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Here are a few pics of the cedar chest I am building. The panels are all in and I have just finished up jointing up the lid. I reinforced the bottom with two diagonals running corner to corner and over lapped them with a lap joint. Planning on using a piano hinge with lid supports to attach the lid, that is unless any one else has any other ideas I could do. I used hard maple for the frame of the chest and aromatic cedar for the panels.
I should have it finished by Christmas and then I am going to move on to my first lathe project, scottb’s eccentric trees.
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jim1953
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posted 357 days ago
Lookin good
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griff
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posted 357 days ago
Very nice looking Chest, looks large, how big is it?
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PlanesNWood
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posted 356 days ago
The dimensions are 48”x27”x21”
Karson
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posted 356 days ago
Nice job. I trying to find some pictures of my first, still existing project. A cedar chest for my sister 45 years ago. This is something that the user will cherish forever.
How thick are the side panels.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
woodworm
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posted 356 days ago
Great project!
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posted 356 days ago
Very nice. There is something about Tennessee Red that just gets me going and spikes the motivation, probably the smell and color.
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PlanesNWood
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The panels on the side are 3/8” thick. The smell is GREAT! I love the color and aroma cedar has.