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A tough lookin fella came into the shop. In a grough sandy voice he said “I’m looking for some hope chests for my grand daughters”. What a contrast between burly and pressious all from one man:-) Anyhoo this is the result of that day. Two hope chests out of some absolutly incredible silver maple sawn in the walla walla WA area! The tops are book matched (of course). They’re trimmed in walnut and the inside boxes are finger joined. This is one of my favorite projects to date.
-- Rogue































20 comments so far
thebee
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posted 271 days ago
Those are beautiful, the wood and the work.
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WoodSpanker
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posted 271 days ago
And whhat lovely projects they are! :)
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SteveKorz
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posted 271 days ago
Very nicely done! I love the design!
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HeirloomWoodworking
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posted 271 days ago
love the look of the silver maple and walnut!
Stunning pieces and a great gift for the young ladies.
I have favorited your project and if you don’t mind I may steal some of your design detaisl as I am looking to build similar hope chests for the young ladies in my own house.
Great job and Thanks for sharing
Trev
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CaptnA
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posted 271 days ago
Very nice design and execution.
Happen to have any partslists, drawings etc?
I’ve GOT to get one of these done for my daughter and something always keeps pushing it back.
I’m closer than I’ve ever been but not there yet ~
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SawDustnSplinters
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posted 271 days ago
Wonderful Job on those Hope chests…
I with Cap, I was wondering if I could get a close up pic of the inside boxes and how they are supported, I would like to try making one of these for my son in local TX Pecan and Walnut..
Thanx for the post!
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SnowyRiver
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posted 271 days ago
Nice work. They are beautiful !
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TopamaxSurvivor
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I’ve been thinking abut doing a hope chest for my granddaughter for a year or so. Now, I know what they are supposed to look like! Very nice. Is the top reinforced with plywood?
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rodb
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posted 271 days ago
Beautiful.
Great wood choice.
Rod
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CharlieM1958
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These are really special…. not your run-of-the-mill hope chests.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
ND2ELK
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posted 271 days ago
Great design and beautiful wood. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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mtnwild
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Me too, great design and great wood selection. Fabulous twins! The details are terrific, beautiful and subtle. Really cool project. Love seeing your work.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Loucarb
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Wow Those are beautiful. Love that grain in the silver maple.
thanks for sharing
savannah505
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Great job on these!!!!!!! They are really beautiful, nice detail work.
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brianinpa
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Very nice!!!
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
woodworm
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Beautiful wood, beautiful design and beautiful details!
Cool…...favorited!
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blackcherry
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Great heirloom pieces…Blkcherry
Bob A in NJ
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Wow, very nice, where did you get the design?
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Tom Goodman
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As far as hope chests goes these are my favorite. Beautiful work.
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obi999
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posted 270 days ago
Congratulation!! Looks very beautyful and neat.
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