Storage Chest

Hi Bricofleur,
Very beautifully done, I can only say I wish I could work at your skill level. Perhaps some day. I am impressed.
.
Jack

-- Jack Keefe Shediac NB Canada

That looks awesome. Great job finishing it.

-- Hope Never fails

super build .
nothing wrong with sawdust , it’s still wood !
and stays flat and is smooth . well done .

just think , someday some future crafter will sand of the finish ,
and wonder why someone covered such beautiful wood !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Beautiful! Great looking finish, too.

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

One word: stunning.

-- -- Neil

I can’t believe that is MDF! If you hadn’t included the pre-finished pictures, I would never have believed you. Very nice.

You fooled me Serge, I was guessing walnut when I first saw this chest very nice work.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Very nicely built chest – from MDF? Great job on the stain & finish too!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

MDF? I would have never guessed! Great job on the build and finish. I can only imagine when someone picks it up they will undoubtely say; “That’s got to be solid wood…..it’s so heavy”. LOL.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

i saw a video of them making mdf and particle board ,
they make a slurry of sawdust and pour it in a rectangular mold ,
and have a flat 6” thick plate that comes down on the slurry ,
that is 6” thick also , and apply 200,000 lbs per square inch to make it down to 3/4” thick !
no wonder its so heavy !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Best llooking MDF project I ever saw!

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Very nice, I’m sure your daughter was thrilled to get it. Do you do a lot with MDF? I’ve never used it for furniture, but you have raised my interest.

-- Rocky

This is a great project. I went to your website and was very impressed with all the information there. I know that I will be using some of the techniques and jigs you posted. Great Job. Ed.E.

-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "

Great Lookin Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

Looks Great! Love the finish.

-- John in Arizona (but it's a dry heat!)

Thank you guys. I’m glad you liked it.

Do I have to tell you that I was also impressed with the result of this chest when done. This is the best finish I achieved on MDF ever.

Several years ago a bought 50 planks of 3/4” think MDF, 11-3/4” wide by 97” long for…. $2 each. Do I have to tell you that I made several trips to the home center! Tires and springs have their limits!

Since then I use MDF for much of my projects. Few weeks ago I started to build two kitchen hutches, all made out of MDF, of course. For now I don’t know yet what kind of finish I’ll put on.

Except the fact MDF is very dusty, I really like to work with it. As David mentioned, it’s very smooth and stable. By the way, its density is the same as soft maple. On this storage chest I use only pin nails to hold the moldings while the glue dried. The corners are all tight fit rabbetted/dadoed glued joints. When I work the joinery on MDF, I put as much ‘love’ and time that I would on precious hardwoods. In fact, it’s not the material I like, it’s the craft.

Besides that, MDF is just great for jigs and fixtures, and many of you know that I’m a fan of those.

David - You made me chuckle while reading about the futur crafter!

Best,

Serge

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-- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow.

I don’t know much about MDF. Are there different grades, etc.?

-- Rocky

Yes Rochy, there are different grades. I easily find the utilitarian grade and the premium grade at home centers and sometimes I find plastic film laminated MDF (on one or two sides). This last one is particularly great for jigs. When I see HDF (high density fiber) boards I don’t give a second thought and bring some home. This stuff is like raw floating floor boards, which is also great for jigs. I found only those in 1/4” and 5/16’’ thick sheets. I made a Tools and Hardware Cabinets out of this HDF. Look for it (8 links) on my website at this particular page:

http://atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_pagedir=Next&_c11_BlogPart_handle=cns!2ED8F7A23848B4AE!1195&_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart&partqs=cat%3dAnciens%2520projets%2520%252f%2520Old%2520Projects

My opinion: To build furniture, get the premium grade.

Best,

Serge

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Is HDF the premium grade?

-- Rocky

Serge nice chest, I have used MDf for jigs and such it does work well, and know that I see what you have done with it I will be thinking of were I could incorperate it in future projects.

-- Dave, I wood if I could but I can't so I woodknot

Rocky, no, HDF is not premium grade MDF. They are two different materials. I don’t know if HDF comes in different grades (and it’s so rare), but MDF does. Utilitarian MDF is more porous that the premium MDF. I believe they use less thickeness in fibers as David mentioned from the video he saw about making MDF.

To see more of what I made with MDF, check this page of my website: (you may find inspiration/motivation)

http://atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=cat%3dMa%2520galerie%2520de%2520meubles%2520%252f%2520My%2520Furniture%2520Gallery

Best,

Serge

http://www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com

-- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow.