| Project by TheDane | posted 46 days ago | 819 views | 0 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I’m cheap, which means I pretty much hate to throw anything away, including scraps left over from test cuts. Hence this ‘project’.
I was working on teaching myself to hand-cut dovetails, so I cut up some pine left over from another project and started cutting/chopping. I finally got four acceptable dovetail joints when my wife happened into the shop and complimented me on the ‘storage box’ I was making for her sewing room.
I couldn’t disappoint her, so I cut some grooves, scrounged up some salvaged plywood for a bottom, did some planing, glued it up, sanded it, hit it with a couple of coats of poly and voila! The added bonus is the next load I haul to the landfill will be a tiny bit lighter!
To give credit where credit is due, I made a set of Charles Neil’s ‘Smart-Tails’ (http://www.antiquesbuiltdaily.com/smart-tails.pdf) and they really were a big help!
-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi
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a1Jim
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posted 46 days ago
Looks good,nice use of salvaged wood
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
dbhost
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posted 46 days ago
I was making a carry box for poker chips and card decks when LOML saw it in progress… It is now a recipe box…
-- Trying to follow the example of the master.
Napaman
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posted 46 days ago
lol…nice save times 2!!!!!!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
antmjr
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posted 46 days ago
...and now that you have won the comprehension of your SWMBO, you could start a true big project, I would suggest a 20’ boat for instance :-) (lots of time and money, believe me…:-D)
-- Antonio --
huff
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posted 45 days ago
That was difinitely a win – win- situation! Nice job on the dovetails.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
Raspar
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posted 45 days ago
So I am not the only one who has cut off storage in his shop. I did this the other day building a box joint jig. My wife saw it and asked if I could make a lid with a big slot for the soup label point for our daughters school. Now they stay organized and looks good too. I will try and post a pick as well. LOL again nice to know I am not the only one.
-- Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.
TheDane
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posted 45 days ago
The dovetails are less than perfect, but it was a learning exercise that I am glad I did.
antmjr—I like the way you think, but I really have to be careful. After all, I’m the guy who got away with convincing SWMBO I needed $1000 dollars worth of new tools to build an 18” x 24” thread cabinet (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/20581)!
-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi
antmjr
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posted 45 days ago
eh, the woman…:-)
-- Antonio --