I was going to make this a poll, but I thought the results might be really depressing.
I finally got a little bit of time to put together a cherry and maple box which has been hanging around the shed in bits for ages. This was my first attempt at half blind dovetails, cut by hand. I made the box a while back and over the weekend made, sized and grooved the lid. So I have a box (four sides dovetailed together) and a base and top that both fit in grooves. As this was my first attempt I thought a dry fit was in order and it all went together remarkably well.
Now, how do I get it apart to glue it up? It took two of us over half an hour gently taping the front and back to get the dovetails apart. Very little wood to hit (blood blisters on fingers to prove that) and very little wood to hold.
So my question is: How stupid am I to dry assemble a box with no obvious means of getting it apart again?
Answers.
a. Very stupid indeed.
b. Really quite stupid.
c. Not stupid at all as I have done the same.
Bob
I finally got a little bit of time to put together a cherry and maple box which has been hanging around the shed in bits for ages. This was my first attempt at half blind dovetails, cut by hand. I made the box a while back and over the weekend made, sized and grooved the lid. So I have a box (four sides dovetailed together) and a base and top that both fit in grooves. As this was my first attempt I thought a dry fit was in order and it all went together remarkably well.
Now, how do I get it apart to glue it up? It took two of us over half an hour gently taping the front and back to get the dovetails apart. Very little wood to hit (blood blisters on fingers to prove that) and very little wood to hold.
So my question is: How stupid am I to dry assemble a box with no obvious means of getting it apart again?
Answers.
a. Very stupid indeed.
b. Really quite stupid.
c. Not stupid at all as I have done the same.
Bob