Bandsaw Boxes

Bandsaw Boxes

Frontier Woodworks

What's a Bandsaw Box?

Bandsaw boxes are created from a solid “layered block” of
wood, that has been formed by gluing several thicknesses of
solid wood together face-to-face. Rather than use a solid
chunk of wood, the “layered block” is created to avoid
twisting (warping) and checking (cracks) that can occur with a
solid chunk. The drawers are cut out of this block like tunnels
in the side of a mountain. Each drawer is then carved out and
put back into its own tunnel. The entire piece is then hand-
finished, starting with many hours of hand sanding, several
applications (at least 3) of hardshell finish coats, with hand
sanding of the entire box and drawers between each coat.
Depending upon the wood species, the insides are left
unfinished. This is to allow the wood to breathe and the
wonderful fragrance to be emitted by the wood. No matter
how long you keep this box, when you open a drawer you will
smell the natural scent of the wood. Finally, each box is
signed, dated, and the wood species noted on a drawer back

These boxes are meant to be treated as heirlooms, and
certainly will outlast many generations yet to come.

Use them for:
-Jewelry
-Treasures
-Watches
-Car Keys
-Loose Change
-Desk Supplies
-or just a Conversation Piece

Everything we make is handcrafted in a small studio woodshop
by me. The designs are a collaborative effort between my
wife and me. Each design is created on a computer in
AutoCAD and then printed out to full scale before any wood is
cut. The wood is then carefully selected to complement the
design. The species and grain of the wood is considered for
each individual work of art. We can accommodate custom
designs too, if you have something special in mind. Just send
us your idea or ideas, and we can combine them in an
AutoCAD drawing. Then we would email or send you a
printout, so you can see it in full size, before we begin. If
it's a particular wood species that you like, we can
accommodate that too.