| Project by Gene Lair | posted 71 days ago | 1243 views | 4 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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This is an Ice Box made of Cherry wood that I have the logs cut and sawed and dried . It measures about 32 wide by 40 high by 16 deep . I don’t have a one made of Oak that I can show the inside at a different time . The finnish is General finnishes the Arm R All oil base . All my project are from trees that were cut by me and hauled to the mill and sawed . I have my own drying shed that I made in 1997 in the fall and I have a batch of wood in it every year . My sister allowed me to cut about a thousand feet of mostly oak ,some cherry , some locust ,some walnut, some elm ,and the next year I cut another smaller batch and got some sycamore and that was a first time for the sycamore put it on the bottom and it raised the whole pile up . I was told I dried it to fast .
Here is a picture of the inside of one made of Oak .Gene
-- Gene
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AlBCuttnWud
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#1 posted 71 days ago
Nice job, I’ve thought about making one of these things but always got sidetracked. I will add back to my list of to-dos….thanks for the motivation. Again, great looking project.
-- Al, Strike Fighter Town, Virginia
kenn
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#2 posted 71 days ago
Excellent project, thanks for posting this.
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woodrookieII
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#3 posted 71 days ago
Very nice!!
....rookieII
Oldtool
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#4 posted 71 days ago
This s a beautiful cabinet, unless you really intend to put ice in it, then it’ll be a beautiful ice box. Either way, it is a magnificent build.
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USAFPOL
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#5 posted 71 days ago
Very nice, would love to see some pics of the inside. BTW, where did you get the hinges and locks?
Ken90712
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#6 posted 71 days ago
A thing of beauty! Great work, love the wood choice.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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#7 posted 70 days ago
Beautiful work on this Gene. We had one these instead of a fridge when I was pretty young. It brings back good memories from my childhood. That was awhile ago.
-- Mike, American in Norway
nobuckle
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#8 posted 70 days ago
Gorgeous! I just love that natural red color that cherry develops as it ages. The finish you used gives it that beautiful aged cherry look.
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ChuckV
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#9 posted 70 days ago
That is really beautiful. The brass hardware and cherry wood compliment each other very well.
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Gene Lair
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#10 posted 69 days ago
Yes we had one of theses to when went to the farm . But I was raised up to 9 yr.old in town and we had a electric fridge . And then we went to the farm and had an ice box and then you realize how god you had it in town . But then it took seral months but they finally got power to us in that area. And I did enjoy life on the farm there was a lot of work to be done every day . I just did not think it would ever end . But I think it made a better person out of me . Kids now a day don’t know what real work is . A lot of it because of all the new equipment and the way they do things now. I don’t think anybody works like that now.
I got the brass hinges and latches from back then it was Trendlines woodworking tools and hardware .
I use Minwax oil stain and General brand oil base Arm R All
-- Gene
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