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My son needed a pencil box for school so I used his box as the guinea pig for my first ever hand-cut dovetails. They turned out “okay” and I learned a lot. I definitely know what to do differently/better next time. -Oh, it was also the first time I had used hide glue. Jury’s still out, but I do think I kinda like it.
I made a fitted lid so that little fingers wouldn’t get pinched by a hinged lid that falls shut.
Wood is local-grown (Central IL) walnut, finish is oil/varnish blend. Three coats, hand-rubbed between each.
-- † Hops †
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Napaman
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#1 posted 1815 days ago
nice!!! that will be a keepsake for a long time…he will always remember that you made this for him…
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GaryK
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#2 posted 1815 days ago
Looks good to me. Your son should enjoy it.
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gator9t9
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#3 posted 1815 days ago
Terrific I love the single dovetail good job …
thanks
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#4 posted 1815 days ago
nice! thats gonna be a keepsake for a long time!
rikkor
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#5 posted 1815 days ago
Really nice. I like the local wood aspect, too. Your son will treasure this for a long time.
jjohn
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#6 posted 1815 days ago
nicely done. There’s a lot more to dovetails then one would think. Especially hand cut.
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lew
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#7 posted 1815 days ago
Beautiful!!
Lew
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Scott Bryan
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#8 posted 1814 days ago
This is a nice box and congratulations on the dovetails. You did a good job on these.
Thanks for the post.
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pyromedic602
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#9 posted 1813 days ago
Nice job. I hope my first handcut dovetails are half as good.
-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood
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