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Blanket chest for Alex

Project by rwyoung posted 191 days ago 583 views 3 times favorited 16 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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.

-- Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.


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BigBard

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posted 191 days ago

Outstanding job! I watch a lot of T-chisel’s video’s

-- I'm inspired to build a Bombe one day!

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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”

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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WoodSpanker

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posted 191 days ago

That is quite a chest, looks wonderful! :)

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

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Christopher

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posted 191 days ago

Outstanding piece!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

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TraumaJacques

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posted 191 days ago

T is going to be proud! nice chest.

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

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CharlieM1958

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posted 191 days ago

Great details!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Mark Davisson

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posted 191 days ago

Great work! What finish did you use?

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FlWoodRat

582 posts in 803 days


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.
Rat

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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flcopper169

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posted 191 days ago

Great project… and great cause…

Rob

-- Happy and safe woodworking, Flcopper169@aol.com

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 191 days ago

Nice Blanket Chest.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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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

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Loucarb

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posted 191 days ago

Nicely done.

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hasbeen99

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posted 191 days ago

The panel work is truly amazing. Congrats on a fantastic family heirloom!

-- "The only thing that counts is faith, expressing itself in love." --Galatians 5:6

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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

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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stanley2

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posted 190 days ago

Very nicely executed – love the panels.

-- Phil in British Columbia

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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

-- Oldwolf - http://insidetheworkshop.blogspot.com/

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