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Here is another project that I made a few years ago. My wife loves to make quilts and made the one that is on our king-size bed. I decided that we needed a Blanket Chest (Quilt Chest) for the foot of the bed. I designed this one. Primary wood is red oak, both plywood and hardwood. The inlay is 1/4” thick cherry, walnut, purpleheart, ash, and poplar. If you look close you can see that the design of the quilt blocks and the inlayed blocks are the same.
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28 comments so far
dennis mitchell
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posted 630 days ago
That will go in my favorites! I especially love the matching quilt/chest detail.
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tenontim
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posted 630 days ago
Beautiful! When things slow down a little, inlay and marquetry is on my list of things to learn how to do. I think it’s the next step for my furniture.
-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
romansfivefive
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posted 630 days ago
That is awesome. My curent quilt box says rubbermaid on it. On my growing list of things I want to build. Well done.
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GaryK
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posted 630 days ago
Great looking chest! Very good job.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
MsDebbieP
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posted 630 days ago
wow.. from the thumbnails, I thought you had attached an actual quilt block to the front … very impressive.
boy would my Mom go “woo hooo” over this one!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
trifern
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posted 630 days ago
Very impressive. This is something to be proud of.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Scott Bryan
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posted 630 days ago
This is an excellent piece. The inlay makes this one special. Did you design the inlay to match the quilt or did your wife make the quilt to match the inlay?
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.
DAN
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posted 630 days ago
this is the 4th time I’ve looked at this one today. Looks better each time. really nice job.
welcome to lumberjocks.
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Ampeater
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posted 630 days ago
The wife did the quilt first.
The most difficult part was getting the angles on the inlay exactly right.
-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."
ND2ELK
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posted 630 days ago
Very nicely done. Each piece compliments each other. You both are a master of your craft.
Tom
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Nils
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posted 630 days ago
Wonderful piece! I’ve favorited it also – it’s great the way you brought the quilt pattern into the chest itself.
-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA
griff
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posted 630 days ago
Very nice,beautiful
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
Topapilot
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Wow, over the top!
What’s next??
rikkor
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posted 630 days ago
Fantastic! That is major league nice.
Thor
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posted 630 days ago
Getting the angles right in fabric is difficult enough. The quilt pattern in wood is beautiful. I enjoyed seeing this very much.
Christina
Jon3
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posted 628 days ago
Was this marquetry for the quilt section, or inlay? What is the substrate on those panels?
PanamaJack
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posted 628 days ago
Wowzer!!!
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
Ampeater
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posted 627 days ago
Jon 3 – It was actually marquetry. The entire front of the chest was made from 1/4” material. The “rails” and “stiles” are 1/4” oak and all of the other small pieces are 1/4”. They were all glued to 3/4” oak plywood.
I put a very small chamfer on each of the pieces. This made it pop out much better as well as helping to hide any uneven pieces.
-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."
relic
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posted 626 days ago
Wow, now thats one nice looking blanket box, it must be a conversation piece.
-- Andy Stark
motthunter
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posted 626 days ago
great patterns… looks great
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cajunpen
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posted 616 days ago
Outstanding work-matches perfectly.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
WoodMosaics
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posted 416 days ago
Nice match to the quilt.
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Karson
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posted 335 days ago
Great looking blanket chest.
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Kindlingmaker
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posted 206 days ago
Amazing, beautiful! You made an outstanding piece of art!
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degoose
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posted 171 days ago
Superb craftsmanship!
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Pdub
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posted 40 days ago
Wow! That is a beautiful chest. You do fantastic work.
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Tony Ennis
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posted 21 days ago
“Getting the angles right in fabric is difficult enough.”
I’ll take “What is paper piecing” for $500, Alex.
My wife is a quilter…
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roman
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posted 21 days ago
That quilt and the bed and the chest…...................Impressive.
My better half is a “quilter”, we have enough fabric in the basement to make a tent over a small city.
I best not show her this
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