Oyster Box

Hi all,
I have had this idea for a box running around my brain for a few weeks now, so I've started to make it.
I am calling it an oyster box because that is about the shape of it. The thing about the box shape is that it is completely organic. I drew something that looked a bit like an ear and then cut it out of a piece of 1inch thick maple.

When I did the cutting on the inside and the outside I put the saw at a 35 degree angle to give them some shape. The fact that the scroll saw, rather than the table, can be tilted is one of the best features of an Excalibur saw. I imagine cutting a 1 inch thick piece of maple on a tilted table would be a bit grim and one's piano playing days could soon be over.

I used a no9 Olsen blade with reverse teeth and it it cut pretty well. After giving the outside of the box a bit of a sanding,  I stuck a piece of 2mm ply on the base and then sanded that as well.

It is coming along quite nicely and I will share my lid making experience in my next post.

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