| Project by Dkol | posted 246 days ago | 695 views | 1 time favorited | 14 comments |  |
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I made this last summer as a wedding gift for my God-daughter. The couple live in Wyoming and their decorating tastes seem to run “old western” or “rustic” so I tried to make something that would fit in.
The chest is approximately 14” X 9” X 11” included poker chips, cribbage board, dominoes, dice, playing cards and a few other games. Overall weight with goodies enclosed, 48 lbs.
Originally I was going to use Cherry, but then I saw this really wild looking quarter sawn White Oak at the wood supplier.
I had not worked with White Oak before and it gave me an education. When I was finished with the construction, dealing with tear out, mostly, I moved a drum sander to the top of my wish list (finally got it this December).
Finish is Waterlox
The photos do not do this justice, I took them in a hurry the day before I left for the wedding. The finish appears dead and dull in the photos, but is much richer in person. A word of advice, colored backdrops make color correction a nightmare, I should have known better.
14 comments so far
isetegija
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posted 246 days ago
Looks very well made.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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Rustic
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posted 246 days ago
nicely done
-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
HokieMojo
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posted 246 days ago
i like that when you say rustic, it doesn’t mean cheap. We’ve got a few people on this site that understand a rustic look means that care went into the contruction and that it isn’t overly embelished, but is still high qaulity. I feel that this means the items have a warmth to it.
I feel like some design TV shows have hijacked the word and made it to mean cheap. Keep up the good work and continue the fight to restore the classiness that should be associated with “rustic” pieces!
CharlieM1958
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posted 246 days ago
Really nice.
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savannah505
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posted 246 days ago
Some very distinct grain in this wood, I’m not usually an oak lover, but this looks very nice, and you did a great job in construction of it.
-- Dan Wiggins
DaleM
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posted 246 days ago
That is some nice looking wood and it looks like a really nice piece of work in the pictures. If the photos don’t do it justice as you say, then it must be a real thing of beauty.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
Chris
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posted 246 days ago
It looks pretty good to me. I like rustic when it’s solid, and this looks just that. Good job!
-- Chris
bowyer
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posted 246 days ago
That wood was the perfect choice for this project. Even though the finish didn’t show well in the photos your craftsmanship sure did.
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stanley_clifton
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posted 245 days ago
Yes, yes, yes! I haven’t posted for a while but I had to comment on this. Never mind the drum sander, get a cabinet scraper like a Stanley/Record No 80 – these are the dog’s testicles. A really excellent job.
-- Stanley generally struggling
Woodhacker
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posted 245 days ago
DKol, welcome to LJ. I hope you enjoy it here. This is a great looking piece. Great choice of wood and I like the design. So what kind of drum sander did you end up with?
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
GaryK
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posted 245 days ago
Very nice piece!
The wood is excellent.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
DAN
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posted 245 days ago
sweet
welcome to l-jocks
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Dkol
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posted 239 days ago
Woodhacker: I got a Jet 10/20 sander.
lou
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posted 151 days ago
the box joints really stand out on this box.is it made from quarter sawn white oak?congrats on a box well done.