Treasure chest

Really nice clean craftsmanship. I am sure this will be long treasured (no pun intended.)

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Great job…especially with the top!!!

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

This is a very nice piece. I like the curved lid, of course but your joinery and the bright brass hardware add nice details to the chest as well.

Pine is a pretty wood, especially when it is given a natural finish.

Nice post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Nice work. Made a couple chests like this one about 15 years ago. Yours looks much lighter !

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

Very nice project. Echo the thoughts on the top above; the angle cutting must be so precise. Looks robust and good use of dovetails in a timber that can make that joint tricky.

-- Stanley generally struggling

Great looking project. How did you make the lid?
JJ

-- Make things with wood.

Great treasure chest that will definitely spark imaginative and creative play time.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

WOW THAT IS GREAT WORKMANSHIP

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

I’ve been looking for ideas for such a box for my grandkids…thanks for the ideas.

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To All of you, thanks for your kinds words. But most of the credit belong to my kids who are pushing me to do this kind of stuff.

To answer some of the questions, the lid was the challenge for me. I scrap the first one I did…lack of time on the glue up. The lid is a half circle, 6 inch radius and made of 32 slats, 9/16 wide x 3/4 thick. If I remember correctly, with an angle of about 2.8 deg on each side.

Use white glue….gives me more time and the help of my my wife; another pair of hands came real handy !!!

Again, thanks for the kind words

pierre

Nice chest. I like the design !!
I have been wanting to something similar on a blanket chest.

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