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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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dennis mitchell
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#1 posted 1905 days ago
That will go in my favorites! I especially love the matching quilt/chest detail.
tenontim
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#2 posted 1905 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.
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romansfivefive
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#3 posted 1905 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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#4 posted 1905 days ago
Great looking chest! Very good job.
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MsDebbieP
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#5 posted 1905 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!
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trifern
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#6 posted 1905 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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#7 posted 1905 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.
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Dan'um Style
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#8 posted 1905 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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#9 posted 1905 days ago
The wife did the quilt first.
The most difficult part was getting the angles on the inlay exactly right.
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ND2ELK
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#10 posted 1905 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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#11 posted 1905 days ago
Wonderful piece! I’ve favorited it also – it’s great the way you brought the quilt pattern into the chest itself.
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griff
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#12 posted 1905 days ago
Very nice,beautiful
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Topapilot
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#13 posted 1905 days ago
Wow, over the top!
What’s next??
rikkor
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#14 posted 1905 days ago
Fantastic! That is major league nice.
Thor
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#15 posted 1904 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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