Dovetail Box 2

  The box is nearly finished, once the glue dries I will sand and stain it.  This is the first time I made all four corners dovetails.  In the past the boxes have had two dovetails and two mitre or butt joints.

   What have I learned from the experience?  This is a slow method for me to use, the method is not slow (I've seem Rob Cosman), I am slow.  I can also see why wood workers that use dovetail joints often make a special vise to hold the wood while they saw.  It is important to have the wood solidly clamped and at a good working level.

   I also learned that cutting dovetails by hand is enjoyable and something I will turn to more often, I think.