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Last weekend I finished an outdoor cedar chest for storing our patio cushions in.

Simple box, mortised joints. The main panel of each side floats in a mortise. I left the side slats as wide as each board would allow instead of cutting them all the same width…seemed like a better use of the cedar. Aromatic cedar is pretty nice to work with. Lots of knots though that can cause some issues.

I've left it unfinished.

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Nice chest. I was thinking of making something like that for my deck
 

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Leaving the widths as-is really makes sense given the application. Sometimes the best use of materials isn't the most uniform. I'm sure those floating panels will extend the life out there in the elements. Cool project.
 

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I love working with Cedar. And that is a great idea… My back yard renovation plans are in slow motion these days, but I think a few chairs, a table and a deck box like that might do the trick. First I need to rip out the existing junk deck from there…
 

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Real nice. Think it would live inside my house. Wish we had the Aromatic Cedar growing around here. Well done.
 

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Great looking chest. Now I know what I can do on my patio for the cushions this winter.
 
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