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I messed up some raised panel doors for some custom cabinets so I had a double panel and the two singles floating around for a while. Finally I decided to stick em together and make a small chest. I decided to do a curved top to make the project more interesting. I glued up an oak panel and curved the top with a plane. The inside curve I had to build a jig, two half moons with a plate connecting them for the router to sit in. The moons slid back and forth on boards on each side of the panel. The bottom is cedar. The tray bottom is red cedar. The top is held on with rare earth magnets. I reversed the polarity on opposing sides so the lid would only fit one way. Its finished with stain and satin poly.
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odie
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posted 169 days ago
Ah .. a man with style. It looks terrific, and it will be a family heirloom in the future.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 169 days ago
This chest looks wonderful and great use of “scrap” material as well. The raised panels and curved lid give this piece a lot of visual interest.
Thanks for sharing.
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SeniorChief
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posted 169 days ago
Excellant Chest, I myself have been trying to design something similiar but have not settles on a final design. I have not determeined if I am going to use bent lamination for the top or coopering, your design has definately raised good interest and would like more info.
Billy
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 169 days ago
Looks great, obviously with great attention to detail. How big is it?
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kansas
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posted 169 days ago
Nice work. Thanks for posting.
GaryK
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posted 169 days ago
Looks great to me. The curved top sets it apart.
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Dominic Vanacora
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posted 169 days ago
Your right about the top it made me stop and look. I’ve been wanting to try this for sometime. I think I’ll use MDF to try making the top with you fixture idea.
Nice use of already great look work.
thanks for sharing your ideas and taking the time to post them.
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grovemadman
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posted 169 days ago
Nice. I like the idea of using rare earth magnets for the lid. It might make a nice pet casket for a small animal too. Great job on the curved top!!!!
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ND2ELK
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posted 169 days ago
Very nice looking chest. You did a beautiful job on this piece. Really like the curved top. Thanks for posting.
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bilsborough
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posted 169 days ago
It’s an odd size, 26×14x??? It’s not here to measure and I don’t remember off hand. Kind of Impracticle acctually. The only problem is the expansion/ contraction of the curved panel. I would have done it differently if I was building another.
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BarryW
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posted 169 days ago
really sharp…
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Dusty56
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posted 169 days ago
My first impressions were also casket related…..very nice box , great workmanship
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Davesfunwoodworking
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posted 169 days ago
Very nice chest.
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jockmike2
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posted 168 days ago
Beautiful chest. What else can I say. mike
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