Comments

1. 
   Tom_the_Toolmaker | Dec 31, 2010 07:36am | #1

   Excellent job! Looks fantastic

2. 
   oh2dovetail | Dec 31, 2010 04:58pm | #2

   Looks great! A lot of layout, sawing and chiseling ... and many opportunities to remove the wrong "waste". Excellent job!

   It looks to me like you could make your baselines for the two smaller sets of pins a little bit deeper, still get the same impressive effect and make it a little easier on the chiseling. Although if you have the 1/16" chisel now, maybe that isn't an issue.

   Great work.

3. 
   Stew_wood | Jan 08, 2011 11:02am | #3

   Great work. Love the hand-cut dovetails. Isn't hand-cut the focus of the contest??

4. 
   Besa25md | Jan 08, 2011 10:44pm | #4

   Impressive! Lots of work involved here. I admire the patience...

5. 
   1stwoodstone_man | Jan 09, 2011 04:26am | #5

   To much work to do ,I would never spend that much time on that kind of work.

6. 
   herdsman | Jan 10, 2011 06:39pm | #6

   All the pieces shown are very good and all for very different reasons, however, this particular piece, although not eye catching because of shape or wood types is the piece I shall vote for. The craftsmanship is fantastic and has been executed with a great deal of skill and patience resulting in a very beautiful dovetailed box.

   Fantastic

7. 
   Rick H. | Jan 11, 2011 12:09pm | #7

   Beautiful houndstooth dovetails! Much skill involved in their planning and execution. Considering four of the six dovetail projects are hand made, it's ironic that the prize is a dovetail jig for a router.

8. 
   harfield | Jan 13, 2011 07:44pm | #8

   I agree with Rick H. Your project is clearly the best, and makes the most sense as a dovetail exercise. I also think the contrast is just fine, and appreciate the difficulty of forming clean pins in white oak. If you win, maybe you can sell the Leigh jig, and buy some additional hand tools.

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   Rich67 | Jan 18, 2011 09:50am | #9

   Thats great work, wow. Have to say that i dont think i'd want to spend that much time on something. I find a lot of the work i've put into items is ignored by the general family and friends. They just dont appreciate the skill level required. I usually get ' o thats nice ' .
   I hope you leave it in a prominent place...

   All the same, nice work ....

10. 
    ChipSawdust | Oct 07, 2019 05:25pm | #10

    A couple people said they don't have the patience for this kind of work. But that's exactly why these woodworkers are separated from the masses. They are willing to put extra time and effort, thought and skill into things 98% won't try. And it looks great.

    I have an acquaintance near me who says the same thing when I show him my stringing, banding and inlay work. "I don't have the patience for that kind of thing!" Ah yes, my friend, but I do :) Therefore I create things that you COULD, but don't.

    We all get enjoyment out of woodworking in different ways. I prefer to take the time and make something that is unique to the ages rather than the same thing I always made. Alas, I have far to go and I'm sure there are not enough years left in my body to go there. *shrug*