A bandsaw box requires multiple pieces of wood to be put together, which is what I completed in this step. One at a time, I spread glue on the upper side of each piece until they were all placed together. After they were all aligned and in place, I used a few clamps to make sure they stayed together. Due to putting a little too much glue, my pieces shifted a little bit. But this was an easy problem to fix with a little cutting and sanding!

Materials used:

• Wood glue

• Brush

• Metal clamps

After letting the glue sit overnight, my box was ready to cut. Before I began to cut out the design, I cut off the back in order to cut out the drawer shapes. This would later be glued back on once the drawer shapes were cut out. I printed out the design from step one and taped it onto the front of the box, so I could use it as an outline while cutting. Once the drawer shapes were cut out as well, the front and back were taken off, they were hollowed out, and glued back together.

Materials Used:

• Bandsaw

• Push stick

Since my box design had a lot of curves and rounded edges, a lot of sanding needed to be done to 1. Round out the imperfections and 2. smooth the surface. I used both sandpaper and the sanding machines to achieve this. A lot of sanding had to be done on the sides to remove glue residue, or else the stain would not stick to the box.

Materials used:

• Disc sander

• Belt sander

• Multiple kinds of sandpaper