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Here’s my first posting of a project. I made this chest of drawers to store all my flytying materials. They were scattered in many bins. Now I have them all separated and in one spot. Dividers help keep small items separated in the smaller drawers. I made the carcass out of aspen and the drawer fronts out of poplar. I wasn’t ready to tackle dovetail joints on the drawers yet, but I have started my next project for my daughter and that is going to include dovetail joints. Been doing a lot of practicing. This was a lot of fun to make and has me much more organized. I took the basic design from a picture I saw in a flytying magazine and used the basic outside dimensions and came up with the rest myself.
-- Don, Saginaw Mi
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1395 days ago
No flys on you there all in that great chest
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CharlieM1958
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#2 posted 1395 days ago
That looks like a serious flytying addiction you’ve got there!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Innovator
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#3 posted 1395 days ago
Boy thats a lot of flies. Very nice work.
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huff
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#4 posted 1395 days ago
Don, Great looking chest. If that chest is full of flies and flytying materials, how do you find time to do woodworking? lol. Super job.
-- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com
DonDA
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#5 posted 1395 days ago
Huff – you ID’d the problem. Mainly flyfishing in the spring and summer, woodworking the rest of the year. Between the 2 hobbies and 2 grandkids there isn’t a minute left in the day.
-- Don, Saginaw Mi
SnowyRiver
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#6 posted 1395 days ago
Lots of drawers on that cabinet. Great idea. Good job!
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
dustbunny
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#7 posted 1395 days ago
Wow Don,
This is beautiful. I think a chest of drawers like this would be handy in the shop as well. Pen parts, small tools and such. Great idea!!
Lisa
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Bradford
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#8 posted 1394 days ago
WOW! that’s a great build. I’m adding it to my favorites.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
Ampeater
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#9 posted 1394 days ago
I agree with Lisa. It would make a great addition in the shop. I am also adding it to my favorites.
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Kindlingmaker
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#10 posted 1394 days ago
This is a really nice looiking cabinet! I really like the top.
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
ND2ELK
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#11 posted 1386 days ago
Nice job on the storage unit! I like organization. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Dennisgrosen
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#12 posted 1227 days ago
great chest you have done I like it
what are the dimension and how high are the drawers
Dennis a newbee
blyther
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#13 posted 1227 days ago
Nice job Don, being a fly fisherman as well, I just made serveral “fly boxes” to put in my vest. If you haven’t already made one yet …with your skills you should make one/some.
-- Paul, Winterset Iowa,
DonDA
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#14 posted 1226 days ago
Dennisgrosen – the top drawers are 3” high, then the bottom drawer is 5” and the next 2 are 4”. If you’re interested I have a sketchup model of it. I’m out of town right now, but will be back on the 13th and could get it to you.
blyther – do you have pictures of your boxes?
-- Don, Saginaw Mi
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#15 posted 1226 days ago
Beautiful chest of drawers and an inspiration. I have materials scattered in two rooms, in various boxes and bags with some order and a fresh pheasant skin in my truck(artic refrigeration currently) and an elk hide in the shop that all could benefit with your design. I would be interested in your sketch up plans and have ample elk hair etc if you would like some.
Jeff in MT
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