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Scally, it is quite hard, takes to splintering when drilled and counter sinking for screws, also hard as heck to cut, but pleasing to look at in this form, could be an overpowering color on a large...

Thank you to all for the wonderful help, advice with my many questions. I have finished my version of the Xylophone, not chromatically correct I am sure, makes pleasing tone and resonance, and will...

Scally again many thanks, I am still trying to determine which of these methods will be best , leanin towards a screw, with a type of cushion as discussed.
The Pupleheart arrived yesterday, now to...

Scally again I appreciate all the help. I found a link to a feller who builds wooden boats for a living, there are 2 parts but the second part shows the processes he tried attaching the keys, which...

Scally, again I do appreciate input opinions and advice, all information is helpful . I plan to cut the arches in the underside of the Keys. I have the 4 box sides cut with the 3 degree angle on the...

Scally may thanks for your wonderful information. Have been reading and researching so much my head is about to explode.
I have commited to a design someone on LumberJocks has made, it based on an...

Scally thank you for the reply and checked Paduak, a bit less costly than purpleheart , might be in over my head with the tuning aspect, but nothing Venture, nothing Gained.

Hi all, never have made any type of instrument, and hoping to make a Xylophonee based on some plans I found. I states that for the sound Bars, either Honduran Rosewood or Purpleheart are...

I have Not tried this yet, a buddy in a wood carving forum takes a old rechargeable toothbrush, cuts the 'brush part off the toothbrush attachments, shapes the stem as he see's fit, and places self...

Here is bandsaw box from that white oak, the drawer keeps getting tighter as the wood dries.

lcurrent, that is an interesting approach, Thanks

Thanks guys appreciate your input, made one small one already, will be interesting to watch it dry, see what happens.

Had a white oak taken down, and had the sawywr cut me 2 branches into pieces for band saw boxes. Any idea on Dry time, or can I cut now?Thanks

I am a novice woodworker, in skill, not in years of age. I have a few inexpensive planes, and do some woodworking, nothing too fancy, my question is, how to secure a piece of wood in the workbench. I...

I appreciate everyones time and help, I do frequent youtube on occasion, but also rely on folks in the forums frequented.

Thanks to all, appreciate your time and help.

A Novice question, new to Band Saw and Boxes. When you all cut the Backs off the box, do you cut with the 'back' against the fence, or the Front of box against the fence? May sound silly to most, but...

Thanks Guys, I am enjoying these little boxes~

Here is another box from scraps, Butternut, Yellow Pine, and common Pine. Had a few odd shapes hanging around, this is the result.

hermit, wonderful craftsmanship...I hope all my projects turn out as the ones your not totally pleased with, beautiful work~

My 2nd little box, made with Butternut, then Red Cedar, lastly Pine.

Hermit, TY for the kind words, and agreed, a bit more sanding would have been good, but I kinda' like the rough look for the scrap pine box. And yes, I have the 2nd box glued up ready for cutting,...

Hermit thank you, I am going to try and upload again, here goes

Tried to post a few pics of 1st box, the pics/files are too large, no means of re-sizing them.

That for sure looks great to me

Decided no stain, the Spar Urethane is drying, will post pic, Be Kind...Lol

bosox, Thank you, appreciate all the good advice. Just finished my 1st box, its not bad, using a 3/8 6tpi, used 4 pieces of 1 x 6, glued them together then cut profile. Need to stain and coat now.

Hermit and Toymaker Len, appreciate your insight and expertise. Currently I have a 3/8th blade 6 TPI, am in the middle of my 1st box, and between my inexperience and 'perhaps' wrong blade choice, got...

Hi all, I am new to a band saw, and have a used Craftsman 12 Inch. I am beginning my try at Band Saw boxes. Can you all suggest not manufacturer so much, but, what TPI, Tooth type I need to use for...