Puzzle Boxes: Fun and Intriguing Bandsaw Projects
Jeff Vollmer
Feb 2010 · Penguin
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Puzzle Box
Have you ever thought inside the box? These bandsawn boxes could be the most intriguing and fun projects you've ever made.
Author Jeff Vollmer describes his boxes as key-and-slide--cut a dovetail key, cut a slider piece, cut another key, cut another slider. That's the puzzle or "combination" you use to get to the chamber or heart of the box.
Then you cut out the guts of the box to create a chamber. But wait, there's more! Then you cut another box from the guts, then another box or drawer from those pieces, then another and maybe another until things get too small to handle safely.
Any type wood can be used to make these boxes--wood with holes, cracks, splits, insect and wormholes, spalting and burls. Jeff calls these flaws "opportunities" to become creative. Read along as Jeff shows you how to set up your band saw and how to cut, glue up, sand, fit and finish these amazing puzzle boxes.
Have you ever thought inside the box? These bandsawn boxes could be the most intriguing and fun projects you've ever made.
Author Jeff Vollmer describes his boxes as key-and-slide--cut a dovetail key, cut a slider piece, cut another key, cut another slider. That's the puzzle or "combination" you use to get to the chamber or heart of the box.
Then you cut out the guts of the box to create a chamber. But wait, there's more! Then you cut another box from the guts, then another box or drawer from those pieces, then another and maybe another until things get too small to handle safely.
Any type wood can be used to make these boxes--wood with holes, cracks, splits, insect and wormholes, spalting and burls. Jeff calls these flaws "opportunities" to become creative. Read along as Jeff shows you how to set up your band saw and how to cut, glue up, sand, fit and finish these amazing puzzle boxes.
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Lynn Diebold
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March 17, 2020
My husband bought one of his boxes at the Cherokee Art Fair. We have it on display in our dining room and more people have commented on that box than anything else we have in the house. Our box has 2 drawers and in the middle of the whole box (if you make it all the way there) there is a little secret compartment that is not visible to the eye but you have to press it to open it. We love it!
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About the author
Jeff Vollmer was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, and attended the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He made his first puzzle box in 1989. He now runs Royal Woods with his wife Lynn, specializing in puzzle boxes that are sold at art shows and fine galleries. Jeff has written articles for Popular Woodworking magazine and has taught puzzle-box-making classes for several years.
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