| Project by Al Navas | posted 355 days ago | 544 views | 1 time favorited | 18 comments | ![]() |
These are now complete, but I have not taken photos of them finished. I will donate them to a Silent Auction, which will take place this coming Saturday, at our daughter’s church.
I used quarter-sawn sycamore; the finish will be Waterlox Original, buffed to a satin finish. The top photo shows the box after the first light coat of Waterlox, while still in the finishing room. The box on the right has a walnut base.
I am working on a video tutorial on how to make the inlaid dovetails. The video will reside at my blog. Thanks for looking!
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
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18 comments so far
WayneC
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posted 355 days ago
Wonderful boxes. I really like the Sycamore.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 355 days ago
Beautiful! I will be anxiously awaiting the tutorial on those dovetails.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
mot
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posted 355 days ago
Nice boxes…I enjoy doing inlaid dovetails…they add a nice contrast to the joint. Video tutorials are greatly welcomed on this site.
Cheers!
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mb_BeachBum
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posted 355 days ago
Nice looking boxes. Love the exposed dovetails.
-- Don, on California's Central Coast
Douglas Bordner
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posted 355 days ago
Oh my…simply fantastic. Don will be all over these.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Thos. Angle
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posted 355 days ago
Great Boxes. I’ve always loved Sycamore and seldom get my hands on it.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
MsDebbieP
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posted 355 days ago
lovely boxes; lovely purpose.
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scottb
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posted 355 days ago
very nice. – I like your blog too…
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Al Navas
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posted 355 days ago
Thanks, all! I appreciate you nice words and comments. The Silent Auction is this coming weekend, and my wife and I are both pretty excited about submitting these for such a nice purpose.
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
Jon3
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posted 355 days ago
Hand or Machine tails? If machine, which jig? I’ve got a pc4212 and a D4-24, but I haven’t gotten around to touching the leigh yet. (purchased at a local auction cheap)
Al Navas
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posted 355 days ago
Jon,
Sorry I forgot the detail about the dovetail jig. I use the Leigh D4 – it is the only one I have used, as it is so versatile.
Don’t worry about not touching the D4 yet, as my video tutorial should help out a little in this area. In the meantime, you could check video episode 27 posted by TheWoodWhisperer on his video blog (When Dovetails cry). It is terrific; he used the D4 as well.
Thanks again!
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
A.W. "Pappy" Ford
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posted 355 days ago
Oh these dovetails are gorgeous! I envy your skill.
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 354 days ago
Beautiful beautiful boxes. I love ‘em. That joinery is so crisp. What is Waterlox Al? I hope the boxes bring in the bids they deserve on Saturday.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
Al Navas
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posted 354 days ago
Pappy, Thanks! But no need to be envious – lol!
Stewart, Waterlox is reported by the company to be a tung oil-based product. I like it because it pops the grain nicely, and provides a virtually impervious finish on fine woodworking items. It rubs out to a gorgeous silk-smooth finish using either steel wool, or synthetic 3M pads. You can find all the info you might want at their company site.
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
YorkshireStewart
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posted 351 days ago
Thanks; that’s a good website. I hope the auction went well.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
Al Navas
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posted 350 days ago
Great – I hope you found some info you can use in the future, Stewart! The auction went well, the boxes sought good bids, and in the end it WAS a very worthwhile cause indeed.
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
jeanmarc
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posted 120 days ago
Wonderful boxes.
-- jeanmarc manosque france
Al Navas
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posted 119 days ago
Thanks, Jeanmarc. I had forgotten about this write-up on the two little boxes. I am glad you revived the post, so that I can look at it again.
Maybe I should go back and look, to see what else I might have forgotten I posted.
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com