Cherry craftsman style blanket chest/toy box

That’s a super looking blanket chest an a real cutie sitting on top of it too.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Lukie,

Nice looking toy box/blanket chest and a cute ornament on the top, too!

Welcome to LJs!

L/W

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

Congratulations on your build, it looks great. The finish turned out nicely. Looks like you daughter is thinking of a great hide and seek spot. Welcome to LJ.

-- Nikki in Virginia

Beautiful chest. I love cherry. Looks great.

-- I was born at a very young age, as I grew up, I got older.

Beauty. A work of art.
What was your source for “Lid Stay Torsion Hinges?”

Until I actually read the text below the pictures, I was going to ask how the heck you kept the lid up.
Sometimes I think the folks in here are 100 percent woodworkers and 100 percent artists … I know … the math isn’t right, but the facts are.

-- Chance Four "Not Just a Second Chance"

nomercadies, the hinges came from Rockler, pricey…but well worth the peace of mind. It took 3 of the 60lb. rated to hold up the 48”x22”x3/4” cherry top sufficiently.

-- Lucas, "Someday woodworks will be my real job, until then, there's this http://www.melbrownfarmsupply.com"

Rockler … got it.
Thank you very much.

-- Chance Four "Not Just a Second Chance"

This post couldn’t be more timely Lukie. I’m close to hinging a similarly sized lid and was unsure of the weight rating until reading of your project. I ordered 3 of the 60 lb hinges and am now confident I guessed right. Thanks for posting such a nice job.

-- Trees, a wonderful gift --Joe--

Yes we woodworkers are nutty about our wood.

-- Josh; Former Pennsylvanian, current Coloradan

How much does it cost to build something like this? I am suppose to do this exact one for a project so I have been looking around and pricing things.

Kara, I probably got about $300 in it, but 100 of that was those fancy hinges, plus I still have a huge chunk of 8/4 cherry left over from the legs. Hope that helps?!

-- Lucas, "Someday woodworks will be my real job, until then, there's this http://www.melbrownfarmsupply.com"

Thanks I am just looking for a good place to buy the wood. I am in Greeley and have to make 2 of these for a community service project. And ideas would help.

Nice looking chest. : )

Kara, I got the lumber from Sears Trostel in Fort Collinns. Nice selection, decent prices. If you don’t wanna go all the way to FoCo, Woodcraft in Loveland has a pretty nice selection of cherry, A little pricier though.

Shane, Thank you

-- Lucas, "Someday woodworks will be my real job, until then, there's this http://www.melbrownfarmsupply.com"

Do you know where I can get the instructions for this chest. I have a copy of 3 pages but its just not make since to me… any advice will help I have to have it built before the 25th.