First Project completed
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After finishing the workbench I started on the Dovetail boxes and I am pleased with how they came out even if they aren’t perfect. Pictured are boxes 2-4, box number 1, a shaker candle box, was a casualty of cutting on the wrong side of the line and was reconfigured into the pencil box.
Learned a lot on this project and the last box is better than the first:
1. Make sure that you cut on the waste side of the dovetail.
2. Even if it looks smooth it might not be, the shellac has a way of magnifying defects.
3. There is a learning curve to shellac; although if I had done a little research ahead of time I would have known to thin the Zinsser seal coat (3lb cut) to a 1 lb cut and saved myself some sanding.
4. All manner of marks including blood stains can be removed with a Stanley number 4!Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.25 March 2015 at 1:21 am #125876Looking good, Jimb! Much better looking than my first dovetails 🙂 Keep it up!
25 March 2015 at 9:39 am #125886Congratulations on the completed projects. They look great!
It’s very satisfying when you see your progress over the course of a few projects, isn’t it!George.
25 March 2015 at 1:00 pm #125890They look great! I agree totally with your “lessons learnt” comments too!
26 March 2015 at 9:19 pm #125949Jim, those dovetails look nice and tight. Congratulations on that. Doesn’t look like a first time to me. Very satisfying, isn’t it? Keep up the good work.
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