treasure chest finished

It looks incredible, great looking chest. The finish came out great and the jewelry is a great touch.

-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy

Very nice chest If you’re sister doesn’t like send it to me I’ll take it…...........................Schloemoe

-- schloemoe, Oregon , http://www. woodrehab.blogspot.com

very cool bro thats funny.

Nice work. I like the wood selections, I’ve never worked with shellac like that, but the finish looks really good.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

brother im still learning my self it takes as much practice as wood working. weighing the shellac flakes with the denatured alchol to working with the shellac it drys resally fast. but i love the old school look over urethane.

Do you have a plan or sketchup design for this you can share? I’m mostly interested in how you did the top. Can you describe that. Is it rabitted around the top with the slats bevelled to fit longwise against each other smoothly?

It really came out beautiful. You did a great job on it.

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

I really like it. I too would be interested in plans for this. My daughter has been asking me to make her one for some time now.

-- The ability to learn is innate, not the desire.

Really cute design on the top. She’ll be very happy.

looks super – i have found hickory to be very interesting as well

-- -erik & christy-

A very nice treasure chest. The shellac finish with those brass accent pieces look great!

-- I am responsible for how I respond to everything in my life - - Katy TX

Ooh, a very nice job. Interesting wood choice and good jointing.

-- Stanley generally struggling

this came out really nice .

bet she is happy ,
i like the tray with the shelf stops ,
keeps it tidy inside .

the top is great ,
you hid all the end grain well !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Your sister should be VERY happy! That is gorgeous.

That’s so cool! I’ve been thinking about making a treasure chest on a smaller scale (maybe half the size of this one) for my son. He loves to play pirates, and has a bag full of all of the pretend jewels that we can dump inside. I need to call him over here so he can see yours!

YEP…you get my son’s sign of approval….he says wowwww that’s awesomeeeee!!! : )

-- Heidi :) “The only source of knowledge is experience”