How to Make a Dovetailed Box

This project is a great project to develop accuracy as there are multiple dovetails to cut. You will also acquire experience working on a slightly larger scale than the chisel tray which includes planing wider boards and longer roundovers, as well as insetting hinges.

For this course you will need:

Trued Stock

• • Ends (x2): ½ “  x 3 ½ “  x 5” (13mm x 89mm x 127mm)
  • Sides (x2): ½ “  x 3 ½ “  x 11” (13mm x 89mm x 279mm)
  • Lid/Base (x2): ⅝” x 5 ¾ “ x  11 ¾ “(16mm x 146mm x 298mm)

If you don’t have such wide stock, we will show you how to glue up two bards together.

Tools

• Pencil
• Steel Rule / Tape
• Dovetail Saw
• Chisel ¼” (6mm), ½” (13mm), ¾” (19mm) [Optional- 1” (25mm)]
• Chisel Hammer
• Plane
• Square
• Handsaw
• Knife
• Gauge
• Screwdriver
• Square Awl (Can use a nail and steel hammer if you don’t have a square awl)
• #80 scraper (Optional)
• Sash Clamps
• Dovetail Template

Hardware and Materials

• 2 x 1 ½” (38mm) long hinges with corresponding screws
• Abrasive Paper 240 grit
• Glue
• Shellac and Hake Brush
• Steel Wool
• Wax