Oak hope chest

That’s a nice chest! I’m a big fan of the Domino as well. Mine sits patiently in it’s systainer waiting for me to use it again.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

That’s a really pretty chest!

I must confess to my warped mind… when you said your wife wanted you to build something for your sister-in-law, and I looked at the photo of the chest, my first thought was “Yep, the body should fit in there.” :-)

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

Looks great delta!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

This is nice, I do like the look of the raised panel. I noticed to in all your project description that you are having fun. I call my shop my playroom.

-- Ron Central, CA

That marriage had better last a long time Delta, after all the work you have done for your brother & wife to be. Very nice job indeed.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

looks good. tell us about the finish

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

Another nice project Delta. Your brother is lucky to have you – or he’d go broke buying all the stuff that you have built for him.

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

Thats a great looking chest. Nice work. The Domino is a cool toy but it aint worth 700 bucks….

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

Guys, we gave the hope chest to my future sister in law. She asked me how to paint it. I almost had a small cow. I’m sure some of you share my concerns. I did relay to her that oak is not for painting. Anyway I think she will leave the woodworking up to me.

-- With God all things are possible. Matt 20:26

Beautiful work Delta. Now, had it been walnut, she could have painted it. No wait, that’s Deb that paints walnut… nevermind ;-0

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

If she wanted you to paint it you should make one of pine and keep this one for the smart sister in law. She will love it when she see it and will wonder in the coming years what she was thinking. My wife has her grandmother,s chest and it looks better than the one we purchased after we were married. The one we purchased has a nicer padded top. To bad we burned it with a cigarette. I wonder which one will be saved in the future. The one with the burn or not with the burn. Thanks for sharing your project with us.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

I bet it would look nice painted (Evil grin) haha

((note to self: just give up.. your reputation is forever tarnished, not varnished, or should I say painted, or tainted)) sigh

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

hahahahaaa , you’ve got to love ppl that paint hardwoods…...what are you going to finish it with and if you already have finished it , do you have any pix ?

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