Scroll Saw/Band Saw box.

[Dave Monk]

A couple of weeks ago in Steve Good's morning email he posted a pattern of mybox2025. That inspired me to design and make this box. I used Ash and Sapele. 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Dave your work is always so great to look at and once again another beauty. I also love your inlay work. Could you post a few more photos of the side and the back to get a better look of how the pin hinge looks closed. This design opens a whole bunch of ideas. I may have to give a try at some time. Been away from the scrollsaw for quite awhile now. This gives me inspiration. Thanks for showing.

One other question. After looking at the precision, did you build the blank with stacked layers and then use a forstner bit to drill down the center and then cut in half.?  What are the dimensions of the box? That is impressive. A+++

Do you have a link to Steve Goods page where he shows his? 

Edited October 3, 2025 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[Denny Knappen]

That is sure a beautiful box.  The colors are spectacular.

[Scrappile]

WOW!  Yes that is beautiful!

How is the lid hinged?  Pegs?

Edited October 3, 2025 by Scrappile

[Dave Monk]

1 hour ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

Dave your work is always so great to look at and once again another beauty. I also love your inlay work. Could you post a few more photos of the side and the back to get a better look of how the pin hinge looks closed. This design opens a whole bunch of ideas. I may have to give a try at some time. Been away from the scrollsaw for quite awhile now. This gives me inspiration. Thanks for showing.

One other question. After looking at the precision, did you build the blank with stacked layers and then use a forstner bit to drill down the center and then cut in half.?  What are the dimensions of the box? That is impressive. A+++

Do you have a link to Steve Goods page where he shows his? 

It measures 6.8" x 7.19". I started with a big block of wood that I glued the different species together for the round part. Cut it round, split it in half and then cut the inside out. I used a band saw for this.  After that I glued the sides to the bottom round piece. I used part of a nail for the hinging. It is on page 18 under boxes with the name of "Flower Round Box".  This is what inspired me. I totally changed it up. I wanted to make it gender neutral also.  Happy to share my updated pattern with you. 

[Dave Monk]

58 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

WOW!  Yes that is beautiful!

How is the lid hinged?  Pegs?

Thanks. I used part of a nail. 

[meflick]

Dave, another beautiful piece you have crafted. I’ve looked back through Steve’s post over the last month. I assume it was this “box” that was your inspiration?

https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2025/09/small-display-box-plus-halloween-napkin.html

[Dave Monk]

26 minutes ago, meflick said:

Dave, another beautiful piece you have crafted. I’ve looked back through Steve’s post over the last month. I assume it was this “box” that was your inspiration?

https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2025/09/small-display-box-plus-halloween-napkin.html

 

That's it. Thanks for sharing the link. I like the end of this box but men buy a lot of my boxes so I wanted a design to be appealing to both sexes. 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

3 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

It measures 6.8" x 7.19". I started with a big block of wood that I glued the different species together for the round part. Cut it round, split it in half and then cut the inside out. I used a band saw for this.  After that I glued the sides to the bottom round piece. I used part of a nail for the hinging. It is on page 18 under boxes with the name of "Flower Round Box".  This is what inspired me. I totally changed it up. I wanted to make it gender neutral also.  Happy to share my updated pattern with you. 

Dave that is actually a nice size. hard to tell from photo. I believe somewhere at some time you did a video of your technique of inlaying. You may have done a couple and maybe a tutorial also. I thought I had them achieved somewhere but can not find them and being I had to get new computer 3 years ago many things got lost. I was wondering if you would share these links again or point me  in the right direction. Thank you. I want to do a box like this with poker theme. Have the 4 suits of cards in the ends. If you could do a pattern for that I would appreciate that. That should be a fairly easy beginners inlay project for me. Every time I see one of your boxes I get this urge to learn the technique. Nice combo of woods too by the way.

[rjweb]

Dave, another beautiful piece, of course that's all you do is excellent craftsmanship, RJ

JT if you search youtube it will be there for Dave's inlay video

[Charlie E]

Outstanding work, Dave!

[jerry walters]

That is really nice.  I used to receive Steve's emails every morning.  I no long do.  I wonder why.

Jerry

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

4 hours ago, rjweb said:

Dave, another beautiful piece, of course that's all you do is excellent craftsmanship, RJ

JT if you search youtube it will be there for Dave's inlay video

Thank you. I will do a search. I just noticed it was here under How To tutorials you can find Dave's video too. That was the one I remember. 

Edited October 4, 2025 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[Dave Monk]

7 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

Dave that is actually a nice size. hard to tell from photo. I believe somewhere at some time you did a video of your technique of inlaying. You may have done a couple and maybe a tutorial also. I thought I had them achieved somewhere but can not find them and being I had to get new computer 3 years ago many things got lost. I was wondering if you would share these links again or point me  in the right direction. Thank you. I want to do a box like this with poker theme. Have the 4 suits of cards in the ends. If you could do a pattern for that I would appreciate that. That should be a fairly easy beginners inlay project for me. Every time I see one of your boxes I get this urge to learn the technique. Nice combo of woods too by the way.

Not quite sure what you are wanting. Are you wanting the card symbols on the end of the round box that I made?

[barb.j.enders]

Beautiful work Dave.

[barb.j.enders]

11 hours ago, jerry walters said:

That is really nice.  I used to receive Steve's emails every morning.  I no long do.  I wonder why.

Jerry

try resigning up again.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

12 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Not quite sure what you are wanting. Are you wanting the card symbols on the end of the round box that I made?

Yes. II will be making a couple different themed round boxes like yours. One will be the poker theme with card symbols and another will be a billiards theme with a rack of billiardballs (Rack and balls.) If you could do both patterns that would be great. I make pens and the most sought after themes for me is billiards and poker. Many guys buy the pens so I was looking for other items I could make. Seeing your round box design just flooded my brain with different ideas in these 2 themes. I always look for inspiration. Having been out of my shop for 2 years+ I need to hopefully get back this winter. Need to build some inventory. With those patterns I can enlarge or shrink as much as needed. I wish I had the ability to do patterns. Thank you. 

Here is one billiard themed pen I made. And a poker pen I made.

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 2025 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[Dave Monk]

11 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

Yes. II will be making a couple different themed round boxes like yours. One will be the poker theme with card symbols and another will be a billiards theme with a rack of billiardballs (Rack and balls.) If you could do both patterns that would be great. I make pens and the most sought after themes for me is billiards and poker. Many guys buy the pens so I was looking for other items I could make. Seeing your round box design just flooded my brain with different ideas in these 2 themes. I always look for inspiration. Having been out of my shop for 2 years+ I need to hopefully get back this winter. Need to build some inventory. With those patterns I can enlarge or shrink as much as needed. I wish I had the ability to do patterns. Thank you. 

Here is one billiard themed pen I made. And a poker pen I made.

 

 

 

Those pens are simply gorgeous. I have never seen anything like them.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

5 minutes ago, Dave Monk said:

Those pens are simply gorgeous. I have never seen anything like them.

Thank you. I took my scrolling and other woodworking skills and jumped into pen making. Joined a forum like this and learned different skills such as segmenting and casting. Found out there is so much you can do with a small canvas like a pen . But I do try to combine the artforms at times too and that is where making boxes and pen stands come in. Using a lathe combined with other woodworking tools keeps me in the game. I have so many ideas in both areas that at times my mind gets crazy. I love thinking outside the box and being creative.

You understand what I am saying because I see the same in you. Example that round box. You took a project you saw and put your touch on it and basically made a whole different project but still has some features of the original. Sharing ideas and methods is what keeps the arts alive. When I pass on just maybe someone will remember one of my projects and try to duplicate it also. I always find that to be the highest form of compliment. 

Thanks again and hope you did well at your show.  

[Scrappile]

Careful @Dave Monk!  If you look into or get into pen making it is another hobby that can consume your life!  I am a recovering pen maker, Never got to the level of @JTTHECLOCKMAN, but it consumed me.  I go back and look at it nowadays and they have some amazing hardware and blanks I would have never dreamed of.

 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

40 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

Careful @Dave Monk!  If you look into or get into pen making it is another hobby that can consume your life!  I am a recovering pen maker, Never got to the level of @JTTHECLOCKMAN, but it consumed me.  I go back and look at it nowadays and they have some amazing hardware and blanks I would have never dreamed of.

 

Absolutely pen making is addictive as well. You can do simple pen making or can step it up and make kitless pens or all kinds of custom pens. Some pen hardware can cost $100 and that is just the components. Now do a fancy blank and that pen can sell for over $1000. It can be lucrative as well. Just like scrollsawing alot depends on how far you want to dive into things and also how far you want to take it. Buying quality equipment plays a roll too just like scrollsawing. Kevin here has taken the leap to get into lasers and follow that path. Same thoughts apply to that hobby. Plenty of hobbys out there to feed the artistic minds. 

[Scrappile]

Well, the hobbies also keep us with not-so-artistic minds busy.  I am just good enough to cut out the black and leave the white or whatever the pattern dictates.  In my world, the pattern makers are the artists.

[heppnerguy]

As always, your work is fabulous and interesting. 

Dick

heppnerguy

[jerry walters]

On 10/4/2025 at 5:01 AM, barb.j.enders said:

try resigning up again.

I signed up again.  Now working. Thanks Barb.

Jerry

Edited October 7, 2025 by jerry walters