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I understand what you're saying :P my boss does a LOT with wood, and when i brought him my first set that looked ok, he started telling me how to set up my router correctly, and i told him that it...

chatoyancy?

bump...anybody?

Here are the rest of the pics. Also keep in mind, excluding the B&D orbital sander, a miter saw, and the handheld router, all of this was done by hand so be kind hahaha

Pic 1 - side after 2nd...

Time for an up date, but first, MANY thanks to those of you who have posted on this thread it has been VERY helpful :-) this project is brought to you by the contributions of SRP and lumberjocks.com,...

Haha mackie i don't want you to think that i went straight from the first three to the walnut. No sir, there has been many dovetails between. I bought a marking gauge and a bevel gauge so marking...

This is just a progress report on how things are going. I made these guys just about 10 mins ago out of walnut. icedog, the book REALLY helped.

no sir, however i do have a campus PO box and i DID check it pretty early today so they may not have given me the package slip yet. It should be here tomorrow, or hopefully wednesday before i leave...

Well, i don't want a stain, just something that will seal and protect the wood and bring out the natural beauty. I'm not sure what that would be though :P

IJsBlok those are awesome dovetails!! The thing is, i usually pick things up very quickly and it frustrates me that I am not able to produce quality results out of the gates. How do you do the...

Haha well, my end product is going to be a Humidor for myself (test box) and then a jewelry box/keepsake box for my girlfriend (final box)

l want to use maple, red oak, mahogany, or cherry with...

HAHAHAHA that's the thing...here are the tools i use as of now...

1 - Tape Measure
2 - Quick Grip Clamps
1 - Hand saw
1 - japanese style dovetail saw


haha so by tuning and sharpening i...

Well, it's been a while since i've posted anything here :-P but i come now for help.

I know that the population of SRP is very DIY oriented and is filled with many craftsmen and craftswomen who...