Intro and bench build

[Jared Hendrix]

Finally got enough tools to make something on the new bench.. this is the first, and my first, set of hand-cut dovetails for a tissue box! I've got lots of work to do to perfect them, but they'll get better with time. you can see that i split the pin board.. I trimmed it up and fixed it after this first test fit.

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[William Fretwell]

Your square dog holes are a good choice, oblong are even better. You can make them shouldered so the dogs can't fall through. Angle the holes in toward the vice at 3 degrees in softwood (2 degrees in hardwood) to allow for the movement of the dog and keep the pressure on the top edge of whatever you are clamping. Hardwood dogs are a good idea.

[Mike Baker 2]

Great job on the dovetails. I hope my first go as good.