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Blanket Chest

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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.

-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."


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dennis mitchell

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posted 189 days ago

That will go in my favorites! I especially love the matching quilt/chest detail.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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tenontim

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posted 189 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

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romansfivefive

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posted 189 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.

-- www.robneves.com

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GaryK

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posted 189 days ago

Great looking chest! Very good job.

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

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MsDebbieP

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posted 189 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!

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

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trifern

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posted 189 days ago

Very impressive. This is something to be proud of.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 189 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.

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DAN

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posted 189 days ago

this is the 4th time I’ve looked at this one today. Looks better each time. really nice job.

welcome to lumberjocks.

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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Ampeater

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posted 189 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."

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ND2ELK

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posted 189 days ago

Very nicely done. Each piece compliments each other. You both are a master of your craft.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Nils

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posted 189 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

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griff

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posted 189 days ago

Very nice,beautiful

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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Topapilot

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posted 189 days ago

Wow, over the top!

What’s next??

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rikkor

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posted 189 days ago

Fantastic! That is major league nice.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Thor

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posted 189 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

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Jon3

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posted 187 days ago

Was this marquetry for the quilt section, or inlay? What is the substrate on those panels?

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PanamaJack

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posted 187 days ago

Wowzer!!!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Ampeater

64 posts in 200 days


posted 187 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."

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relic

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posted 185 days ago

Wow, now thats one nice looking blanket box, it must be a conversation piece.

-- Andy Stark

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motthunter

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posted 185 days ago

great patterns… looks great

-- making sawdust....

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cajunpen

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posted 175 days ago

Outstanding work-matches perfectly.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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