Quote Originally Posted by PDobson View Post
Dovetails have never really been my thing. Tight joinery is. I believe that a lot of the magic of dovetailing has been stolen by the router. Many people think that the only way to do good dovetails is to have a machine. It's satisfying to see people learning the craft by hand.
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 was by hand and i don't have a routher, he was VERY surprised.

I do feel accomplished for building this as my first box, but as has been stated before, there are defects and room to improve. But with some experience under my belt, i know a few different things to do for the next one which is probably going to be either a simple humidor, maybe even mitered dovetail.

Anyway, anybody to comment on how to get the deep almost clearcoat-esque top coat?