Pine dovetailed box #3

Well done, vak. Bottle storage does make sense, and your simple solution to storing them is spot-on!

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Thanks!

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Picturing stained, and polyurethaned zombies is interesting…lol

I like your box, and the use of the old molding for handles is smart.

-- Eric

I like the box but you couple it with the bottles and they are a match. Kinda reminds me of old western movies with the cowboys carrying nitro, only needs the straw covering the top

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The Nitro had straw all around as padding and a way to help keep it cool, but yes, I understand what you say! It is a great box.

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Great storage idea

-- Bud, North Carolina

This is really good looking. I’ve been working on my dovetails lately and have found that pine is not the easiest material with which to practice. Your pine dovetails look great…any tips?

I see what you mean about the nitro (and concur!)

ChrisJ, my main advice is to make sure your tools are really sharp! Before I start a dovetail project is usually when I motivate myself to sharpen all of my planes and chisels, so that I can get it done right. I currently am using a coping saw with a rough cut blade, and a $15 gent’s saw from Ace hardware; not the best tools. I suggest using a fine coping saw blade, and a good dovetail saw (which I’ve never used before regrettably). I also cut my pins about 1/16” proud and my tails about 1/32” proud, then plane off the excess. I do all my work in my small bedroom so I avoid sanding as much as possible. I used to fill any gaps with sawdust and glue, but find that it creates a very unattractive color when it picks up an oil finish; now I rely on wax to fill the gaps, with much better results I think.

I’d love to get my hands on some denser woods with tighter grain, such as walnut, because you’re correct that pine is difficult to work with.

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@Woodwrecker: Yes indeed! The Watcoing Dead! Zombies’ belly’s B.L.O.ted with human stains. And other tung in cheek stuff. :)

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Very very nice project, now where can I get some of those dark bottles???

Great looking box and nice storage. You probably need to try the finishes on some scrap wood; they may have exceedd their shelf life.

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Thanks for the tips, I’ll give them a shot. I have also noticed that sawdust & glue tends to have a weird color…I’ll have to try wax next.

Nicely done! I like pine for simple projects, and your dovetails came out looking really clean as well as the smooth planing of the sides leaving a crisp look. :-)

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Sure thing. I like using Johnson’s paste wax, or this stuff called Sno-Seal, a similar formula intended for use on leather.

@HGK: The bottles can be found from a number of suppliers (including Amazon.com), search for “Boston round 16oz” . Brown or “amber” bottles are about 70-80% of the cost of clear bottles. I would have preferred clear but given the cost as well as presumably a lower recycled glass content, I thought brown was the choice to go with.

@TexasJim: Yes, some of the stains had seperated a bit, so I had to stir them thoroughly. Ill probably add turps (for which I now have a dedicated bottle) to them upon use. The carriage house is derelict with many leaks, so the rusting cans were primarily due to moisture rather than age, however there are large temp. ranges in Boston that could have played a part damaging the finishes. A good thought, thanks.

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Really nice box and work on those tails.
I love simple pine boxes.
Will these visible stamples not destry the shelfs…
Nice pibe.
Best thoughts,
Mads

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