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First pardon my english, Im french canadian

If you want the story behind this chest read to the end otherwise here are the specs )

Hand Made :)
Modeled from Tommy Mac ToolChest
Frame - BC-Fir
Drawer frame - Poplar with Bird-Eye maple front
Drawer support - Poplar
100+ Dovetails
Coloration is iron acetate for the carcasse
Maple is as-is

Finish is : 3 Coat of dewaxed Orange shellac (flakes)
and 4 Coats of Tried and True Oil+Varnish

More then 40 Hours of building…

Now the story…

Where to start the long version is…
I bought about 800bfm of BC-Fir since a contractor I know had that amount of overstock from a construction project he had… At the price he sold it to me I decided that it was the wood I was going to use for the new kitchen Im designing… I have an old doctors house and the interior is all in Douglas Fir (really a nice house :p)

At that point I wanted to board match a few pieces to see the grain pattern and play with coloration… I found the first 2 boards so nice that I decided I had to do something with it :p I waited about 6 months with the boards on hand to finally decide what I wanted to do with them. During that time my mind shifted completely from using power tools to, I want to buid something the old way! I decided, after seeing tommy mac toolchest video, to build a toolchest in Mahogany and walnut… But I didnt want to make a mistake with this type of wood since it was going to be my first handmade project! Those 2 boars we're going to be my tryout wood :p

Thats how it all began :)
I very proud of my first handmade project… There are many mistakes,... But overall I really happy with it :)

Dont be afraid to ask questions or comment :)

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Very nice, one of these days I might get up the nerve to try building something like that without using power tools..
 

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That's a beauty! You have every reason to be proud. Something like this is on my "to do" list for maybe next winter…
 

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Beautiful work the wood selection and finish is great, I particularly like the Dove tail joinery namely the dividers where you used a Sliding Dovetail joints, thanks for sharing. O'Neal
 

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Did you say this was your first project, or your 100th? Great stuff!
 

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Looks great!
 

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Great work, very nice.

And a big welcome to Lumberjocks.
 

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For a first hand made project you have done a great job and it will only get easier every time you build another project handmade.
 

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A really super Tool chest. If you hadn't told us, I would have thought that you have done this many times! =^D
Great work.

Greetz from Germany,
Charles
 

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Great work, I have been wanting to start one of these for some time. Hope mine comes out this good.
 

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Pretty cool for the first handmade project!

I like overall dimensions and proportions of the chest and drawers, it's gonna be quite useful shop item.
 

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Wow! Great job
 

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This is super nice. Good job. Love the wood colors in here.
 

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Incredible work! For your first project I'd say you were well ahead of me already. You must be a very well thought out type person.

Welcome to Lumberjocks the third friendliest place on the internet
 

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Well thank you all for those good words :D

I have to be honest that I have meticulously went throu a lot of post here before deciding exactly what I wanted to do :p
 

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Wow, beautiful job. If there are mistakes, I can't tell. Dovetails look tight and the birdseye is sweet. Welcome to LJ's.
 

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You should be very proud of your first project. It is very well done.
 

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beautiful work… nicely done, especially for your first project!
 

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Very nicely done, with great dovetails and beautiful drawer fronts.
 
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