Hand Dovetailed Scrapwood Liquor Bottle Box

I built this dovetailed liquor bottle box out of a scrap piece of 2x6 construction lumber left over from a recent home renovation project to give as a gift to a friend of mine who recently got engaged. I use power tools to mill the rough lumber, but use hand tools after that.
The box is designed to perfectly fit a bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin, serving as a sort of single-bottle liquor cabinet. The sliding lid is made of a scrap piece of 1/4 inch cherry veneer plywood, with a hand-carved handle made from a scrap piece of solid cherry.
The box took me a few days to make, and I finished it with a few coats of shellac, each coat successively thinner, with light sanding between coats. I used Titebond 3 glue in the joints, and to secure the handle to the sliding lid.
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[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for watching! I would really love to hear what you have to say about this video, good or bad... I'm always looking for feedback! Have a good day :)

[@dkbuilds]

@Free Speech Thank you! I'm glad you found the video useful! And for less than $135, too! :)

[@CheveeDodd]

Wow! Dovetails in pine is very unforgiving. That turned out great!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Chevee!

[@honoriosergio5454]

I Loved your woodshop

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Sergio!

[@gilly2571]

Really nice job!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Glenn!

[@juanloz9830]

Yet another reason I should get me a spokeshave to practice with.

[@dkbuilds]

Do it! I only have a very cheap one. It's very fun to use.

[@HaiechTV]

I really like your machines

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Trinh 🙏🏻!

[@WhiteLabWorkshop]

I think it looks great! Some day I will try to tackle hand cut dovetails. Until that day, I'll live vicariously through woodworkers like you who do them really well :)

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks! I do recommend trying them when you find some time. I wasn't too into it until I actually tried once, and now I go out of my way to hand dovetail everything possible 😂It's super satisfying! Thanks for watching 😃

[@randsipe224]

I have done this kind of work (cutting dove tails by hand) and it did not come easy! So I can assure you, the last thing I would make it for is a bottle of gin.

[@dkbuilds]

Haha especially with pine it is quite difficult to make good dovetails. Thanks for sharing Rand!

[@SDTProductionltd]

Nice. I made a similar type box for my Mum a couple of months ago out of African Rosewood and maple.

[@dkbuilds]

Wow that sounds lovely. I've never used rosewood but it looks beautiful on google!

[@animalivaganti360]

Hey, Mr. Cosman will be proud of you :) Congratulations very nice box

[@dkbuilds]

Thank Animali! Rob's pride in me is the best I could ever hope for haha.

[@ironmantooltime]

@@dkbuilds you should colab, he responds to comments, especially as you're a customer 😎

[@ironmantooltime]

Freaking awesome, loving the Cosman method 👌😎

[@dkbuilds]

Glad you like it! I cut all my dovetails with his method now :)

[@capitaldd5840]

@@dkbuilds get that from his drawer making video..?

[@sjv6598]

Very nice, David. Quite a few good tips for making dovetails there. Using the plane to square up the cut edges is something I'm definitely going to try 🙂

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks! The jig there is called a "shooting board" and it is very easy to make, and SUPER useful. Rob Cosman and others have very good tutorials on how to make a shooting board. Thanks for watching!

[@sjv6598]

dk builds One thing I'm not good at is getting edges square and true, I'm hoping that a shooting board remedies that problem, thanks, David 🙂

[@stephenO1870]

Very nice, would make a nifty present for someone, now where can I find anyone that would be worthy of the build or even understand what’s gone into this!👍😛

[@dkbuilds]

😂 Do what I do: make a video of the build, and send the video to the gift receiver. Then they can watch it being built!

[@masgigin9574]

I like to pack a clean workplace, and workmanship using semi-manual tools like it

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for watching and for the comment, Mas! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@timwarriner842]

Nice work David. Of course, 2 meters and a mask, but please fashion yourself some pushers for the table saw. And nice bottle choice =D

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Tim! Of course :) Thanks for watching!

[@racerxv6valvoline424]

That was actually a really cool Christmas gift that looks really easy to do. Your talent is awesome. I need to try to do some of these things. Great work

[@dkbuilds]

Excellent, I'm glad to have inspired you! If you build something similar, let me know how it goes Racer!

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty fantastic work, dude! Looks beautiful! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, MC! Stay safe yourself!

[@neilphillips3193]

Beautiful work with pine dovetails. Nice. I like the Cosman method but haven’t tried yet. I learned watching Katz-Moses vids, so I’m sticking with that until I can buy a cosman saw. I saw someone mention a physics background? Cool seeing another scientist with a woodworking passion! I’m a bio PhD.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Neil! I haven't tried the JKM method yet but I'll check it out! And yes I'm a physics PhD but I'm no longer in academia. Nice to meet you!

[@neilphillips3193]

dk builds awesome. I’m a 22year career virologist and vaccine designer that left to be a stay at home dad when my first girl was 6 months old. 3.5 years ago now. I’m just now getting back into woodworking and thinking of doing some social media aspect also. Your channel is a huge inspiration.

[@dkbuilds]

@@neilphillips3193 Excellent! Your daughter is lucky to have you as a stay at home parent. Good luck with woodworking and social media, let me know if I can help!

[@neilphillips3193]

dk builds two little girls now. Hardest job I’ve ever had, lol. I’m hoping to get my shop up and going in the next few months. I started in January, 220 sqft, but then we shut down for covid and the girls haven’t been back to daycare. So spare time is almost non-existent these days.

[@usaf4dbt]

Thank you!

[@dkbuilds]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching David!

[@jolenethetoolwomantaylor5973]

Did I just see you hand plane an arch? You do things I didn't even know were possible...must be that physicist/Rocket science background of yours. Everything you do is heirloom quality and now you have done it all by hand. I watched and listened to every satisfying detail. Great work bro!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha thanks Jolene! I was using a spoke shave for the arch. Very cheap and fun to use for carving stuff! They also make "compass planes" which can plane curves but I don't have one of those. Glad you liked the video!!

[@karlriley1314]

AH you watch ROB. Me also. Nice.

[@dkbuilds]

Rob is a huge source of inspiration for me!

[@ironmantooltime]

@@dkbuilds robs the grandmaster but you do a good job and show some full builds which is really helpful 👍

[@DonsWoodies]

Great video as usual, Dave. I see you are using Rob's dovetail saw and his kerf knife. What is your opinion of using that kerf knife. Do you think it is worth the little extra time? Rob makes it look so easy (and you do also). You also use Japanese saws for your dovetails - which do you like better? I just can't get used to pull saws for dovetails, something in my DNA I guess. I'm waiting for Rob to finish up his small dovetail saw and I'll be first in line for it. Recently did some dovetails using 1/4" thick Walnut, and a smaller saw would have been nice I think.

[@dkbuilds]

I'm not sure how I feel about the kerf knife honestly, I haven't gotten it to work as well as I want... I am still experimenting. I absolutely LOVE his dovetail saw though. Honestly I plan completely phase out all my Japanese saws for high quality western saws, but I can't afford it just yet. I can't really control a Japanese pull saw well, I only use it for cross cutting roughly now (which I always finish the edge to final length on a shooting board).

[@DonsWoodies]

dk builds I figured as much about the dovetail saw. I have the Lie-Nielsen one and love it also. Maybe the only thing missing from it is the extra small teeth Rob’s has at the front. I’ll keep watching to see how you feel about that kerf knife as time goes on. I wonder if it would work with the LN one? Probably not much difference in the kerf the two produce.

[@dkbuilds]

@@DonsWoodies Yeah I'm not sure, you can definitely look up the exact kerf width (or e-mail Rob, he will let you know) to compare the two saws. If you watch some of the older videos of Rob when he is first experimenting with this technique, he actually uses the saw itself instead of a separate kerf knife... might not work as well, but it's something you could try. He grips the saw close to the front (by the blade) to do this, which probably isn't very dangerous because he is making only small/gentle kerf cuts.

[@ironmantooltime]

@@DonsWoodies the Cosman saw also has more weight and comes in the wooden box 🦅😎

[@kryptik0]

What is the wooden dovetail jig you are using?

[@dkbuilds]

That is a marking template I made. They are easy to make and very useful for this task. Paul Sellers on youtube has some instructional videos on how to make them. Thanks for watching!

[@scott8351]

How do you like your Wood River 5 1/2?

[@dkbuilds]

Hey Scott! I absolutely love it. It’s my favorite tool in my shop. I spent a lot of time trying to restore old planes from yard sales and such until I eventually bought my 5 1/2 new and wow I had no idea what I was missing. Highly recommend it

[@Johansentrae]

Hey. A pleasent video as always. I really enjoyed it. Is the wood pine or? I can´t make it out for sure.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Jay! Yes this is a pine 2x6, left over from a home renovation project hah.

[@DenmasUlin]

Bed room for cats..

[@dkbuilds]

That's a good idea! It would be perfect for a cat. "If I fits I sits"!

[@augusthermann5111]

Nice box - but terrible dangerous use of your table saw👎

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for the feedback, August! Could you tell me exactly what was dangerous so I can improve?

[@michaeldunn5280]

Holy smokes. Not only did I not see any “terrible dangerous use of your table saw” I did not even witness any average dangerous use if your table saw! Harleymike/chicago

[@scott8351]

I also would say that is not dangerous, maybe work on your stance but also do what is comfortable and safe for you. a good video on stance and feeding the board is kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56niIGIhM6ZrNE , I enjoy your channel and have learned some great stuff, thanks

[@augusthermann5111]

You will produce a kickback some day. Use a riving dive, a cover for the blade and don't stand behind the wood.

[@michaeldunn5280]

August Hermann hello August. Now that you bring it up I def agree with two points you mention-riving knife and overhead cover however the stance is a stretch. Unfortunately the overhead cover is one of the first things that most woodworkers eliminate whenever setting up their saws. That does not make it right but that is the reality of the beast. Myself I always have the riving knife installed when making simple rip cuts All three of your points are well founded and useful reminders to the community and thank you for hi liting them Harleymike/chicago