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This is a wedding gift I made for my daughter. There is a story to this. I work in a hospital. A few years back they remodled some patient units. They gutted the floors, all the hallways had oak rails 1 1/2’thick x 8” wide. I snatched up a bunch of them and brought them home. This chest was made from them. Even the panels are solid 1/4” oak made from the rails.
Bob D
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Ryan Haasen
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#1 posted 352 days ago
That is a beautiful chest!
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Dale
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#2 posted 352 days ago
Excellent job and great use of the discarded oak. Did you work from plans.
-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.
Robertd
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#3 posted 352 days ago
Yes I got the plans from one of my magazines, can’t seem to remember which one.
madwilliamflint
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#4 posted 352 days ago
Good Lord that’s a beautiful box.
a1Jim
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#5 posted 352 days ago
Looks great Bob what a super gift and a good save on the material too.
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Rev_John
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#6 posted 352 days ago
Great. Your daughter should be really proud of it.
-- John from Jackson, Michigan
canadianchips
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#7 posted 352 days ago
Good salvage. VERY nice chest.
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#8 posted 352 days ago
Gorgeous! Nice salvage. What is the strapping made from?
-- That hoopy frood really knows where his towel is.
Robertd
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#9 posted 352 days ago
The strapping is walnut
Bob D
gfadvm
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#10 posted 352 days ago
A beautiful chest made all the better by coming from recycled material. I really think the walnut strapping was a good design feature and goes very well with the oak.
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
JR_Dog
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#11 posted 352 days ago
Now that’s a gift; something I’m sure she’ll keep forever and pass down – really nice looking.
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Victor Kerr
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#12 posted 352 days ago
verry nice love it
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spud72
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#13 posted 349 days ago
Wow, Great Job!
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staryder
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#14 posted 196 days ago
Awesome project, beautiful job. If you remember the magazine the plans came from I would love to know. I have someone who wants a chest and would really love to see the plans. Thanks Rick….
-- Rick.... Fort Worth, Texas
hotbyte
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#15 posted 32 days ago
Yes, awesome job! Nice background on the wood too.
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