I needed a riser for my monitors at work.  I chose a simple design so I wanted to slice it up a little with dovetail joints.  I've never done a dovetail before so I researched the different methods.  I settled on a technique from FWW  using jigs on the bandsaw.



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The jigs, one for each angle.  I started out cutting the tails, then transferring the tails to the pinboard and cutting those.  The FWW article I linked above details the process.

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Using a jig to cut one side of the tails.

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I cleared the waste using a block to guide the chisel.  This made it very quick and easy to remove the waste and leave a machined like edge.

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First three attempts using some pine.  Don't mind the blood, I found out chisels are sharp.

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Here's the culmination of my efforts.

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The finished monitor stand.  It's made of cherry and finished with Arm-R-Seal satin.

I really like how this turned out.  The hardest part was building four jigs but now that I have those, precise dovetails are easy.

Great job! Looks awesome!

Looks good.
What woodworking project isn't christened with a little bit (at least) of blood?