Hand-crafted wooden furniture and wares. Father, Husband, Maker, Designer, Grateful.
21/01/2017
Hand-crafted cherry tool tote with American walnut handle. Brass pinned panels and chamfered edges create an interesting profile and subtle detail. Hand rubbed Danish oil and wax finish. Can be made in a variety of sizes and timbers.
16/01/2017
American Walnut dovetail box. Hand cut dovetails. Made entirely by hand. Danish oil and hand rubbed wax finish.
16/01/2017
Danish oil and hand rubbed wax finish on the walnut.
16/01/2017
Plowing the grooves for the bottom of the box. Some strategically placed curly shavings for effect😉. I love this Veritas plow plane. American Walnut box.
16/01/2017
Dry fit of the dovetails. Just halfway, I don't want to loosen the fit too much. American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
The pins are cut and ready to chop the waste. American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
Dovetail paring done. Looks good so far. American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
Chopping the tails. Trying to keep them clean and crisp. I like using a cutting mat to chop on. It absorbs impact and saves me on sharpening too often. American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
Another angle on the hand cut dovetails. The dozuki saw is far better than I imagined. A really clean cut. I feel like I'm cheating on my Veritas dovetail saw. The guilt! American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
Hand cut dovetails. I'm trying a Japanese dozuki saw. Really fine kerf and cuts really straight. I like it. American Walnut box.
15/01/2017
Sides of the walnut box dimensioned and square. Ready to start cutting the dovetails. American Walnut.
15/01/2017
Dimensioning the resawn walnut. Loving my new Veritas low angle jointer. This is for a dovetail box I'm making.