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Dovetail Boxes Gallery

Dovetail Box by presrevkerr
Maple with nesting box
Recipe card box by nljsellers
A small dovetail box in walnut with shellac and wax finishing. Replaces a tatty cardboard recipe holder
Pens and Letter Rack by hhcraft
pine dovetail Pens and Letter Rack

Jewellery Box with Carved Lid by Greg Merritt
Pine with shellac and wax
Lap Desk by Greg Merritt
Pine with shellac and wax
Lap Desk by Greg Merritt
Pine with barn red milk paint, shellac and wax

Drop Front Toolbox by Greg Merritt
Pine with soldier blue milk paint.
Sandpaper Caddy by Greg Merritt
pine with shellac and wax
Dovetail Box by mmoreno610
Dovetail box for my files & rasps: Sides in pine, Top, Bottom and insert tray in poplar. Stained, shellac and wax finish

Dovetail boxes by NikonD80
A couple of Boxes made from clear Pine. The larger one has an Oak bottom and the smaller has Sapele banding top and bottom.
Dovetail Box by Chris Swope
Dovetail box made with pine and cedar.
Dovetail Box by Bad Dog Woodworking
Dovetail and housing dado caddy.

Dovetail Box by Jimmy Chrisawn
A few different boxes sandpaper caddy, chisels, auger bits, and micrometer storage.
Dovetail Box by Chris Swope
Dovetail box made with pine.
Dovetail Box by FarRed
Music box made from Eastern Red (Aromatic) Cedar. Paul’s video on housing dados was very helpful in creating the inside divider wall.

Dovetail Box by Jimmy Chrisawn
A keepsake box for my granddaughter. Walnut re sawed to 1/2 stock with book matched top and bottom. Wipe on poly.
Dovetail Box by haim hen
oak and mahogany PENCIL BOX
Dovetail Box by berber5985
Sliding Lid Box Made of Dibetou made with mitered shoulder dovetails

Dovetail Box by Brett Dowden
Walnut. Shellac finish.
Dovetail Box by LeanneFleming
1/4″ poplar, finished with clear water based poly and wax.
Dovetail Box by Jeff Hallam
Pencil Box in white oak with curly maple lid. Finished with shellac.

Dovetail Box by Orestes Valella
Dovetailed box in mahogany with white oak panel and trim.Shellac and wax finish.
Dovetail Box by António Samagaio
A Single dovetail box in Pine and hard wood finish with lemon shelac
Dovetail Box by haim hen
mahogany and african walnut jewelry box

Dovetail Box by piotr jan
My first woodworking dovetail project inspired by Paul’s videos :). Made of pine and finished with 2 coats of shellac
Dovetail Box by Orestes Valella
pencil box in red oak. Shellac and wax finish
Dovetail Box by hhcraft
oak and ash jewelry box

Dovetail Box by Jesper Thorson
Pencil box in Scots Pine with simple linseed oil finish.
Dovetail Box by Mark Armstrong
Box of different woods
Dovetail Box by david o'sullivan
pine[red deal] shellac & wax finish.

Dovetail Box by eric gonczeruk
Dovetail Box
Dovetail Box by Greg Merritt
Pine base with red oak lid.
Dovetail Box by Serhiy D'yachyshyn
Aspen for lid,bottom and inlay sides from recycle bed legs(really don’t know what is that, just found on the street)

Sandpaper box by Mark Armstrong
My sandpaper box could have been a lot better had fun though
Dovetail box by David Knight
Lidded dovetail box of spalted American Beech
Dovetail box by Mike Prutz
Wife’ Birthday present – found some poplar that I liked the discoloration and matched (kinda) from front to side.

Dovetail Box by Pasquale Avocone
My first project i made using Paul Sellers techniques, it was a joy. Made the box from scraps i had in the workshop, not sure what they are. Maybe oak for the sides and Cedar for the base.
Dovetail Box by James Wallace Adamson
Box made from some scraps of wood.
Chisel Tray by Andy Cleland
Red Alder Chisel Tray, finished with 1 coat of Boiled Linseed Oil, 3 coats of shellac, and waxed/Buffed.

Pencil Box by Wesley Bryan
Pencil Box for Daughter’s 1st day of 1st grade. Poplar. Zinsser Shellac (Amber) and Beeswax
Dovetail Box by Pasquale Avocone
Made from pine. Had heaps of fun making this box.
Dovetail Box by Steve Follis
Dovetail Box for holding a bottle of wine. Made from Padauk, hand carved lid, finished with 3 coats of shellac topped with wax.

Dovetail Box by harshdoug
Wood boxes that Paul details in his book.
Dovetail Box by Jon Place
Made this box for my chisels out of standard white wood from Wickes.
Dovetail Box by Kelly Scroggins
Simple Dove Tail Box

Dovetail Box by Martin King
Pine box to hold my Record 043 plane
Dovetail Box by John Moore
I had some pine with some clear runs in it. So I cut the lengths in between the knots. The box came out about 11 x 9.5″ with base/lid 3/4″ wider and longer. The overall height is 5.5″.
Dovetail Box by Eric Kimes
Sapele and Magnolia box (check out the “Shove tail” on the back left of the box. Complete mistake! It glued together well and I went with it. Live and learn! It was fun!

Dovetail Box by Eric Kimes
Cherry wood with a book matched bottom. 3rd box made after watching the videos. Dovetails are getting a little better and tighter now.
Dovetail Boxes by Eric Kimes
Three Cherry boxes. The two smaller boxes fit inside the larger one.
My first two hand tool projects ever.

Sliding lid dovetail box from light paulownia wood, shellac and wax finish
Dovetail Caddy by Jesper Thorson
Sandpaper Caddy in Oak with linseed oil finish.
Dovetail Box by alk509
Sliding lid dovetailed box. Maple with a poplar bottom. Finished with two coats of BLO before waxing.

Dovetail Dovetail caddy by Haim Hen
pine dovetail caddy for 6 sandpaper grits
Dovetail box by Emilio Remogna
A little square dovetail box. This is my first attempt to realize dovetails. The lid has no hinges. I’ve used pine wood to make the box. The wood is cheap laminated wood (generally I wonder if laminated wood is suitable for wood joints). To finish the box I’ve used a simple technique (scratched acrylic paint and brown wax) to obtain an “aged wood” effect.
Dovetail box by Mark Armstrong
Ash box with fielded panel lid and a tray inside Mahogany and Oak star shellack finish.

Dovetail box by Martin King
Pencil box in pine and oak.
Dovetail box by Mike Prutz
Poplar & toung oil – just because now I can. Thanks Paul.
Dovetail Box by Dylan Wheatley
a small chest in oak, birch and walnut

Dovetail Box by hhcraft
small oak and maple dovetail box with a purple-heart handle
Dovetail Box by Jeff Hallam
Proud to say that after rough milling this project was built entirely by hand. I used leftover oak for the box and bottom. For the top I use a small piece of tiger maple. I don’t yet own a gouge, so I put a small nub on the end of the lid to assist opening. I also used tiny, 1/8″ magnets to keep the lid closed as I don’t like how easy it was for it to fall open. This was a gift for my daughter and a great little project. I was astonished at how well the dovetails fit after following along with Paul’s videos. I’m still slow at it and had to do some paring but the results are above my expectations! Finished with shellac and wax.
Dovetail Box by Ray Clark
Tool box to house my No.7roughter made with pine and mahogany.