| Project by Rob | posted 1358 days ago | 4004 views | 8 times favorited | 19 comments |  |
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This Sea Chest was commissioned for a retiring Navy Chief Warrant Officer. Dimensions are 18.5” tall, 37.5” long and 19.75” deep. Wood is Makore or African Cherry. Thickness is .75” for all stock except the cleats for the beckets. Finish is four coats of hand rubbed oil finish ARM-r Seal semi-gloss followed by two coats of hand applied fine furniture wax. The beckets, the rope lid stay and the turks head rope covers for the lid knobs were all hand made by Mr. Roy Chapman of Coupeville Washington. The box lid and bottom are lined with a blue felt cloth. The lid is designed to hold a 5×9 flag, various medals and accoutrement from his naval career.
I learned how to use my Porter Cable dovetail jig, the 4212 to dovetail a board of infinite width. The 4212 will only work on boards up to 12 in wide which wouldn’t work on this project. The manual is here; http://www.rockler.com/tech/RTD10000211AA.pdf. It’s very straightforward and easy to accomplish. I was very concerned at first, but it came out perfect.
The brass hardware comes from Lee Valley. I really like the handmade beckets, they are rated in excess of 5000 lbs! Amazing!
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interpim
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#1 posted 1358 days ago
Nice looking sea chest bro
I probably will be making a few of these over the next few years.
-- San Diego, CA
ND2ELK
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#2 posted 1358 days ago
Beautiful job on the chest. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Woodwrecker
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#3 posted 1358 days ago
Boy O Boy, that is about the smartest looking sea chest I have ever seen.
That thing is top notch from end to end.
Beautiful work!
-- Having fun...Eric
MayflowerDescendant
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#4 posted 1358 days ago
GREAT job! The rope work, hardware, dovetails, carving of the name, finish … all are exceptional! Hats off to all veterans and currently serving members of our military.
-- Glen - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
cwdance1
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#5 posted 1358 days ago
Beautiful job, the rope handles are a plus.
I hope to do work like that some day.
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#6 posted 1358 days ago
That is awesome!
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jim1953
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#7 posted 1358 days ago
Great Lookin Chest
-- Jim, Kentucky
Moron
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#8 posted 1358 days ago
was the retired navy man happy to recieve it
in the end
thats what counts ?
I sure hope that when I retire
no one gives me more furntiure
-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso
Popsnsons
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#9 posted 1358 days ago
Awesome job…that will last for generations.
-- Pops ~ In So Cal...
Skillet
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#10 posted 1358 days ago
gorgeous & looks good too, can’t beat that
-- Skillet, Louisiana
dustyal
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#11 posted 1358 days ago
Super nice work. Well designed and executed. All it lacks is the bottle of rum?
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#12 posted 1358 days ago
Hey Rob
Very nice design and finish…sweet job.
DavidH
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#13 posted 1358 days ago
Rob, turned out great. interior is very nice.
-- David - Houston, Texas. (http://www.justsquareenough.com/)
ChesapeakeBob
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#14 posted 1358 days ago
Really nice work!
-- Chesapeake Bob, Southern Maryland
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#15 posted 1357 days ago
Outstanding project. One of the best chest that I have seen. I usually don’t care for rope handles, but these are great and really add to the overall appearance of the chest.
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