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This is the first Christmas present for the upcoming holiday season!
Made of Maple and Walnut, with the bottom of aromatic cedar.
The corners are joined via sliding dovetails, the rest is frame and panel construction.
The lid is breadboard capped and pinned with square pegs.
This particular chest is a gift for a young male, so I was going for a somewhat masculine design.
The top of the chest was designed as a loose interpretation of the stripes found on the late 60's Camaro's.
The internal/removeable tray is a contrasting design.
This was my own design and I pretty much made it up as I went along for the most part…..
It was a very satisfying project…..kept me out of the house and off the streets for a while and during the process I made some new friends…...the duck community from the pond behind my shop visited me for snacks everytime I worked on the project.
Thanks for looking.

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That is beautiful, very well done. What finish did you use, looks like glass.
 

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Very well done. I like the stability of the breadboard ends. I second Dale's question: Tell us about the finish.
 

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Lovely! #3, What is the finish?
 

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Very beautiful work. A lot of care and thoughtfulness went into this project. Great design!
 

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Thanks for the comments all…
The finish is General Finishes Arm-R-Seal gloss.
As for the case it is only two coats wiped on with an old t-shirt.
The top on the other hand is 5 coats applied with a wide foam brush and after each coat a light sanding with an orbital sander and 400 grit disc.
Prior to the final coat, I sanded again with the orbital with 1200 grit, laid the final coat and after it was fully cured…..I applied wax with fine (grey) Scotchbrite soaked in water.
That took the gloss level down just a notch but the finish looks exceptionally deep.
 

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This is a wonderful and beautiful chest Jean. I really like the combination of woods you used. What a fantastic gift.
 

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WOW!
 

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Beautiful piece. Great craftsmanship, great design.
 

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Great work!! It inspires me to do one. A quick question…Those two bars on the underside of the lid, any reason? Is it glued? My only thought is that as the wood expands wont that constrain it from doing what wood wants to do.
 

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you NAILED IT its so very beautiful, whatever male gets this is one lucky guy, i made one awhile back that was also a mixture of cedar and walnut, but i didn't use as large a boards in my walnut as you did, and you achieved a much nicer look, congrats on a job very well done.
 

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Amazing indeed! Great design, great wood, great craftsmanship, amazing finish!
 

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Absolutely beautiful. Anyone would love this. Beautiful construction.
 

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That is a really nice combination of wood and finish! Very attractive!
 

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One of the nicest ones we have seen on here. Great job all the way arounf and the finish !!!! Oh my you nailed it….
 

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VERY GOOD CHOICE OF WOOD, GRAIN DIRECTION AND AN AWESOME FINISH! VERY NICE!
 

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@OCWoodworker…
Those lid "batten's" are there so that the many edge glued joints don't have to bear the entire load of raising and lowering the lid against the torsion hinges…
Even though the joints are reinforced with #20 biscuits its an extra little peace of mind.
They are NOT glued and are actually finished independently from the top and secured in place with a copious layer of beeswax on the mating surfaces so that the top can move seasonally with ease.
The outer screw holes are elongated slightly to allow for movement
 

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Awesome chest! I've been looking for good designs for a chest I would like to make for my new niece.
 

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I like the chest. Great work.
 
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