new oak dovetail box

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  • btyreman
    3 January 2018 at 4:37 pm #427347

    I managed to make a sliding lid dovetail box for my brother this christmas, here are some photos of it, very happy with how it turned out, it’s all american white oak, except the base which is quartersawn brown oak.

    attached are some photos, I hope you like it,

    regards, Ben.

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    David B
    3 January 2018 at 4:55 pm #427368

    Nicely done! Dovetails look perfect.

    btyreman
    3 January 2018 at 11:22 pm #427762

    [quote quote=427368]Nicely done! Dovetails look perfect.[/quote]

    thanks david, I try my best, filling the holes where the groove goes through was more challenging for me than the joinery, getting the end grain to match is an art in itself.

    I really love making these boxes as gifts, the way people react is priceless when they get it and worth more than any money in the world.

    Spencer Gaskins
    4 January 2018 at 4:48 am #427993

    Beautifully done! I agree on the dovetails – very nice!

    SmokyRick Crawford
    4 January 2018 at 2:19 pm #428226

    Very nice indeed. I don’t believe I have ever heard of brown oak before. Is it a local thing? Whatever it is, this turned out great!

    Well, I just googled and found this about brown oak.:
    http://www.wood-database.com/brown-oak/
    Pretty interesting.

    deanbecker
    4 January 2018 at 5:12 pm #428339

    Good job, i think matching the grain is what sets a piece apart. They look so much better when they flow around the corners like that

    btyreman
    4 January 2018 at 5:47 pm #428368

    [quote quote=428226]Very nice indeed. I don’t believe I have ever heard of brown oak before. Is it a local thing? Whatever it is, this turned out great!

    Well, I just googled and found this about brown oak.:
    http://www.wood-database.com/brown-oak/
    Pretty interesting.[/quote]

    I should have clarified that it’s english oak for the base, quercus robur, hope that helps, thanks.

    btyreman
    4 January 2018 at 8:40 pm #428515

    [quote quote=428339]Good job, i think matching the grain is what sets a piece apart. They look so much better when they flow around the corners like that[/quote]

    thankyou, I’m glad you noticed, I always take a long time choosing the grain configuration.

    btyreman
    4 January 2018 at 8:40 pm #428517

    [quote quote=427993]Beautifully done! I agree on the dovetails – very nice![/quote]

    thankyou so much

    Richard Guggemos
    21 January 2018 at 5:31 pm #446929

    Well done

    btyreman
    22 January 2018 at 5:23 pm #447756

    [quote quote=446929]Well done[/quote]

    thanks Richard

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