Counted 127 dovetails on a single drawer box and it made me think

I was building a big jewelry cabinet with small drawers, each one needed hand cut joinery. When I finished the last one and added them up, the total hit 127. That's a lot of time spent on one part. Do you think hand cut dovetails are worth the extra hours for a high end piece, or is a good machine joint just as good for most jobs?

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sethm743d ago

Absolutely worth it, that hand cut detail is what makes a piece Special. I once spent a whole weekend on a single drawer front just for that perfect look.

jordanl822d ago

Honestly, that sounds like a huge amount of work for something that gets hidden in a drawer box. Sethm74 can have his perfect weekend drawer front, but most clients just want a piece that works and looks good closed. A well-made machine dovetail is plenty strong and looks clean. The extra hours for hand cutting could be spent on design or finishing touches people actually see.