I posted a thread last night with some pictures of bandsawn boxes that I made.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=81661
Several of you have asked to see details of how these were made, so here goes. First start off with a large chunk of wood. If you like, you can laminate several pieces for contrast, or cut swooping kerfs and glue in contrasting veneers. When you have your blank ready and squared, cut the sides off like I show in the next few photos. I like to cut about 3/4"
Mark your sides for later so you dont mix them up, and lay them off to the side. Then draw the inside cut lines on the end of your blank like this, remember you can cut any inside shape you like.
Cut the lid first and when you get to a sharp curve, nibble the waste so you can make a 90 degree turn.
Then cut the core out and when you are done, this is what you have left.
Now mark the lid for a hole to be drilled for the brass pin you are going to cut. I use a 1/4" brass pin and drill the hole 1/64" oversize. I usually mark 3/8" in from the back edge and 3/8" down from the top.
Drill your hole and then use a 1/4" dowel center to transfer your hole position to each matching side. Press the dowel center into each side and drill the hole into the piece that matches. Left side of the lid into left side piece, right side of lid into right side piece.
Now measure the depth of the hole in the lid and the hole in each matching side piece and add them together and cut your brass pin just a little undersize in length. Measure each side piece because they may not be the same depth, when you ripped them at the bandsaw, they might not be the same thickness. Now this next step is IMPORTANT. Round off the back edge of the lid on the belt sander. If you dont do this, when the box is assembled, you wont be able to open the lid.
I like to round off the matching edge on the box body as well. Then I take the lid, and with a miter gauge to keep it square to the belt, lightly touch it to the belt. This reduces the width of the lid, ever so slightly, so it isnt tight between the box sides when the box is assembled.
Get everything ready for glue-up, insert your brass pins into the holes, and glue 'er up.
After the glue is dry, simple shaping on the belt sander, maybe a little fitting of the lid(if tight) and finishing.