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Built for friends who had their first child a year ago…(I’m behind in my project list!!!) I’d built one for my niece some years ago out of reclaimed Doug-fir ( http://lumberjocks.com/projects/840 )and she seems to like it. The wood on this one is Big Leaf Maple that came from the tree farm in Oregon we both work at. I had it milled a couple years ago and air dried. These were some of the wider (18”) boards that I got out of the tree – lotsa figure! The plan for the box is from Woodsmith – Finished with 3 coats sealer, 2 coats poly and wax. Hopefully it will make a good treasure chest for the kid!
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17 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 206 days ago
Nice job. Great figure on that wood!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Betsy
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posted 206 days ago
Nice. The two levels of trays is a nice touch.
-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!
TomFran
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posted 206 days ago
Nice work, Schroeder! That should last, at least, a couple of generations.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
ND2ELK
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posted 206 days ago
Love the grain on this cabinet. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.
Tom
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Woodshopfreak
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posted 206 days ago
looks beautiful. Love the wood.
-- Tyler, Illinois
Scott Bryan
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posted 206 days ago
Schroeder,
This is a gorgeous box. You really brought out the figure on the maple.
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.
cajunpen
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posted 206 days ago
That is some spectacular looking wood Schroeder. Nice design on the box too. The child should be very happy with it.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Douglas Bordner
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posted 206 days ago
Nice box, Schroeder. Big Leaf Maple is one of my favorite woods, and it seems to make it’s way to my Omaha woodseller about ever two years. I just laid in a smallish batch – I can hear it calling to me all the way out in the garage…
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
sidestepmcgee
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posted 206 days ago
man that figure is awesome, and the chest is classic.great job
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GaryK
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posted 206 days ago
Great box and fantastic wood!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
GMoney
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posted 206 days ago
you had the tree milled and then built with the wood. that’s amazing, must be a great feeling. it is one handsome chest. i bet you made their day with that.
-- Greg, CT
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 206 days ago
That’s some pretty wood. At first glance I thought it was veneer, just based on the figure in it.
Very nice work on the box, as well.
Lee
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dustynewt
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posted 205 days ago
Fantastic figure on that maple. Well executed design.
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Paul D
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posted 205 days ago
Awesome job! I think the tray is a good idea.
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
rikkor
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That will certainly be a treasure for the youngster. It will also probably be a treasure for his kid.
-- Maplewood, MN
oicurn2it2
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posted 205 days ago
sweet box love, that maple. those were the days ,huh, when all your toys would fit in a box that size ….
well everythings got a trade off. back to the saw dust
-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's
coolbreeze
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posted 189 days ago
Pretty figure and a nice box. Oh, treefarmer, my address is….
-- Jason, AL