| Project by WhattheChuck | posted 03-05-2015 05:12 AM | 2947 views | 1 time favorited | 8 comments |  |
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A Tansu kinda chest for underneath my workbench. Hardware from Lee Valley, with the cabinet door handle still on the way. It was a resurrection project for my drawer building skills. Though I can cut ‘em by hand, all these are courtesy of my Leigh jig!
Wood is local yellow birch, with cock beaded cherry drawer fronts a la Steve Latta from FWW. I had a goal of minimum wastage, so if an offcut was usable somewhere, it got saved and used, even if it was less than perfect. Same with nails and leftover hardware. It made for some interesting challenges, but kinda unstuck me from the whole ‘if it ain’t perfect, it goes in the scrap pile’ mentality. And I’m still pretty happy with the result.
-- Chuck, Pullman, WA
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Charles Maxwell
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#1 posted 03-05-2015 12:20 PM
Nice!
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helluvawreck
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#2 posted 03-05-2015 01:36 PM
This is a wonderful tool chest. Very practical and a lot of room. Nice work.
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#3 posted 03-05-2015 02:52 PM
Wow, that is a beautiful tool chest. It’s more than a chest its a great looking piece of furniture suitable for the dining room or living room.
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siavosh
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#4 posted 03-05-2015 10:33 PM
You built it off my wishlist! A Tansu chest, I’m hoping is my next project and I’ve been eyeing the hardware from Lee Valley too. Looks awesome, and never occurred to me that you can use this style for tools. Great build.
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WhattheChuck
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#5 posted 03-05-2015 10:48 PM
Hi S—went and looked at your work/constraints. They look great!
One thing I did learn again was that it takes just as much time to build a small chest as a big one. Once you get out of the Spice Cabinet/Jewelry Box realm, it really doesn’t take much more time to build a standing chest of drawers as opposed to my more modest size Tansu chest. Something to think about as you plan production!
BTW—it does take less time to make the drawers once the size is small enough that dovetail waste can be eliminated with a quick chisel chop. Well, a little less time… :-)
-- Chuck, Pullman, WA
gsimon
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#6 posted 03-06-2015 12:52 AM
really nice chest – I love tons of drawers
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#7 posted 03-06-2015 01:26 AM
Very nice!
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Tomy Hovington
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#8 posted 03-06-2015 03:01 AM
Love the look and also the dovetail construction… As I personaly just finished my own Dovetail toolchest I can really appreciate the amount of work you have just accomplished… Great job It looks fantastic!
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