Dovetail Boxes: Episode 8

Posted 20 February 2013

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In this final episode Paul shows some the final missing techniques that will enable you to make the third box with a fitted lid. He also shows a method for cutting the more delicate looking features of the dovetails on this box.

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21 Comments

  2. I am sitting on the start line of woodworking with hand tools. I have enjoyed this series on dove tails. I missed the first two projects, but I got to school as soon as I could. I got a lot more out of the lessons than cutting dovetails. I am learning how to use a plane. That tool has spooked me for a long time. I’ve never wanted to change the setup or make adjustments to it for fear of messing it up somehow, by moving the frog, effecting the shaving. It’s like I’ve been content to leave the setting alone and use the plane as it is. I see you here adjusting yours back and forth. That’s something I needed to see more of , actual use of a tool.
    Thank you Paul.

  5. Great series Paul, I am so thrilled and can’t wait to start making these, you make it look so easy. And you know how to make a #4 walk the line. Thanks again Paul and Joseph enjoyed this immensely. Can’t wait for the next project.

    Steve

  7. One thing I’d like to know is how one sharpens those router-plane blades. I’ve got an old Stanley No. 71, and the blade edges look like the peen on a hammer. Not cutting much wood that way. I’ve tried to hand rub the underside on a stone or sandpaper, but when it comes to the bevel side, I can’t seem to keep the bevel square, or very sharp.

    Is there a trick to this?

  9. Great project. Each project I have watched I have learned so much. Woodworking is fun again when using these precision hand tool techniques. I am so glad I found out about Paul masterclass series. Worth every penny!

  10. Firstly, thanks as ever to Paul and his team for their combined magical efforts!

    I have just completed my first box, all bar the shellac and wax finish and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it and it looks pretty good…no ‘tombstone teeth dovetails’ I’m pleased to say! This first box is really a prototype as it’s my eldest daughter’s 18th birthday coming up soon and I’m going to make her another box with a mix of Sapele and Beech…let’s hope it’s a success and is ultimately well received. I’m a bit unsure as to how it will be received as it hasn’t got an ‘i’ in front of it (Read ‘iBox’!) nor an electrical plug or USB connections! So we will see…

    Note to Boyce Burress…don’t despair on the handplanes or their set up Boyce, just keep at it and remember the more you practice sharpening the blade and setting up the plane each time, the better your ability to do it will become. Paul has done some excellent videos and books on hand tools and sharpening and Thomas Lie-Nielsen’s book is also helpful I’ve found. Sharp tools are essential, so learning how to do it correctly is a must!

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tauntons-Complete-Illustrated-Sharpening-Taunton/dp/1631860860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472228509&sr=8-1&keywords=Thomas+Lie-Nielsen

    Happy woodworking and thanks again Paul and Team…keep’em coming!

    Matt.

  11. This was a great series to watch. I’ve probably made 30 or 40 of these over the years as gifts and shop storage. Always used power tools in the past and made them 4 or 5 at a time. Didn’t want to waste all the time it took to set up the tooling. Made my first, completely with hand work, a couple of months ago using a lot of Paul’s advice.

    I needed a box to store my new/old Stanley #45 philister plane and all its doo-dads. Came out pretty good I think and had a ball doing it. Thanks so much for the tips and tricks in helping an old dog learn some new tricks.

  12. High Paul and team

    Needed a box to hold an 45 year old hand painted ceramic music box with Holly Hobby girl on top. Original base broke, will use this box but will have to size to fit. You never know when you’ll use one of Paul’s projects. He’s always saying to adapt the project to your use.
    Thanks all.

    Harold

    1. Hi Stephen,

      Paul says:
      I don’t really have any advice, 3 coats of shellac is very thin but you do have to make an allowance for it. The worst that can happen is that you have to scrape or plane off the finish, take a shaving off the wood surface and re-coat.

      Kind Regards,
      Izzy

  14. Hi Paul (& team),

    Great videos and really useful but I can’t find them on your YouTube channel. Is there anyway episodes 4-8 could be uploaded so I can continue to develop my dovetail box making.

    Many Thanks

    Nige

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