Spring Harvest Fine Woodworking
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Spring Harvest Fine Woodworking
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Candle Box
This handsome candle box borrows heavily from shaker design. Candle boxes are simple, beautiful and can be used to store any number of household items. Almost every tool in the toolbox is used to complete this project. Because the class is only one day long, you'll quickly gain experience with each tool. This project cements the students skill in making dovetail cases used in cabinet and drawer construction. This class is a interesting exercise in dovetails because of the miter joint used to hide the plowed groove (see drawing above). The plowed grooves are necessary to fit the top and bottom. Because a plow plane cannot cut a "stopped" groove, a miter is traditionally used to hide the ends of the grooves. A thumb pull is carved into the lid using a gouge and a chisel. The finish of the box pictured is nitrocellulose lacquer over stained red oak. Students will make their box out of pine. When building the candle box, emphasis will be placed on :
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