I'm not smart enough to do dovetail joints. These are plain box joints. I made a simple fixture that fit the square on the table saw, and either use a dado blade set, or just two or three combination blades. The stock (Honduras mahogany in this case) is oversized for the internal height of the box, so I just set the fence, and sawed all 8 edges. I would attach top and bottom, before I slit the box in two.
Thank you all for your flattering comments. I'm not a woodworker, unless you count chainsaws and baseball bats. I just enjoy it, when I can't be outside or in the woods.
George is right; my shop is usually a mess. Who am I kidding; it's always a mess. It's a gift.
I have 4 shops. The barn is for steam engines and Land Rovers, The sugarhouse, when not sugar season is for smaller antique machinery, the basement is loosely divided into wood and reloading on one side, and gunwork, and 'clean' work on the other. My wife refuses to give up her corner for laundry. Damn squatters.
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