Almost a DISASTER | Dovetail Jewelry Box Build

This jewelry box took me 80 hours to build and contains 64 hand cut mitered, half-blind, and through dovetails. All dovetail joinery is cut completely by hand, and much of the other joinery is hand cut as well. I built it for my wife for Valentines day.
During the glue up of this box, I accidentally assembled the carcass in the wrong order, leaving me with a pin board as the fourth piece. While frantically trying to disassemble the quickly-drying glue joints, I snapped the side wall of this box in half along the grain. I had spent two weeks working up to this point. Thanks to some quick thinking I was able to perfectly repair the joint. In the final box, the broken seam is 100% completely invisible.
The outer carcass is made of one piece of solid walnut, with mitered dovetails visible from the front and back for a more modern look. The back panel is also solid walnut from the same log, and it floats in a groove. It is only glued in the central points to allow for expansion and contraction. The drawer dividers are walnut and fit in dados cut on the router table.
The drawers have continuous grain walnut fronts with half blind dovetails. The drawer sides are maple, the backs are cherry, and the bottoms are maple veneered plywood. The custom drawer dividers are made of walnut and can be removed.
The two vertical drawers house 20 necklaces (5 on each side of each drawer, as the bottom panel actually fits in the middle of the drawer). The necklaces hang on grooved walnut dowels coated with a rubberized substance to give more grip. The bottom of the necklaces pool in custom walnut slots.
The drawer stops are made of maple and fit into stopped holes made with two different sized forstener bits. They are of course removable if the drawers ever need to be removed.
Every surface is finished with multiple coats of spray lacquer, buffed to a glass smooth finish.
The hardware is brass and is all made by Brusso. The feet are item "JB-755" (www.brusso.com/jb-755-box-feet/) and the knobs are item "MC-428" (www.brusso.com/mc-428/).
The dimensions of the box are as follows: 10" wide, 7" tall, 6 3/4" deep. Outer walls 7/16" thick. Drawer dividers 1/4" thick. Vertical drawers 1 1/2" wide. Horizontal drawers 1 1/4" tall. Drawer fronts 1/2" thick. Drawer sides 1/4" thick.
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[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for watching! Please leave a comment letting me know whether or not you enjoyed this video, and if you did please like it and subscribe to my channel. It really helps me out a lot!

[@DavidCastillo-wj2gr]

Nice job, thanks for share this video 👌

[@mccarthydesign1429]

While I miss your voice overs I do like this style. My only suggestion would be to add close captions explaining what you are doing in each step.

[@LupoFatto]

Beautiful video! I'm making a dovetail jewelry box too .... your video will help me not make mistakes!

[@youtukang]

☺☺☺👍👍👍👍

[@bowm0]

Can you tell me what is the wood and the finish used?

[@Anthony-H]

Recipient of gift: "Oh, it's perfect in every way!" Every woodworker: "There's a huge split right here where I screwed up."

[@dkbuilds]

Me giving the gift: "I hope you like it! Also there's a massive split right here that you probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't told you about it just now." 😂

[@gurshaanbasra3639]

@@dkbuilds never point ur mistakes to customers 🤣 im gonna add this to my portfolio if that's ok

[@teamincline]

Love how you filmed this , no music, just the relaxing sounds of some fine woodworking

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome thanks Kadeer! I'll definitely be trying to stick to this format for future videos.

[@jmpsmash]

@@dkbuilds How many cameras did you use?

[@dkbuilds]

@@jmpsmash Just one!

[@okiwatashi2349]

No offence to the guys that make their projects using mainly machinery, but watching proper hand work is so much more pleasing. Great work!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much for the kind words Oki! I agree!

[@michaelberg5883]

I love the transparency about the mistake. I find that fixing mistakes in my woodworking teaches me when dealing with mistakes in life.

[@dkbuilds]

Very wise words Michael, thank you for sharing. I agree!

[@Zefo1964]

Beautiful. Very good

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Zefo!

[@bikergirl2000]

Just beautiful. Your wife is a very lucky woman.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Sophie! I'll sure to tell her you think so 😆

[@jeffp53090]

Great job

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Jeff!

[@kylieglister6239]

So beautiful

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Kylie, I'm glad you liked it!

[@maililistaalterego]

And this is why you should use liquid hide glue. Especially when working with dovetail joinery. After your mistake, you would have spritzed a little warm water on the joint and gently undone the joints without pounding it with a mallet. Then you would have taken a break and come back relaxed, applied some warm water on the old glue and put new glue on top, with no need to remove the old glue (it sticks to itself, unlike other glues). And you would have saved a lot of trouble sanding away the squeeze out mess, because it doesn't interfere with finishes. Order yourself some Old Brown Glue and you'll never feel glue-up anxiety again. Great video and great build!

[@dkbuilds]

Yes that's a very good point. I definitely would have been better off her if I had used hide glue instead!! Thanks for the tip!

[@26tp]

Beautiful.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Tim!

[@rweait]

Nice save. Nice project.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you rweait!

[@stefansalajan2444]

awesome, awesome work !!!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for the kind words Stefan!

[@jimrosson6702]

Beautiful amazing work

[@dkbuilds]

I appreciate all the kind comments Jim, I'm so glad you enjoy the videos!

[@only1jman]

Awesome work.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks jman!

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

Beautiful

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you, Dottie!

[@stephendurham9264]

Awesome work

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Stephen!

[@davetaylor2088]

Beautiful work mate.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Dave!

[@russellscott1151]

Lol, I love the way you get faster and faster trying to get it all together before the glue goes off after the cock up. Well done for filming and showing it all. Good recovery. Turned into a great looking box with some nice design features.

[@dkbuilds]

LOL thanks Russell glad you enjoyed it ... I still get anxious just remembering that glue up. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@robertbrunston5406]

Nice jewelry box!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Rob!

[@Plumthingz]

Thank you for sharing your work, mistakes and all!! A great learning experience.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting, plum! Glad you liked it!

[@jasonblondin9855]

Seeing the title of a jewelry box being made, I was iffy. I was blown away of very little power tools used to make it and how it came out perfect. Great craftsmanship! I'm jealous!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for the very kind words Jason, super glad you liked the video!

[@jedi_mario]

Great work. It’s beautiful. Great example of hybrid woodworking. Beautiful piece.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much for the kind words Mario!

[@msch2473]

From very careful and calm, like a handcrafter knowing what he is doing, to PAAAAANIC before the glue dries, a deep "pheeeew" after the recovery, back to a calm and careful handcrafter. Very nice project indeed.

[@dkbuilds]

😝Thanks M, glad you liked it!

[@eddeupree8608]

Remember mistakes are just a chance to make it a feature. Great job!!

[@dkbuilds]

Love the positive attitude. Thanks for sharing Ed!

[@richardmiller9154]

Magnificent.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Richard!

[@stefanfisky2743]

Wooow! Perfect!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Stefan!

[@amauryrodriguez477]

Wow! No more words… just emotions…

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Amaury I'm glad you liked it!

[@26diesel74]

It deserves its weight in gold!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha appreciate that! I wouldn’t sell it for anything less!

[@lyaminandrei]

Great job!👌

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Lyamin!

[@fcschoenthal]

Really appreciate your hand tool craftsmanship and your hybrid approach. - Chris

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Chris!

[@katzmosestools]

Gorgeous work bud.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks JKM! Hope your jointer injury is recovering well!

[@katzmosestools]

@@dkbuilds still numb and painful but looks like I'll be able to unlock my phone again sometime in 2023 hahahaha

[@dkbuilds]

@@katzmosestools LOL damn get well soon. Until then there's face-id. Just don't jam your face into a jointer.

[@Mortagus]

really nice final result.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Ben!

[@Zircon10]

Nice to see the combo of hand tools and machinery used, where appropriate to quickly achieve precise results, while saving muscle labor.

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome, I'm glad you like my style Zircon! That is exactly my goal. Save time on tedious stuff with power tools, use hand tools for the fun stuff :)

[@80211Denver]

Perfect. The break really did vanish. Only you and a couple thousand viewers will ever know!

[@dkbuilds]

😂

[@adamcbrewer]

Oh man, I could feel the tension! So happy you share this kind of stuff. So helpful to learn how others deal with stressful situations like these!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha sorry to make you feel stressed Adam! Glad you liked the video. I will keep making videos in the future, always showing my mistakes in the hopes it will teach others not to make the same ones!

[@CelalUnal1]

It was really enjoyable to watch this. It was also very informative. Thanks for sharing. Greetings..

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome, thank you Celal! I'm glad you liked it!

[@VORONM]

Amazing job! I applaud standing up.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you VORON! Always love seeing you in the comments! Glad you liked this one too :)

[@wolfman75]

Very Nice!!! Well Done!!! Thank You!!!! 👍😎😃

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for watching Krischen!

[@MatthewRMacKinnon]

Fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together for us. I was sweating during that glue up!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Matthew, I'm glad all my hard work in video production is worth it. I was sweating every time I had to re-watch the glue up scene while editing... I must have watched it 20 times now. Probably took a few days off my life!

[@jimrobinz3580]

very well made jewelry box hidden dovetails where excelent.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much!

[@utubemutube4255]

that is crazy love it

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you!!

[@user-oi4fk8nm9g]

WAO！！ ＦＡＮＴＡＳＴＩＣ！！！！！！！ blown away！！！！！！！！！

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you!!

[@sivisbellum1480]

Outstanding! I like the way the drawers turned out. Great ingenuity on the vertical ones for hanging necklaces.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Sevisbellum! I'm very happy with how the necklace drawers turned out!

[@martr5997]

This was like an action movie :) Enjoyed!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Mart, I'm glad you liked it!

[@WhiteShadow4689]

Heart sank when i saw that split happen. Been there

[@dkbuilds]

Lol! Thanks for the support Austin, I learned an important lesson there!

[@normolson1]

WOW ! Precision personified, beautiful, thank you

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Norm!

[@markgoode4109]

The glue up was hard to watch; I could feel the stress levels mounting at this end. In the end the box turned out beautifully; lovely wood; perfect joints, and a great design. Thanks for sharing your ideas and obvious skills with us. Best wishes. :)

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you! Hope I didn't stress you out too much :) I appreciate you watching and commenting, Mark!

[@jennessalynam7682]

Absolutely totally Gorgeous!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you so much Jannessa!

[@abdrihan8637]

I enjoyed every single moment! Thank you !

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome thank you so much Abd!

[@user-ud4oo4oc5x]

Good project

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much!

[@robertchamness4268]

It's good to see I'm not the only one going glue crazy after I realize I made a mistake! Lol. Great work! Nicely done

[@dkbuilds]

Lol! You are not alone. Thanks for the kind words Robert!

[@stillholding4975]

Very cool

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, royal!

[@robertoramos806]

👏👏👏👍 muy buen trabajo, saludos. Roberto-Córdoba Argentina

[@dkbuilds]

Muchas gracias, Roberto!

[@26diesel74]

Great Artist! You are The Man!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Diesel! You’re the man too!

[@coryholmes1232]

very nice !

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Cory!

[@dyneryzen]

that rotating workbench is mindblowing

[@dkbuilds]

😇 Glad you like it Ryzen!

[@kellyesteve2219]

C’est de l’art , bravo !

[@dkbuilds]

Merci beaucoup Kelly !

[@elkaddouriismail5591]

that it is very beautiful is a matter! but the way you work and you exactly is phenomenal! you also radiate a calmness !! keep it up friend

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you so much for the kind words Kaddouri!

[@erenpasagurel9021]

Excellent, very good, good for your hands 👍👍👍

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Eren!

[@AndreiIR000]

The box looks more valuable than its contents! Great work!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha that is probably true! Thank you Andrei!

[@PimDuijst]

Fascinating to see a true master at work!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Pim! I'm not sure I'm a master yet but I am always trying to improve so I can get there one day!

[@steveferguson1232]

Stunning. Next level craftsmanship

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Steve!

[@daniellangdon5514]

Amazing work!! Great job and awesome to film and show mistake for everyone to see the beautiful recovery

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for the kind words Daniel, I'm glad you liked it!

[@TR-yn5tb]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for watching! I am slowly responding to comments, many of them from you. You rock Tom!

[@kentostlund6311]

Väldigt trevligt video. Du är mycket duktig på det du gör. Ser fram mot fler videos. Med vänlig hälsning Kent.

[@dkbuilds]

Tack så mycket för att du tittade, Kent!

[@VinceEspositoJr]

This is one of the most enjoyable woodworking videos I have watched. That you very much for sharing so much of the project. A fantastic result. I wish I had just 10% of your skills.

[@dkbuilds]

Wow thank you Vincent! With enough practice and patience you can build anything you set your mind to.

[@francescovozzo3584]

A lot of work.. Amazing

[@dkbuilds]

Yes definitely 😇 Thanks Francesco!

[@Drew-de7ey]

Wow! Fantastic work.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks very much Drew, glad you liked it!

[@UnicornMeat512]

Those drawer stops were brilliant. Well done.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Bobby!

[@sudalaikaliappan1929]

Thanks for the video David. Excellent build. Inspirational....

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Sudalai! I am proud to have inspired you!

[@kostas010151]

Being a retired Orthopaedic Surgeon, I enjoyed watching you. I know very well that feeling of the upcoming disaster and the agony to anticipate it! I foresee a brilliant future for you! Greetings from mount Olympus, Macedonia, Greece!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Konstantinos! What an interesting connection to orthopaedic surgery! Thank you for watching and for sharing. Greetings from the US!

[@laurencelance586]

I noticed the hockey tape on your clamps, which confirms that we know the same person who teaches these excellent methods, and more importantly the ways of thinking about the work. In the end, this way of looking at the work migrates into how we look at so much beyond just woodworking. At some point we come to understanding that there is very little we can't fix or can't make, and that realization allows us to approach both the work and life with a much healthier attitude. Or at least that's what it's done for me. Merry Christmas!

[@dkbuilds]

I couldn't agree more with your comment Laurence. Learning that there is little I can't fix or can't make has totally changed my world view in the past 10 years or so. I appreciate you taking the time to type out your thoughts. Hope you had a happy holidays!

[@tdthyrius3958]

Bravo pour ce petit chef d'œuvre de haute précision !

[@dkbuilds]

Merci beaucoup TD!

[@Lutzboater]

An excellent recovery of the oops, that turned into something beautiful.

[@dkbuilds]

😂 Thanks Pinta!!

[@stevelowe5985]

An incredible amount of work, beautiful. I hope the recipient values it as it deserves.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you so much Steve! My wife was the recipient and she uses it every day :)

[@JohnyW87]

Great job.I think it’s great That you didn’t cut the mistake out of the video.That gives many amateurs a feeling of „thanks God he’s mortal,maybe I can do that too“ great job and good editing,without annoying music or useless long sequences.I enjoyed watching.Keep it up

[@dkbuilds]

Excellent, I'm glad I left the mistake in there when I was editing! I appreciate the feedback Johny!

[@JohnyW87]

Welcome.And if someone is going to copy your project,he knows how to deal with this problem,when it happens to them.I really like the community of makers,that help people having fun with their hobby,cause I think it’s way more healthy than playing ego shooters online,all the day.

[@arnokruiver]

Super!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Arno!

[@jameshart4842]

I like how you clamped the drawers flat on some scrap MDF, I’ll have to steal that trick

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome thanks James, happy to have shown you something new!

[@pinguinoer3971]

The quality content I subscribed for. Another beautiful project and dont be afraid to include occasional mistakes! It's actually more encouraging seeing someone make a mistake and recover from it than never making mistakes at all.

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome, thank you pinguin!! Glad you liked it! I'll try to keep making more videos like this one.

[@jmpsmash]

Incredible craftmanship

[@dkbuilds]

:) I appreciate having you as a viewer JMP!

[@pasqualemandara]

I know that feeling of panic and frustration when glueing goes wrong. The project turned out amazingly well at the end. 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Pasquale!!

[@jcsrst]

That came out terrific! I admire your dedication to hand tools 😄 I don't think there's a woodworker alive who hasn't had a glue up go terribly awry! The important thing is you fixed it. Woodworking has much to do with being able to hide f*ck ups as anything else. Love the shooting board as much as you do 😉 Thanks for sharing!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha very good point jc! And yes shooting boards are the best. So precise!

[@stallionranchwoodworks]

Awesome job, just the thought or mention of glue-ups raises my anxiety. LOL

[@dkbuilds]

Lol me too now, thanks to this one. Thanks for watching Stallion!

[@Brough_builds]

Beautiful piece and good recovery 👍👏

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Anthony!

[@FirstnameLastname-uh4rk]

That’s a fantastic jewellery box. Didn’t know you could plane the wide face of timber like you did with a hand plane. Great job, thanks for posting so we can see how it should be done.

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome thanks Harry! I'm proud to have shown you something new!

[@mattpeterson7074]

Ok. The fit of that foot at 23:45 is ultra satisfying. That's precision work right there. And of course, it's always a good day when people can't tell you made a massive mistake. Great recovery and it's a gorgeous box. Hopefully, your wife was very pleased.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Matt! I appreciate the kind words! My wife was pleased :)

[@michaelm9871]

Good to know this still happens to someone who is way better at woodworking than myself. I look forward to all the future panic and frustration :)

[@dkbuilds]

Haha it never seems to go away! Maybe one day...

[@somebuddy507]

The way you secure the drawers was dang smart! Wonderful work 👏

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks SB, glad you liked it!

[@skf957]

Beautiful piece, absolutely lovely. I am sure that neither you nor your wife will ever forget the time and circumstances around the making and giving of this cabinet. Thank you for sharing the process with us. And for reminding me just how stressful a glue-up can be!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you CG! I'm glad you liked it. Hope I didn't stress you out too much!

[@markpope6162]

I really enjoyed the video. Lovely craftsmanship and design and a wonderful gift for your wife.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for the kind words, Mark!

[@Kgbback]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Amarneh!!

[@imrowanda9897]

Please make more videos of your piece, your work is so satisfying. 👌

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Rowanda, I will!

[@TokoboWood]

Beautiful work.I really enjoy watching.Thank you.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you so much for watching Tokobo, I'm glad you liked it!

[@jaredhuber7359]

LOL! I recognize that look at the phone clock.... "shiiiiiiit"....

[@dkbuilds]

😆

[@jcr723]

Very satisfying to watch. Great job.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you jcr, glad you liked it!

[@kristian83is]

Thanks for sharing the panic glue up 😄

[@dkbuilds]

😂 Thanks for watching!

[@dustermcclean2517]

Master peace. Really impressive.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you so much Duster!

[@drewx10]

Beautiful work. Loved the half blind dovetails. Presume your wife is very happy with this.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for the kind words Drew! Yes, she loved it :)

[@TheClBlues]

Fantastic work ! I love the fact that you don't hide the mistakes, and how you fix them, the truth is the proof of a real good woodworker. Thanks for this share and congrats for this relaxing video without boring music and useless words, tools noises are a music !

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Colonel!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the build and the video format. I'll try to keep making more videos like this one!