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Walnut Drawer Chest

Project by CharlieM1958 posted 651 days ago 844 views 6 times favorited 34 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I picked up a small lot of 9/16 walnut on ebay. When it arrived, it had really beautiful grain and color, and I knew I wanted to try to use it well. This is my own design. The inlay is just some old screen molding that was laying around the shop. I ripped it in half on the band saw, glued the flat end into the routed grooves, and sanded off what was left . Finish is wipe-on satin poly.

One mistake I made with this one is that the small piano hinges I used (from Lee Valley) called for #0 screws, and I only had the next size larger on hand. Since they fit in the holes okay, I figured “no big deal” right? Wrong. The heads don’t sit 100% fluch with the hinge, so when you open the lid the screw heads bump into each other and keep the lid from reaching a full 90 degrees to stay open by itself. Hence the clunky prop in the third photo.

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


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GaryK

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posted 651 days ago

Looks great Charlie! Fantactic job on the inlays.

You could always countersink the hinges a little to get the screws flush.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 651 days ago

Thanks, Gary. That is a good idea. I had thought about just getting the smaller screws, but of course I’d have to fill and redrill the holes. :-(

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

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MsDebbieP

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posted 651 days ago

Charlie! This is beautiful.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Les Hastings

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posted 651 days ago

Nicely done Charlie!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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mrtrim

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posted 651 days ago

exellent work charlie ! you could take a toothpich dip it in some glue stick it in the holes cut them flush and use the smaller screws . thats just one way i do it . great job !

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mot

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posted 651 days ago

Another stunning piece, Charlie.

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

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Scott Bryan

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posted 651 days ago

Charlie this is a real nice piece. I love the grain on the walnut. I agree with mrtrim’s suggestion. I have used that method when I needed to resize a screw.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Russel

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posted 651 days ago

Great piece. Really nice detail.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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rikkor

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posted 651 days ago

That is a fine box. It looks great. I am sure you’ll overcome the issue with the screw heads.

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TomFran

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posted 651 days ago

Another great one, Charlie! You just keep getting better.

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

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Sgt_Lobo

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posted 651 days ago

Looks real nice Charlie! I guess someday I’ll have to give a jewelry box a try. Walnut is my favorite wood to work with, I’m going to go search ebay now to see if I can find a deal…

-- Sgt_Lobo -- Aurora, CO

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forkboy

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posted 651 days ago

very nice, especially the drawers look excellent.

-- Perth, Australia

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DAN

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posted 651 days ago

fine job ! Charlie … great design

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 651 days ago

Handsome piece, Charlie. And a good excuse for a 82° countersink.

Then you can do a review before I shell out the cash for one. ;^D

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

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 650 days ago

Thank you all for the kind words.

mrtrim, I think your idea will be the winner.

Doug, I would say you are shameless, but you get points for admitting your ulterior motives. <g>

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

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woodbutcher

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posted 650 days ago

Charlie Really pretty. The contrast in wood colors is great! Excellent job for sure. Just curious how big is the box -i.e. overall dimensions? I like Douglas Bordners’ idea with the countersink. Lots of the packaged hardware I recieve from time to time comes with the wrong size screws supplied and I use the countersink to correct their mistake! I really like your overall design Charlie Keep up the good work.

Ken McGinnis

-- woodbutcher north carolina

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 650 days ago

Thanks, Ken. Dimensions are approx. 14”W x 9”H x 7”D.

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

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Grumpy

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posted 650 days ago

I like it. bueat job.

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

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Critterman

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posted 650 days ago

Well done Charlie, great looking box. These guys gave you good suggestions on the screw fix…a small thing really…you can do that. The box is beautiful, love the contrast.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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relic

342 posts in 815 days


posted 650 days ago

Beautiful chest, the inlays are really nice.

-- Andy Stark

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Blake

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posted 650 days ago

Beautiful and very classy. Well done!

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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lclashley

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posted 649 days ago

Great design, and nice work. The false drawer front is a nice touch.

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CedarFreakCarl

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posted 648 days ago

Charlie, that’s one great looking box! I really like the inlays. Set off that walnut beautifully!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 648 days ago

Thanks, Guys!

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

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Dana

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posted 648 days ago

I had commented on this yesterday I must have forgotten to save it :(
Anyways Charlie Very nice job. :)

-- Dana,Texas

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Don

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posted 642 days ago

Wow, Charlie, this is terrific! As you know, I just love small wooden boxes, and your reinforces my passion.

Nice choice of wood; the inlay give the chest a real crisp look. I suggest you replace the screw and it will be perfect.

Nice work!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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bearriverbodger

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posted 639 days ago

Nice chest, lovely colour and nice inlay. Hope you managed to sort the screws.

-- John, Nova Scotia, www.windsorchair.ca

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grovemadman

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posted 632 days ago

Wow Charlie, I joined Lumberjocks the day after you posted this finely made jewelry box. Top notch!!!!!!!!!!!

-- --Chuck

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scottb

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posted 632 days ago

I was impressed that Doug could tell how much less than 90 degrees the top opened – until I followed the link. Never saw a countersink like that.

Great looking box – the screws will be an easy enough fix. (you know it’s going to bug you until you do it) Heck I had to do that for my entire kitchen when I replaced the hinges (we’re talking 16’ of cabinets on one side plus a few more on the opposite, top and bottom, all because the new hinges were 1/2 a hole’s width off in two directions. Go the toothpick route – not filler, way simpler.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 632 days ago

Thanks Chuck and Scott!

Scott, the thought of that hinge replacement job you did makes me cringe.

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

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MikeyG

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posted 597 days ago

that really nice. do you get alot of your wood on ebay? and is it of a good quality?

-- "Measure twice, curse once"

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jeanmarc

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posted 581 days ago

superbe travail

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 581 days ago

Merci!

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

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Dennis Zongker

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posted 401 days ago

Beautifull box!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

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