| Project by rwyoung | posted 191 days ago | 583 views | 3 times favorited | 16 comments |  |
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This is the first time I’ve tried making a piece of furniture from all solid wood. Got the basic design from www.tchisel.com and the #3 on-line project. Fantastic and learned lots of new techniques. Much practice with the power tools and even more with the hand tools to tune up joints and do the panel carving. Thank you very much Tommy for all the videos you made for this project.
This version is slightly smaller than what the on-line project plans call for. Likewise, the panel carving pattern is not that of the on-line project. I decided I’d rather have a monogram and then thought for a long time about what to do for the rest of the panel space. Finally decided to keep it simple and ended up with the two trees and acorns. The acorn is sometimes used a a symbol of growth and family in heraldric designs so it seemed appropriate here.
Quarter sawn white oak with a pine and cedar floor inside the chest. Now it will be heading off to Boston to be the baby gift for my sister and her husband’s first child Alex.
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16 comments so far
BigBard
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posted 191 days ago
Outstanding job! I watch a lot of T-chisel’s video’s
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a1Jim
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posted 191 days ago
Very nice work looks great . I like Tommy He’s quite a guy. after all” who’s better than Him”
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WoodSpanker
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posted 191 days ago
That is quite a chest, looks wonderful! :)
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Christopher
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posted 191 days ago
Outstanding piece!
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TraumaJacques
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posted 191 days ago
T is going to be proud! nice chest.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 191 days ago
Great details!
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Mark Davisson
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posted 191 days ago
Great work! What finish did you use?
FlWoodRat
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posted 191 days ago
RW. Ive been following your progress at TC’s forum. Man you have done an outstanding job on that blanket chest. Can’t wait to see your NEXT project.
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flcopper169
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posted 191 days ago
Great project… and great cause…
Rob
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 191 days ago
Nice Blanket Chest.
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ND2ELK
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posted 191 days ago
Nice looking chest. The carvings really dress it up. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Loucarb
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posted 191 days ago
Nicely done.
hasbeen99
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posted 191 days ago
The panel work is truly amazing. Congrats on a fantastic family heirloom!
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DAN
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posted 191 days ago
I’m impressed with this piece. Great selection of material and methods. The panels are nicely balanced and executed.
Thanks for link … I check it out
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stanley2
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posted 190 days ago
Very nicely executed – love the panels.
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oldwolf
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posted 148 days ago
Awesome work, very nicely done. I can really appreciate the carving.
Thanks for sharing
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