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I got a BIG pile of Pine that a place by my work was going to discard, so I decided to take it and make some chests for friends as a little “after Christmas” present.
They are 35WX14DX14H. They will have a small sliding till and brass hardware.
I’m going to make different sizes but this is one of the larger ones.
The finish is Varathane Golden Mahogany #233 and two coats of poly.
Not even close to some of the beautiful projects some of our members have posted lately, but I’m having fun.
Thanks for looking.
-- Eric































18 comments so far
Thos. Angle
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posted 318 days ago
Great dovetails, dandy chest, fine project
-- Thos. Angle
LesB
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posted 318 days ago
These types of chests are always so useful. I used them when I still tent camped to keep my gear in. They were passed on to my kids. Now I have a warm dry truck mounted camper (-;
-- Les B, Oregon
scottb
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posted 318 days ago
nice save, and great chest!
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
scrappy
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posted 318 days ago
Beutifull work! Nice save on the throw away wood.
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
RobH
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posted 318 days ago
Hey, don’t put work like that down too much. Those dovetails look great, and I love the color of the finish. I wish I had the time to make me something like that.
Keep up the good work and keep posting projects.
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
mgradwohl
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posted 318 days ago
Great job recycling that pine, and great dovetails, how’d you do them: machine or hand?
CharlieM1958
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posted 318 days ago
Before I read the other comments, my thoughts were exactly what everyone has said: Great joints and great score on the free wood!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
daltxguy
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posted 318 days ago
Beauty dovetails, mate. What could be better than making a nice piece out of recycled wood? What the heck where they thinking throwing it out anyway…
-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 318 days ago
Thats a nice chest.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
Karson
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posted 318 days ago
Great use of salvage materials. nice job.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
SteveKorz
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posted 317 days ago
Nice job… I love a good wood score! I like it even better when it gets turned into a great project like that! Your joints look great… nice work.
Steve
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
Grumpy
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posted 313 days ago
Nice job Woodwrecker.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
lew
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posted 303 days ago
Gorgeous Work and Super Dovetails!!
Good Luck in the contest.
Lew
michaelray
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posted 268 days ago
Great job and nice save on the free wood. Free wood is what caused me to start woodworking in the first place. My company was always throwing away pine boards and it seemed like such a waste so I decided to put it to some use. I still remember building a bookcase with nothing but a hammer, nails, and a wooden miter box.
-- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Bob
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posted 209 days ago
looks like you got that dovetail joint down pat….looks great Eric
jim1953
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posted 209 days ago
Great lookin Job Got to Love Recycled Wood
-- Jim, Kentucky
a1Jim
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posted 192 days ago
Late post but cool chest Eric
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
thomasberg
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posted 146 days ago
May I ask what tools you used for this specific project?