Blanket Chest

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

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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

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

Great looking chest! Very good job.

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

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)

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.

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.

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

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."

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

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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

Very nice,beautiful

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

Wow, over the top!

What’s next??

Fantastic! That is major league nice.

-- Maplewood, MN

Getting the angles right in fabric is difficult enough. The quilt pattern in wood is beautiful. I enjoyed seeing this very much.
Christina

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

Wowzer!!!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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."

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

-- Andy Stark

great patterns… looks great

-- making sawdust....

Outstanding work-matches perfectly.

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