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.

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

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. mwurm13@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...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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 ?

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

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

-- ~ 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!

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.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

this chest looks like a one from our historical past like a pirates chest. ?where did you find the single cover locking latch thats unusual and very cool application.

-- another tip from cooperedpatterns

Beautiful work. I think I just got a new appreciation for pine :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Thank you T, I know pine isn’t always the first choice for a lot of people, but I wanted to be sure both grandaughters had EXACTLY the same chest, the best grandpa could do to keep peace in the family :) Thaks for the comment

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

What color is the stain? That’s a good idea about keeping the GDs = :=)

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Actually it was a home made blend of a couple of cans I had from previous projects, I was trying to get as close as I could to the existing furniture color in the room. I use General Finishes a lot and like their Salem Maple and I stirred a darker stain in that can until I reached the color I thought was close. All this color matching was done through digital pix and email and as it turned out I got pretty close :) final coat of a water based poly for added protection and a little wax.

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

I THOUGHT THERE WAS HINT OF MAPLE IN THE COLOR ;-) HOW EVER YOU GOT THERE, IT LOOKS GOOD!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Very nice. This will be an heirloom for sure.

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

Thanks Jack, I think there will be another one built for grand child #3 who just turned 1….maybe a nice Christmas present.

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