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Grady's Toy box/Treasure Chest

Project by schroeder posted 620 days ago 551 views 1 time favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe


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CharlieM1958

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posted 620 days ago

Nice job. Great figure on that wood!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Betsy

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posted 620 days ago

Nice. The two levels of trays is a nice touch.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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TomFran

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posted 620 days ago

Nice work, Schroeder! That should last, at least, a couple of generations.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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ND2ELK

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posted 620 days ago

Love the grain on this cabinet. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Woodshopfreak

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posted 620 days ago

looks beautiful. Love the wood.

-- Tyler, Illinois

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Scott Bryan

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posted 620 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.

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cajunpen

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posted 620 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/

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 620 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.

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sidestepmcgee

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posted 620 days ago

man that figure is awesome, and the chest is classic.great job

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

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GaryK

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posted 620 days ago

Great box and fantastic wood!

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

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GMoney

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posted 620 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

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 620 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

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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dustynewt

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posted 619 days ago

Fantastic figure on that maple. Well executed design.

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com

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Paul D

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posted 619 days ago

Awesome job! I think the tray is a good idea.

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

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rikkor

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posted 619 days ago

That will certainly be a treasure for the youngster. It will also probably be a treasure for his kid.

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oicurn2it2

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posted 619 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

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coolbreeze

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posted 603 days ago

Pretty figure and a nice box. Oh, treefarmer, my address is….

-- Jason, AL

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