Tmize Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I got a wild hair to try out a mitre thru dovetail. This cherry was a left over from the tv console I built last year. It’s some very pretty wood. Problem is I remember this being awful chippy an this time it proved the same. So my dovetails did not turn out as clean as I had hoped. I left all the lay out lines on this one. I go back an forth on if I like the joinery line left shown or the clean look all smoothed over. The miter was not that much more difficult. Now I will say that when fitting the joint experience does help a lot. When testing the joint knowing where you need to take material is crucial. The smallest amount in the wrong area creates a big gap somewhere else. To be honest the carved finger catch was the most stressful part. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Nice job, seems like the perfect type of project to try a new technique. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 I like building boxes they seem to be my fall back between projects. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Tmize said: I like building boxes they seem to be my fall back between projects. I like building boxes too, plus my wife keeps telling me we are out of room for full blown furniture projects. One thing that is on my list is to build a Gerstner type machinist tool box because it involves a lot of the same techniques that go into smaller boxes. 2 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 I have looked at building the tool chest also it would be a fun project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Super cool project! I'm actually looking forward to my wife telling me I can't build more furniture so I have more time to do stuff like this! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I like boxes as well. I still have the first one I made and probably 80% of the others. As each is usually a different design, I hate to give them away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Top notch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwacked Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 always wanted to build some boxes ... although the couple times I tried my thin pieces of would turned into potato chips and I gave up haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 I’ve never really had a problem with them cupping til I get to under 3/8” thick. For boxes tho it usually stock that has been in my shop for awhile. I normally resaw it then hand plane to finished size instead of planing it all to size if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I like my box pieces around 5/16 thick. This thickness happened by accident one time and I liked the way it looked so I have stayed with it. I start out with a heavy 3/8 and spend a few days getting it down. One plus to California is we have a pretty consistent humidity so that helps too. Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Most of the time my drawer sides are 3/8” on normal size drawer. I’ve gotten away with 3/16 on some small drawers before. I normally will only use qs or rs for that tho. You are correct Chet have to take it slow on removal. That is why I saw it an take it down the last 1/32” by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Bushwacked said: always wanted to build some boxes ... although the couple times I tried my thin pieces of would turned into potato chips and I gave up haha BW, get “Basic Box Making” by Doug Stowe. It has some neat boxes and Doug’s instructions are as easy to follow as Marc’s. It’s where I got my start. But don’t let that deter you! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwacked Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 22 hours ago, Coop said: BW, get “Basic Box Making” by Doug Stowe. It has some neat boxes and Doug’s instructions are as easy to follow as Marc’s. It’s where I got my start. But don’t let that deter you! ? I will take a look at that book and see .. if it can help me then it will be magical ?. Maybe my problem is I got them to size too quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bushwacked said: I will take a look at that book and see .. if it can help me then it will be magical ?. Maybe my problem is I got them to size too quick I knew s#*t from Sherlock about Woodworking when I got involved and thought I would start with decorative boxes. Maybe I should curse Stowe instead of praise him, due to the rabbit hole he created? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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