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These are two chests that I just did this summer for a couple of wedding presents. The chests are built to a size that would be great for sitting them by the entryway to sit on and change your shoes. They can use them however they want though. I already delivered the hickory chest and will give the curly maple chest to my cousin and his wife very soon! I hope they like it!
The hickory chest was for a college friend of mine. The curly maple one is for my cousin/college roommate and his wife to be. The panels of the curly chest is some spalted or ambrosia maple that happened to be curly. I re-sawed the panels ,on my table and band saw in order to have some sort of matching appeal. The finish on the hickory is just BLO, the finish on the Curly maple is BLO, several coats of polyurethane, and a top coat of butcher’s wax.
Please, I’d love to hear your comments, concerns, criticism, ideas or just jabber. :)
-- Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands! Psalm 90:17
19 comments so far
Kindlingmaker
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posted 130 days ago
Very nice chests and really like the maple one!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
Bob A in NJ
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Hi, very nice design and execution on this. Love the grain patterns running in the wood. Well done!
-- Bob A in NJ
Bob A in NJ
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Hi, very nice design and execution on these. Love the grain patterns running in the wood. Well done!
-- Bob A in NJ
cwdance1
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posted 130 days ago
Great job
a1Jim
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Great chest with most interesting woods well done.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
lew
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posted 130 days ago
These are really super.
The color contrast on the curly maple chest is stunning. The dark and light of the panels and plugs really makes this piece stand out.
Very nice work on both.
Lew
CSlabon
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posted 130 days ago
Wow if they don’t like them I’ll take em. That maple is a beauty.
matt garcia
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Ambrosia maple is gorgeous!! I love them both, I bet the Hickory is heavy!!
-- Matt, Houston Texas
Demowen
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posted 130 days ago
I love the ambrosia maple too! Where I get it, the folks are Mennonites. I don’t think they like “wormy maple” so it sells for $1.75 a B.F. !!!! These panels were found with the curly maple so they were around $3 a BF. Still…. that’s a great price! If anyone needs/wants to know where the planing mill i!s, just message me :) Thanks Everyone!
-- Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands! Psalm 90:17
George Barreras
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posted 130 days ago
Great job on the cabinet. Awesome craftsmanship.
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huff
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The Hickory is a great looking chest, but Wow! The curly maple is breath taking! great combination using the curly ambrosia maple for the panels. Sounds like you got a steal on the “wormy maple” Great Job.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 130 days ago
Nice chest.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
SheriDi
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posted 130 days ago
Beautiful. It’s an awesome gift that will last forever! You’ve given me an idea for a wedding gift I’ll be making in the near future.
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tomakazi
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posted 129 days ago
WOW these are really cool… great wood choices.
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jockmike2
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posted 129 days ago
Beautiful, just plain gorgeous chests. I would have liked to have seen you do something with the Legs either scalloped footing or just a round foot I think would have jazzed them up a tad. But there is nothing and I mean nothing wrong with what you have made, they are two great chests.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
Demowen
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posted 129 days ago
Mike, that would have been a great idea! When I make one for myself I think I’ll do scalloped footing :) I might even do a different joint- like dovetails or miter the corners instead of the reinforced butt glue joint. The name of the game for these were… “crank it out economically and keep it simple”. Thanks for the comment!
-- Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands! Psalm 90:17
jm82435
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posted 129 days ago
Extraordinary, Beautiful chest. I just want to touch it, no stare at it, no touch it…
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
Blake
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Excellent use of some amazing figure!!!
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hardwoodflooring
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nice chests.
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