Denette Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Check it out! The head, eyes, & drawer pulls are red oak, and the body is walnut. It was the first time I've seriously tried to do a bandsaw box well, and I'm super happy with the results. Near the end of the project I realized that I'd never be able to sand the insides of the drawers, so I decided to glue in velvet linings cut to fit the drawers. Definitely the nicest snail I'll ever build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Sounds really cool, but without photos, it didn't happen! ? Oops, I see an attachment in Web View. Whatever method you used doesn't show up at all in Tapatalk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Great job. Couple questions. What is with the creepy detective music? Why a snail? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Cool project! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denette Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 The link was to a Facebook video - sorry it didn't show up on mobile! This should work better. As for the creepy detective music, it sounded slow, low-pitched, and snail-y, I guess, haha! :) The snail design was a commissioned decision. My uncle wanted a snail-shaped box for my aunt for Christmas, so I got money and that was the extent of the specifications for the box. I decided to be a bit more representational than your typical silhouette bandsaw box, and went for a full 3D head on the snail. I did most of the sculpting with my bandsaw, tilting the work surface and cutting away the larger chunks. I then smoothed it out by putting my random orbital sander into a bench clamp and working the head on some 80-grit paper at full speed. Here's a picture of it earlier on: And here's the roughly-sculpted head, after the bandsaw but before the sander: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Real nice looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Very well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Nicely done! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigW Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Very well done and cool music! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Neat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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