An oaken chest

Another wonderful job with that reclaimed wood, Stewart!

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

very “old world” looking.
This would look lovely in my home ;)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very well done Stewart – even if it is oaken :-)). I really like the hinges – are they custom fitted? Beautiful chest and finish.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Stewart,

That is really nice. On a piece that large, to get full book matched front panels, that is not something you see very often. And the panels are particularly nice, lots of figure, really eye catching. Something that nice seems worth the cost of a blade an a little smoke.

Thanks folks. This one is now brimming over with my wife’s knitting yarns! The hinges, Bill, were cheap (and fairly nasty) DIY steel hinges that I altered with files to look as if they were blacksmith made. Our last local blacksmith closed down two or three years ago. They’re known as penny or halfpenny hinges depending on the size of the circular bit on the end. I then beat them with a ball pein hammer, attacked them with a blowlamp and dropped them in old sump oil (Don’t do this indoors children!). Good grief. the things we do for our art!!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Wonderful chest. Great use of the burl.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Stewart The bandsawing went great the veneered panels are really great. What are the dimensions of the panels?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

This is a beautiful piece, Stewart! Wow!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Like all of your work Stewart, this is well executed and beautiful. Thanks so much for showing it.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I love those panels!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

As the young people say “VERY COOL” Stewart
LuLu would say its beautiful
And i sat. it’s a piece of craftsmanship
Well done

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"

Very nice indeed, those panels look amazing.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

100% Beautiful workmanship, thanks so much for showing and sharing with us.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

I’m with the rest here – great piece! I’d also be interested in the panel dimensions…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

“attacked them with a blowlamp and dropped them in old sump oil”

I had to look that one up:
Blowlamp or Blow torch is a common name for a simple heating torch,

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Stewart,

This is a terrific chest! Thanks for sharing. But I don’t see any mention of the type of finish you might have used. Please let me know. Thanks!

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

Beautiful wood and workmanship Stewart. Nicely done!

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

First rate, Stewart. I like the pinned M&T joints, and the panels are beauties.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Thanks all. The panels Karson, measure around 11” x 13”. My way of finishing Al Navas is usually very basic. I apply ‘Danish Oil’ – I don’t know if it’s peculiar to the UK (and Denmark??) – over a number of days. Sometimes ‘scrub’ the oil in with fine wet-or-dry abrasive paper. When dry, I build up then shine with a beeswax polish. Oh yes, the nice little brass lock came from a wooden case I saved from a bonfire pile. – I love recycling.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Very, very nice Mr. Stewart. I love the wood and design. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

That is one handsome chest! Yarn? It looks too studly for that… You are an amazing artist. Man, I really like this chest. Where do you get materials with such character? did I mention I really like this?

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever... - Keats

Thanks jm82435 – the burr panels came from a semi-retired man in Yorkshire who air dries his stock and is happy enough to let you spend a half day sorting through his yard. The first time I went there he offered to let me borrow his trailer to take the stuff home (I’d over-bought!). Now that’s real good old-fashioned service.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

a future heirloom.

-- making sawdust....