First handcut dovetail box

Wow! Beautiful lumber, beautiful joints!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Ditto What Charlie Said!!!!!!!

The wood is beautiful, the box & the dovetail joint is beautiful.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Nice joints. nice wood, and the finish looks perfect. Care to share your recipe?

Paul

Nice simple project, good design and execution. Love the mix of woods.

-- Bob A in NJ

Nice job, nice box, great looking joints. How did you attach the bottom, in a groove? Is the bottom a raised panel?

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

Thanks for the comments. To make the wax I took 1 one pound block of filtered beeswax, and melted it in a double boiler, then mixed it with a pint of turpentine. It comes out looking like lemon yogurt. To finish this project, I first applied the boiled linseed oil, and once it cured I put the beeswax on and rubbed it in with 0000 steel wool, and buffed it out with an old cotton t shirt. This finish gives an unbelievably satiny smooth finish that is very inviting to touch.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Kenn, the bottom is 5/16 thick and is set in a 1/4” deep rabbet.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Well, it looks like you got really “serious about becoming proficient” at making dovetails by hand. They (and your box) look great. Now I just have to cut some in mesquite.

-- jstegall

beautiful job. Thanks for posting your recipe for the wax.

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com

Great design and beautiful woods and finish : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Very special!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Beautiful wood and nice tight joints. Great job!

-- Garyb6, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein