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Scott Bryan
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posted 649 days ago
Sam,
This is a nice chest. The raised panels add a nice design element to the piece. I am sure that your daughter will enjoy and cherish this piece. It is something that she can pass on to her children.
Congratulations on getting a new son-in-law.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Grumpy
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posted 649 days ago
Nice job Sam. That wood looks like Juniper down under. does it have a very strong sweet odour?.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
griff
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posted 649 days ago
Great looking chest Sam, Your daughter will truly cherish this chest
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
CharlieM1958
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posted 649 days ago
Great job, Sam! I’m sure your future grandchildren will inherit this one day.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
GaryK
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posted 649 days ago
Very nice job! I love the smell of cedar. Your daughter will love it.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
cajunpen
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posted 649 days ago
Ahh, another family heirloom. The chest looks great and like Gary said the aroma of that cedar won’t hurt anything at all. Good job.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Karson
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posted 649 days ago
Great job Sam. It’s a keeper and family will fight over it for generations to come.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Bob A in NJ
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posted 649 days ago
Nice job, you beat me to the punch!!
I’m about to post mine in another week or so. I made two, one cherry, one walnut for my 2 girls I used solid boards with dovetails vs post and panel. On the cherry one I stained directly on the wood but wish I had put on a washcoat of shellac as the finish is blotchy. I used the same interior design, both the cedar and the sliding drawer. Either way, they all came our very nice and what better present can a dad give his daughter but a shop made Hope Chest. Well done , I hope she loves it.
-- Bob A in NJ
Tomcat1066
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posted 649 days ago
Very nice. I’m building one for my sister-in-law soon. Like Bob A, mine will be solid boards. However, mine will be loose tenon construction. I hadn’t thought about a till like that for smaller items. THAT is in the plans now, hope you don’t mind being ripped off :)
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
MsDebbieP
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posted 649 days ago
oh now beautiful.
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grovemadman
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posted 649 days ago
Really nice chest you built there Sam!
-- --Chuck
Sam Yerardi
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posted 649 days ago
Thanks guys! One thing I’m embarrassed to admit is after I had glued up the raised panels I realized that I should have made the raised panels more defined than just a slope as you can see in the first picture. So I thought about it and thought about it and decided to hand-cut the raised panels in place with chisels and scrapers. Learned my lesson. It actually turned out good but I won’t take that route ever again. The process I used was a good woodworking lesson for me but I wouldn’t recommend it.
Bob A
I have another daughter about the same age and she wants one also and it will be walnut. Small world, huh?
-- Sam
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 649 days ago
Hi Sam;
Great job! Beautiful workmanship.
I’m certain your daughter loves it.
Lee
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Sam Yerardi
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posted 649 days ago
Thanks Lee, I appreciate it. Yes, she loves it. Now she wants two end tables for her living room to match it.
-- Sam
rikkor
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posted 648 days ago
Nice chest. I am sure the cedar liner will give it a sweet aroma.
HokieMojo
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posted 515 days ago
any chance you’ve doen one in walnut and cedar? I’d love to see how it looks with one another. This project is great though so I wouldn’t be surprised if you did the same thing
Sam Yerardi
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posted 510 days ago
Actually my other daughter wants one in walnut. That one I think I will use a Franklin Gottshall design. I’ve be been busy with summer stuff & haven’t been able to get to the shop much except for honey-doos.
-- Sam