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Blanket Chest

Project by Ampeater posted 630 days ago 825 views 10 times favorited 28 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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 630 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 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

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romansfivefive

258 posts in 666 days


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.

-- www.robneves.com

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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."

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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

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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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

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griff

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posted 630 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 630 days ago

Wow, over the top!

What’s next??

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rikkor

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posted 630 days ago

Fantastic! That is major league nice.

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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

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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?

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PanamaJack

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posted 628 days ago

Wowzer!!!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Ampeater

200 posts in 640 days


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."

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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

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motthunter

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posted 626 days ago

great patterns… looks great

-- making sawdust....

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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/

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WoodMosaics

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posted 416 days ago

Nice match to the quilt.

-- It’s not so much what we know that causes the trouble, it’s what we know that’s not so.

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Karson

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posted 335 days ago

Great looking blanket chest.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Kindlingmaker

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posted 206 days ago

Amazing, beautiful! You made an outstanding piece of art!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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degoose

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posted 171 days ago

Superb craftsmanship!

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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Pdub

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posted 40 days ago

Wow! That is a beautiful chest. You do fantastic work.

-- Paul, North Dakota, USAF Ret.

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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…

-- Tony

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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

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

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