A little box with inlaid dovetails - and its plain "sister"

Wonderful boxes. I really like the Sycamore.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Beautiful! I will be anxiously awaiting the tutorial on those dovetails.

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

Nice boxes…I enjoy doing inlaid dovetails…they add a nice contrast to the joint. Video tutorials are greatly welcomed on this site.

Cheers!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Nice looking boxes. Love the exposed dovetails.

-- Don, on California's Central Coast

Oh my…simply fantastic. Don will be all over these.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Great Boxes. I’ve always loved Sycamore and seldom get my hands on it.

-- Thos. Angle

lovely boxes; lovely purpose.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

very nice. – I like your blog too…

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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

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)

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

Oh these dovetails are gorgeous! I envy your skill.

-- --==[ Pappy ]==--

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. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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

Thanks; that’s a good website. I hope the auction went well.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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

Wonderful boxes.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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