Making the Smile Bandsaw Box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มี.ค. 2018
- Website: www.parillaworks.com
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The Smile box is one of my more popular bandsaw box designs. I've made a ton of them in the last few years and want to share how it's made. Check out my website for a free template.
This box is made of mahogany and walnut. The size is about 8" x 5" x 4.5". I used danish oil for the finish.
The bandsaw blade I typically use for boxes like this is a 1/4" 6 tpi blade. For a box with all straight cuts I may use a 3/8" or 1/2" blade as well, usually 3 or 4tpi.
Thanks for watching!
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There are many, MANY bandsaw build videos out there but yours is the best for two big reasons: #1: You present the build process in a very understandable way and #2: the build quality (attention to detail and finishing) looks "professional". That makes ALL the difference to me. Thank you!
Hey Gerry. I really appreciate the comment! I got started in woodworking making these bandsaw boxes so it was all I was focused on at the time. I kinda miss making them!
@@parillaworks You're most welcome! I also bought all of your patterns, which will be very helpful for me. As for missing making bandsaw boxes, sometimes you just have to "go back home for a quick visit" and make a new one. :)
What a nice person you are sharing your templates ; God bless your soul
Amazing. Shows a love for woodworking. I'm getting started.
So cool how creative ppl are, wonderful how much box like that would cost
Awesome tip about cutting the entry and exit points like that. I can imagine how frustrating that would be if they slipped during glue up! Looks great!
Thanks Tamar!
Agreed, I don't think I have scene anyone else do that!
Nice bandsaw boxes! And that's a great tip on cutting the entry/exits... Thanks for the video!
Awesome! Very creative! I loved it!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and designs.
Cool design, like the contrast of your first one. 👍
Great boxes and video - AND very kind of you. Thank you.
Wow!! Ficou magnífico.
Dope design and execution. Great vid John.
Genius entry/exit technique. I'll be using that in the future. Thanks for the tip!
Oh yeah that's an awesome box
Dear John, thanks for sharing your clever techniques with making bandsaw boxes. You have come up with a great way to handle your blade entries / exits with a set of stable joint lines. I’m looking forward to getting a ¼” blade and having a go. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing, I bought a bandsaw not too long ago and need to practice, plus my daughter will love this bandsaw box.
Thanks.
Super cool bandsaw boxes, and great tutorial with some helpful tips. Nice work!
Box not mirror 🤣
Very good ideas to help with gluing. Thanks!
Really nice box. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting take on the bandsaw box. Thanks for sharing.
Your videos are so informative and detailed. I love this box and have watched this video multiple times.
Thanks so much Kathy!
Thank you John! Beautiful box for sure. I am going to make it a gift for an upcoming wedding. Really appreciate you allowing others to download your design. I ready to get started.
Thanks a lot! I appreciate your comments. Good luck with the box :)
Excellent work!
Very nice box. Mostly easy to follow
I just made my first one with your template, thank you very much. It was a birthday present for my wife, she loved it.
Hi John. That's great to hear! Glad she loved it.
hey cool stuff and thank you for the free download. I glued my blanks up last night and am ready ( I think ) to attempt my 1st "smile" bandsaw box. Again thanks for your help and description . Looking forward to it.
Beautiful!
Big fan of your designs. Clean lines and modern look awesome on these boxes. Great job,man! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Steven!
thank you much for cheering your time is much appreciated nice job
you are one of my favorite woodworkers on youtube
your works are always inspiring
thanks for sharing
Thank you very much! :)
Very nice job. One of the nicest bandsaw boxes I've seen!
Thanks a lot Ali!
Thank for the free download that's very nice of you
Really nice design. Clever trick with the entry / exit cuts. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Alex!
Those things are awesome!
Thanks Chuck!
Great video of a perfect 5 granddaughter's present.Thanks for template
Now made 15 smile boxes. For friends and family. Flocked the drawer. Thank you John
real nice looking work
I enjoyed your voice over narration
thanks
Thanks for this....will head to your site for the template. This will be the first bandsaw box I make.
Very nice job my friend! I actually bought my bandsaw to do bandsaw boxes since I fell in love with the concept upon seeing them built on youtube. That saw has since become one of the most "go to" tools in my shop. I will indeed have to try one of these. I especially like the way you "key" the entry cuts thus making the glue up much easier. Gonna' steal that one from you lol!
An EXCELLENT piece of work John!!! GREAT build my friend!!! Jay.
Thanks Jay!
Thank you for mentioning the wood types!
Awesome vid dude and thank you for sharing the template
Great video and thanks for the free templates. I am going to be trying this in the near future (got to get a blade for my bandsaw first).
Love band saw boxes! Good technique on the glue up. Love that qrtr sawn mahogany
Thanks Joe!
I thank you for your sharing this with us today I do the bill myself in the three plans as well as those for the other boxes I thank you again for your a gentleman scholar
these are super cute. I wish I could make things like that.
Nice, John! Great tip on that little entry cut thang. Love all your work.
Thanks a lot!
Wow !!! Des a cool Projekt !!!
Look‘s verry good
Nice Box. Good idea leaving the back off until the drawer is complete.
just found your channel, some really creative ideas, the execution is fantastic, can't wait to watch more of your content! thank you!
Thanks a lot!!
Nice Bandsaw box's Thanks for sharing them with us.😎👍JP
Love your channel man! Keep up the amazing work and thanks for the free templates!
Thanks Zach!
Great video. thanks for sharing.
Awesome design! 👌 Really cool box, man. I just got an old craftsman roebuck bandsaw and immediately made my first bamdsaw box. Love the process, but I dig your tweaks to it. Thank you for sharing!
I made a couple of these over the weekend and then made one more but I made it the other way up this time. I called this one the "grumpy" box. It looks kind of neat sitting between the two "smiley" boxes. Thanks for sharing your design and you are right when you say they do seem popular. Nice one.
Hey Cliff. That's great to hear. I've probably made 50 or so of these Smiles and never thought to make a Grumpy! That's a funny idea!
Looks like I'll be making a few more than I originally thought as people now want one of each. Trust me and my stupid ideas Eh!
A spectacular video, the truth is that the boxes are very nice, a greeting from Málaga SPAIN
Thanks a lot!
Really nice
Great tips on band saw box making.
Thanks Mike!
Lovely boxes, I’ll give it a try. Nice one 👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you Michael!
incredibly beautiful
Friend you are very talented ... Congratulations on what you do !!!
Great video, really like the look of these boxes. One more reason to get a band saw.
Thanks!
Cool little project. Nice work sir
Thanks!
Thank you for the template John. The entry point notches are a brilliant idea. This will be my very first BSB so fingers crossed. Stewart, south west Australia.
No problem at all. Good luck Stewart!
Like others have said, great tip on the entry exit cuts. These came out great. Love the "kid" scissors you used to cut the templates.
Thanks!! I bought those scissors at an antique store a few years ago. They're super sharp!
Cool man ! 👍
They are some Beautiful Boxes you have made, no wonder they are popular.
Barry (ENG)
Thanks a lot Barry!
VERY VERY NICE BUILT
Respect. Top! Greetings from Dortmund Germany.
What a cool little project. You just earned a new subscriber!.
Thanks a lot Paul!
Very cute
Always dig your design aesthetic
I appreciate it Jacob!
Thanks very much, love it.
Thank you Don!
Just watched this again. Time to have a go.
The Smile box looks Great. I'm thinking Purple Heart & 1/4 sawn White Oak. Thanks for showing, and the free plans.
Thanks Douglas. Sounds like a great combo!
Thank you!
Really like these I will download the template thanks
Thanks Terence!
First time using my bandsaw and I decided to try this. Hopefully i did yours justice lol. Thanks for the video
Nice David! This is a tough first box! Good luck on the next one.
Nice job, and good idea with the entry/exit cuts. I hadn't seen that one before. Let me pass on an audio tip someone passed on to me. If you don't have great audio recording gear and you've got some background hiss you can record some dead air and splice this in between when you aren't talking. It makes it a lot less noticeable since it's always there instead of cutting in and out.
Thanks a lot! That’s a great tip for the audio. Getting my audio to sound good is one of the biggest challenges for me. Big fan of your channel by the way!
I use a Zoom H1 for recording voice. Relatively inexpensive, as far as any of this stuff goes.
Parabéns, ótimo trabalho, muito bonito!!!
Renan, Brasil.
Gracias Renan!
Those are as nice as I've seen on TH-cam.
Thanks Tom!
Great video! A band saw is my next purchase. I'm thinking this will be my first project.
I could not live without my band-saw if you have room and power go as big as you can I went 14 but wish I went 17 over and over again
Good call marble head.
muy buen trabajo saludos de argentina
Thank you for the greatvideo
THE HUMP! amazing
Thanks!!
Hallo,
ich habe gerade ihre Vorlagen ausgedruckt. Vielen Dank dafür. Ihre Arbeiten sind wunderbar.
Gruß Peter
😍😍😍👏👏👏 muito lindas...!
Pretty smart to make the bump so the glue up isn't slippery! My toys are always slipping haha
Thanks Jolien!
I did see your link and thank you for the free template, I will let you know how it goes, I am still open to any helpful suggestions before I begin,
Thanks LCB
Glad you found it! The video has most all of my tips for this box so I don’t have much to add but if you have any questions let me know!
@@parillaworks Thank you, I will let you know as I start my quest :)
I loved your smile bandsaw box. But I couldn’t find your template for the bandsaw box. Could you show me how to receive your template. Thanks.
Another nice build John. Orlando Greg
Thanks Greg!
Thank you. Excellent video. I will go look for the plans. What height capacity to you need on a band saw to make this?
Have you found a use for the leftover blank? Could you make a smaller (mini smilie box) from that? Just wondering if you found a use for the remaining blank. Thanks again for your teachings.
Thumbs up for "ya boi" at 7:07
Beautiful box, what size blade is on your band saw
Thankful am I
👍
I'm going to give band saw boxing a whirl in the next week or so. Going to splash out and buy a new band saw. Love this design. You make it look easy. In your opinion would a band saw around half horse power and a cut depth of around 120mm be fine to work with to make boxes. Thanks
Hi Lisa. That’s about the size saw I started with a few years ago. I made at least 200 boxes on that saw and it did a good job. You’ll be limited by the height and throat of the saw at times but it’s nothing you can’t get by with. Good luck!
parillaworks thank you looking forward to buying one next week & getting started 😊
There are many reasons why I like this design and one of those reasons is the fact that there are no metal parts. It’s all wood. One thing I would love to see in your future projects is to use wooden hinges and latch, keep it all wooden.
Thank you Keith.
The work of beauty Nredem know color
Good Morning,
I love your work and thank you for the video, this will be my first band saw box, I understand you have a template for this box, I did not see a link, how do I find the template?
Also, since this will be my first band saw box and is there any suggestion anyone may have that would be helpful,
Thank you