Completed Project ***Pics***

[David Rose]

Beautiful chest and nice job! I'm curious as to the reason for using spar varnish. Those rings did the job too.

David

[Lars Thomas]

Well done. Spanish Cedar looks geat. Nice job on the hand-cut DT's. Lars

[chaddhamilton]

Delano. I only puchased the angled dovetail lesson, but I would imagine that the basic dovetail instruction he offers is pretty good as well. Of course, there are several sites online offering instruction for free: http://www2.gol.com/users/nhavens/htmlfile/dt1-e.html

As for tools, I keep it simple. I use a Record chisle set, a 9" SharkSaw pullsaw, a marking guage(a pencil and straight-edge works too), a bevel gauge, and a wood mallet. Keep your chisels sharp, that's the key.

David, I used spar varnish because it kind of goes with the nautical brightwork theme, plus I had a quart on hand.

Thanks guys for the compliments.

[Todd Burch]

Chadd, very nice job. I like your design a lot. The strong angle on your dovetails really sets them off too. The grain patterns you chose for your glued-up panels really shows off the wood.

GOOD JOB!