Rain and bandsaw blades

Mere Minutes. A little follow-up on this and that. And I wonder why cats cant comprehend rain.

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The bandsaw bandsaw box!

This from John Moore. I love the literal interpretation of a bandsaw box!

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Bandsaw boxes and a microwave cajon!

Andrzej Jankowski sent me some photos of some outstanding boxes he made. I am always intrigued by how creative people get making bandsaw boxes.

This one is my favorite. It just flows.

He made it using leftover wood from this bench. Thanks Andrzej. You are one creative guy. 

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Microwave Cajon!

Well now I may make another cajon. Timely, since my old microwave oven just broke and is still sitting in my driveway. Paddy Uglow is a musician who created this:

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Bandsaw fence

Brian Parks clued me in to this video of a Universal Bandsaw Fence you can make really easily. I think its an incredibly simple idea. This is from American Woodworker. Note, the first two minutes of the video are enough to show you how to make it. The rest of the video shows some techniques using the fence.
Ive never had much luck using a fence on my band saw. I usually get too much drift and the fence ends up binding the blade. Do you guys use a fence? Is it practical mainly with wide blades? I may try one of these out though.

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