Blanket/Toy Chest

Very nice! Lots of details.

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

nicest chest I’ve seen in a long time. beautiful work.

-- ..... smalll army of cast iron wingnuts !! cool photo in FORUM

This is a nice chest. I really like the curved lid. I am glad to see that you have made them both a chest as we can’t show favoritism among our children/grandchildren.

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

Instant heirloom!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

beautiful chest. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

great chest…and it is nice to hear that those of us with fewer tools still have hope!!! your grand daughter will love it…

I would love to hear what prompted your move from CA to TN…I am always thinknig we need to get away from this home loan and move to a place with more land (and room for a huge SHOP…

ok…take care…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

Thanks all I thought about dovetailing tha case etc but I really wanted to duplicate what I did before. And you are right Scott, can’t show any favoritisim especially with those 2!! Thanks again for all the nice commets

-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good

Rick, what a ghreat chest I’m positive she’ll love it. I know this one must have been a lot easier to put together…LOL

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Great job! I like it a lot!

-- "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!

Nice job Rick. Very robust box built to last a liftime.

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

This is a really nice chest, Rick. It is chocked-full of little details and features that make it visually appealing as well as very functional. Excellent work!

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

Very nice, I like the built in handles feature.

-- Bob A in NJ

forgot to ask about the color. It looks great on the pine. What did you use ?

-- ..... smalll army of cast iron wingnuts !! cool photo in FORUM

gorgeous!!
the lid, the.. gosh .. everything is magnificent!

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

Thanks for all the comments again everyone – Dan, my daughter in law asked that I try to match the furniture in the room. I ususally use General Finishes waterbase but, and dont’ ask me why, I told my son to look at some Minwax colors at the big blue box (I never seem to have luck wiith them anymore, the stains seem weak) he chose English Oak. I bought some, tested a piece and through modern technology sent them a picture. Was too light so I took some of the Salem Maple stain I used on my tall case clock and mixed the two together and that seemed to work out fine. I did apply a coat of sanding sealer first. Sorry for the long answer but it just wasn’t easy as a premixed color like it is for me most of the time

-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good

You really did a fine job on this chest. Lots of details!

-- Maplewood, MN

This is one of the best I have seen! I personally like the shape,the added trim and the stain color.Very well done Rick.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY