Project Packs
Customer Reviews
All pieces perfectly sized and prepared. Can't wait to get started, Although disappointed I missed out on your black Friday deal by a few weeks
Great kit helping beginners work on critical techniques. Highly recommend!
I consider myself a beginner hobbyist woodworker. Having made a couple of simple boxes already I wanted to learn how to do a dovetail box and I think that this kit and the YouTube series were perfect for that!
I opted for the more affordable poplar pack (in case I screwed it up). It arrived well packaged and with all the pieces milled and sanded (only thing to do was to cut some pieces to length). The wood was in great shape and had no defects. Of course, being poplar, the grain is not very exciting, but I knew that when I ordered.
The execution following the instructions on the channel was pretty straight forward, however one might reflect if he/she has the proper tools for the job. I found that I would have struggled without a good dovetail saw and rabbet plane (for the plinth), for example.
I was able to do it on my mini bench in my kitchen at night after the children were sleeping. I opted to dye and stain the main body of the box and leaving the lid and plinth 'au naturel'. I also added hinges to mine which is a easy thing to do.
In summary, I loved the project and recommend it. My wife loved it too and already commissioned another one.
I'm nearly done making one of these boxes and it has been a wonderful experience, I've learned how to do many things properly by following the videos. Even though I made many mistakes along the way, it still looks great and I bought an oak version as well to try again.
The oak version also came with printed instructions in a folder, which is something I thought would've been useful with the first one.
If you do decide to try this project, I recommend watching a few videos ahead and trying to measure things according to the plans as otherwise you'll have to improvise.