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I built this 3 panel blanket chest for my wife for our 25th anniversary this June. From design to completion – Sketchup http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2e366ec72eaff79cf506bb81dc47184b
The panels are 3/4 “ thick. I’ve seen problems with thin panels before, so I centered a 1/4” edge and gave it a 3/8” reveal all the way around – looks pretty cool! – I inlayed her initials in Black Walnut. The chest is quartersawn White Oak, fumed for ~30 hours, (shown here with 2 coats of sealer, still have 3 coats of satin poly & wax to go on). The whole thing is mortise & tenon with walnut pins. Aromatic Cedar lines the bottom panel. All in all, turned out great! (she’s just happy I built something for her for once!)









-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe


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TomFran

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posted 95 days ago

Beautiful work! Should last for many generations.

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

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 95 days ago

Very handsome and sturdy-looking. I’m sure your missus loves it. Who wouldn’t?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Ampeater

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posted 95 days ago

Very nice. The design and execution are great.

-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."

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kjverlanic

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posted 95 days ago

Very, very beautiful! I am sure that the LOYL is more than pleased and is wondering where to put in her order for the rest of the collection.

Jolene

-- “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper … and the buyers who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” John Ruskin

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GaryK

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posted 95 days ago

I bet she very happy with it! Great job.

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

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Diane

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posted 95 days ago

Very nice, she has to love it. I have a cedar lined chest that looks like a dresser. It has legs and a small drawer at the bottom and fake doors up the front. My mom redid it from an old one, it even has some holes in it, worm holes or some bug got at it at one time. It is beautiful except some damage it has gotten along the way, since I’ve had it, but because it looks like a dresser it is a bit much in my bedroom. All that to say that I would love to rather have one like this that I could put on the end of my bed perhaps.

Does your box have a hinged lid or does it lift off?

Diane

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Bigbuck

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posted 95 days ago

Vey nice. I bet she asks you to make her something else once she sees that.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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jjohn

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posted 94 days ago

very nicely done.

-- JJohn

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 94 days ago

Hi Schroeder;

You’ve done a great job here. I’ll bet your wife loves it.

Congratulations on making it for twenty five years.

Lee

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

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Woodhacker

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posted 94 days ago

Great piece! I like this design, but also really like the inlay too…nice touch.

-- Martin, Kansas

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Grumpy

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posted 94 days ago

Excellent job Schroeder

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Scott Bryan

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posted 94 days ago

This is a nice chest. If your wife loves it then that is all that is important.

Well done.

-- 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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Davesfunwoodworking

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posted 92 days ago

Very nice chest. I really like the inlay work you did. Great job!!!!!!!

-- Davesfunwoodworking

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Michael Brailsford

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posted 35 days ago

I love the design.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

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