Okay, so the research on Monday got me thinking about dovetails.
I decided I needed a box to store the junk that accumulates on my desk, you know the stuff I am talking about, reading glasses, coffee cups, pens etc. In a moments insanity I decided to make a 15 minute job into a production,so I decided to make it a dovetail box.
The box is going to be 3x4x8 and I gathered up some 3/4 inch pine and set to work. In the top photo you can see half of the box's joints.
Up close my efforts certainly are not air tight, not even water tight, but good enough for a pencil box.
The product looks rough at this point, once complete, sanded and stained it will look pretty good. I'll show you when it is done.
Aside from being slow in the hands of a man with extra thumbs it is a pleasant way to work, it is quiet and practises a set of skills that are often neglected. I think the next box will be 1/2 inch stock, 3/4 stock looks pretty clunky.
I haven't really been up to much of interest in my shop over the last couple of weeks. Next month I am going to be selling cutting boards at a local show and so that is mostly where my attention has been going. Cutting boards are nice pieces of wood, but not really very interesting to show off on a blog.
So, what I have been doing is cruising around the net looking for things to share with you folks out there. There is so much stuff on the net I feel confident that not everyone has seen everything I am sharing.
Today I have a You tube video of a very interesting table saw sled made by Bridge City Tools Works. Bridge City is very nearly as high as you can get when you go High End. Their tools are always reviewed favourably and sadly too rich for my blood.
Anyway, take a look at this Parallelogram Table Saw Fence. I do think it is cool. I especially like the idea of cutting the dovetails on the table saw.
