogany except for the bubinga drawer handles

Spectacular Job! WOW, that is a beauty. I love the color and the design,including the workmanship. That satin finish is outstanding.
The bubinga goes good with the mahogany. Have to give you an A+++ on this one.
Herb

what Herb said...

That’s incredible Bob , and way out of my pay grade . Thanks for sharing

Beautiful workmanship Bob. How did you curve the sides?

Chuck, its a bandsaw box. The outline is drawn on a sheet of paper, stuck to the block. Outline shape cut on the bandsaw, then an unbelievable amount sandpaper to get it to look good (Lol).

WOW...that is beautiful...!

That is a good example of what imagination/artistic ability, can do, with the help of a band saw.

I found that when I make a tight cut like that lightening strike, that trying to smooth that cut inside the tight parameters is a real bugger.
Bob, What kind of band saw and width of blade do you use?
HErb

Awesome job Bob.

Herb, I have a 350 mm (14") bandsaw, branded Axminster. English company, sold JET for many years.
I use a 3/16" blade. I can cut just about anything with it. I have even ripped 8" high planks of hardwood, but that is a very, very slow job.
You can get into tight places like that by nibbling, rather than trying to turn the blade. But the final finish is always down to sandpaper, wrapped around a file or a piece of wood, even going to the extreme of a tapered piece to allow for the double thickness of the sandpaper.

That's an amazingly creative and skilfully crafted piece, Bob! Congratulations!!

sunnybob wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:20 pmit's a bandsaw box

Bob, GREAT job of hiding the entry cuts!!!

Smitty, I really dont like seeing the entry cuts all over the place, so I cheat
I slice off the front as well as the back.
Then cut the holes and glue it all back together,
THEN,,, I glue the front back on, and break out the holes with a forstner bit and line the edges up with a flush trim router bit in the router table.
Then you can either have the drawers inset, which looks quite good sometimes, or just put felt or silicone bump stops on the back of the drawers to get them flush.

Wonderful work Bob. Great design and workmanship.

Bushwhacker