This Is Supposed To Be Fun Isn't It? (Hobbyist Perspective)
I recently posted this Pennsylvania Spice Box project. The project post is here. I want to share some things I learned about myself during this build. I do so for two reasons: one is to vent and the other is to share my experience with other woodworkers in case it is of use to them.This is mostly about two things. The first is hand cut dovetails and the second, hand tools versus power tools. The spice box called for a lot of dovetails. Steve Latta did his by hand and that’s what is called for in the plans. Having completed the dovetails for the carcass of the box, my thoughts fast forwarded to the 12 drawers I would be making and I was not looking forward to it. The drawers ar...
