I whipped this out in about ten minutes...which was too thick for my porter cable # 2012 dove tail machine to handle... but with a only a few mistakes.

Okay, I did it again and after walking out to the shop I find it is not a 2012, its a # 4212.

Looks Good!

Mistakes aside, like I can see any, looks good.

lokking good

 2012, 2013, whatever it takes

looking good from where I sit.

Danl

Jess, what was your technique here?  Did you use the router gauge for this project?  The joinery looks good from here!

Looks great from here!

Cal I used the table saw and drew out the lines while all three pieces were lined up end to end against each other then used the gage to set the height of the saw blade. Then cut them with the table saw. I like to go a hair extra deep so when the pieces are glued up they can be sanded smoothed.

  The part I was talking about is the middle piece is cut wrong on one end or the other for they don't match each other... and for this it don't matter for they will end up as carved pieces and won't show so much...the joinery is great for they have to be hammered together with no gaps.

  A real wood worker would have cut the center board so both ends matched.

 

Perhaps instead of calling it a box joint, we can call it the Jesse joint.

Danl