How to Make Band Saw Boxes

Set up your table saw so that the fence is 1/4 inch from the blade. Raise the blade to maximum height, and rip a 1/4-inch-wide by 8-inch-long strip off the 3-inch by 3-inch block of hardwood. Set this piece aside, as it will be the back of the box assembly.

Trace the desired outline of the small drawer-like boxes onto the 3-inch-wide face of the board with a pencil.

Cut out the boxes along the pencil lines with a band saw. Move slowly, as you'll want the cuts to be as close to the pencil lines as possible.

Remove the cut-out pieces and sand all parts thoroughly with sandpaper.

Cut 1/4 inch off the front and rear flat surfaces of each box using your table saw. Keep the two cut-off pieces and the remaining chunk of wood together, as they'll need to be matched up with the center pieces later.

Make pencil marks 1/4 inch inside the perimeter along the curved sections of the center pieces (from which you cut off the front and back in the previous step). Cut out these inside curves in each center piece using the band saw. Sand the cuts by hand using sandpaper.

Position each front and back that you removed in step 6 with the corresponding hollowed-out center piece to form each drawer. Apply a bead of glue along each aligned edge, and clamp the drawer together with a woodworking clamp. Repeat for each drawer. Set aside for 24 hours to allow the glue to dry.

Position the flat 1/4-inch back that you cut off in the first step against the back side of the carcass (out of which you cut the curved boxes). Glue the backing against the carcass and clamp the two together with a couple of woodworking clamps. Set aside for 24 hours to allow the glue to dry.

Remove the clamps from the carcass assembly and each of the boxes. Touch up any rough edges with sandpaper. Slip each of the boxes into their respective holes in the carcass. Each box will act like a drawer that can be slid out of the carcass to access the open top of the box.