Questions answered #4 - 8-minute box dovetails

Q:

Paul,

Can you post a close up picture of those dovetails, a good clear close up shot.

A:

I took pics today and will show and tell tonight,later. You guys must remember I am a working craftsman making furniture for my living. I am not hanging out. I put in 8-10 hours a day in the shop making furniture and designing pieces as well as write for magazines and my books. My editor was after me this week because he needed January’s article in this week. Phew!
I start a six day workshop with 9 students tomorrow but everyone will still be sending in their emails and I try to answer every one myself.

Here are the four dovetailed corners I cut in 8minutes and 20seconds head on. I should say that I have consistently said that these are suitable for a kitchen drawer or a tool tote for the garden and not representative of fine work for furniture. My goal is to get real woodworking going from a craftsman's point of view. I am not selling anyone anything. This is for everyone to think through and decide for themselves their own economy of work. You don't need a router to be fast and accurate and this is the fastest of all methods known. Remember; no laying out, no jigs or guides, no cords, wrenches router bits or routers and no health and safety issues whatsoever. It's just an alternative and with time you can compete against my times and beat them.

CORNER #1

CORNER #2

CORNER #3

CORNER #4

And here is the finished box with no router or power machine used at all. All roundovers with a regular #4 1/2 thin ironed smoothing plane only in under two minutes for the lid!

It's just a rough box remember!