I made this jewelry box as a gift for my wife. I wanted to make something that would withstand the test of time, so I used dovetail joints to assemble the parts. Besides the hinges for the box lid, no nails, screws or glue were used. It is a pretty simple design, the challenge came from using hand tools only. The tools I used were:

a Japanese pull saw

a coping saw, for cutting out the dovetail joints

an old fashioned hand drill, to drill holes for the coping saw

a 5 piece carving chisel set

For being my first attempt at making dovetail joints, I think it turned out pretty good.

Let me know what you think in the comments, especially if you have experience with making something like this.

If you liked this and want to see more, check out my blog at elementsworkshoplife.wordpress.com

-David