Poplar Box #2, dovetails this time

[bandit571]

Wondering IF I should stain the inside of the box, as well?  Hmmmm...and, maybe varnish it, as well....?

[Woodworm!]

I see fingerprints 

[bandit571]

I see fingerprints 

may have been from the last one to "critique" my work?

 

Will check on things later..and see if it is ready for varnish....



Still have a 1/2" x 5-1/2" x 18" poplar board left...and a 4/4 x 6 x 6' Ash ( and a stack of cut-offs) left to cobble something up with...

[tshiker]

I say yes to varnish!

[Woodworm!]

I vote for Shellac

[bandit571]

First coat of Amber Shellac is now applied to the box....will do a second coat after a bit...

[bandit571]

3rd coat on, and buffed out..

   
length, 11-7/8"  depth, 5-1/2" by 5-1/2"

   

   
Close the lid..
 

   
Now....to figure out what the next project will be....might be a while
 
Thanks for following along..

[Scoony]

Looks good, but just a constructive observation, if you widened the tails as to reduce the number of pins, 1) it is going to take less time/effort to cut the joinery. 2) makes a cleaner looking joint (IMHO).

[bandit571]

Doesn't take all that long to do these....most are sized to the chisels I have.   I tend to do pins first, anyway,  as I get better joints that way.   One wide tail, for where the grooves go, to split the lid off.