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This is a flatwear chest made for our daughter. We gave her a set of flatwear for a Christmas gift and the first respose was “Dad I now need a Chest to store it in (hint, hint).” So I got out the maple and cherry and proceeded. The material is 5/8 thick. It is 7 inches high, 16 inches wide, and 11 1/2 inches deep. The corners are 45 degree miters with dovetails insertd to help reenforce the joints. The finish is Watco natural oil and several coats of wipeon poly. The drawer is maple with maple 1/4 ply for a bottom.
The lid lift and drawer pull are shop made. The utensil holder is not. It was purchased online.
How to say this without appearing to be bragging. I am proud of this piece since it is all my own design. Five years ago I would never have dreamed this, but with the knowledge gained from this site and the encouragement given by its members causes a person to progress.
Thanks for looking.
Bill
-- Bill - If I knew GRANDKIDS were so much fun I would have had them first.
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woodworm
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#1 posted 1751 days ago
Very nice piece of chest.
I like the warm colour and the lid & the drawer pull.
Thanks for sharing.
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Callum Kendall
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#2 posted 1751 days ago
Nice chest!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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#3 posted 1751 days ago
being proud of your work and bragging are different things. In this case, you should definitely be proud. Did you subject the cherry to sunlight already? It has such great color.
bhack
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#4 posted 1751 days ago
HokieMojo,
The cherry was obtained at an estate sale about 3 years ago. There were 9 12” wide, 9’ long 5/4 boards that I got for a bid of 35 dollars total. I believe they were stored outside for a number of years.
Thanks for the comment.
-- Bill - If I knew GRANDKIDS were so much fun I would have had them first.
SCOTSMAN
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#5 posted 1751 days ago
very well executed, chest beautifully made ,with real thought and patience.It is this kind of patience that all who aspire in woodworking to do well seek.really beautiful well done Alistair
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Christopher
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#6 posted 1751 days ago
You should be proud of yourself, this is an incredibly well made box! I love it when my girls say, “dont buy it, Dad can build it!”
trifern
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#7 posted 1751 days ago
Truly a stunning piece of work Bill. Thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Davesfunwoodworking
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#8 posted 1750 days ago
Nice Box. I like the way you put this one together. Looks good.
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corey cyr
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#9 posted 1750 days ago
theres nothing like making a beutifull box. great job and i love the choices of wood.
Mark Shymanski
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#10 posted 1750 days ago
Nice chest, beautiful combination of colours and woods. That is a project to be proud of.
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Bigbuck
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#11 posted 1750 days ago
Very nice, that is a great looking box.
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bhack
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#12 posted 1750 days ago
Thank you to all that commented. Now its off to the shop and Christmas gifts to make.
-- Bill - If I knew GRANDKIDS were so much fun I would have had them first.
Blake
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#13 posted 1746 days ago
This came out great. I like the color combination.
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Dusty56
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#14 posted 1670 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous storage unit !!! You must be so proud that your own design came out so well ! I bet she loved it : )
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#15 posted 1566 days ago
Hey ! If you don’t want to brag on it, I will. Just send it my way and I’ll tell everyone what a great job I did on it. Now what she needs, is, some nice Osage kitchen utensils to go in it. I think Osage utensils are about as rare among spoon makers as it comes. I’m not sure who makes utensils from Osage besides me, at least I haven’t seen any. If anyone knows of someone that has a line of Osage utensils, please direct them my way.
Would you give up your plans for the chest and how to make it? John
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