Guide 79

Dovetailed box

10 h · 5 evenings★★★materials 37 – 71 €

A 380 × 280 × 163 box from a single pine board: four corners, 12 tails and 16 pins, not one screw in the body. Lesson 8 of the Woodworking School — the dovetail cut by hand with saw and chisel: a 1 : 6 slope for the wood, marking out with knife and template, tails first. The bottom sits in a hidden groove, the lid on recessed hinges.

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17 pages A4 lesson 8 · dovetails dimensioned drawings shopping list

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Dovetail slope for the wood: 1 : 6 soft, 1 : 8 hard
Marking out with gauge, knife and template — no pencil
Sawing “in the waste” so the line stays on the part
Chopping the waste from both sides without breakout
Tails first, then transferring their shape to the pins
Bottom in a hidden groove, lid on recessed hinges

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Before you start building

This guide is informational material, not construction documentation or a professional assessment. Follow the instructions of tool and material manufacturers, safety rules and local building regulations. A piece built at home is not a certified product, even where the guide follows a European standard. Structures that carry people — beds, swings, decks, pergolas, children's equipment — should be checked by a qualified person before use. To the extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for the result of your build, property damage or injury arising from the use of this guide (Terms, section 9).