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Just to update, I have secured a table saw and gotten it to my shop. It does not have a fence, so I will be rigging something that will work and making some test cuts. Hope to start working on the...

I went searching for a walnut tree today on some of our old farm property. There are some areas of what I call "hardwood bottoms", and I think there may be a walnut around. Just searching for what...

Got the wood back. Here are some pics. Both 1/2" AND 3/8" walnut here

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/JSMachine/Wooden%20tool%20chest/chest18.jpg

Then here is the maple. Three pieces...

Just to update..The wood is at the trim shop now being planed. I should be able to pick it up today. I'll try to get some pics up of it in it's new slimmer size :)

Here is the new model. This one has been updated to accomodate the wood sizes I have. Should get the maple any day now, and then it's off to the planer....

So here's a question I've had in the back of my mind since I started designing this thing. What kind of clearance do I need in the red circled areas of this picture?

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Thanks for all the support. The new drawing is almost complete, and I'll post some pics of it in a day or two. I'm really excited to get started on it.

John, The maple was 1.75" thick. My drawer fronts are .375". The guy I bought it from offered free resawing, and he uses a .125" blade. I figured it up and told him to make me three cuts at roughly...

Question: I thought about going ahead and cutting out some of the pieces I need out of these larger pieces of walnut. I have not had it planed yet. Would it be easier for the person doing the planing...

Just wanted to update. I received a very Generous gift in the mail yesterday from a forum member by the name of Jim Matthews. He sent me some walnut he had that he is not going to use. I was blown...

It looks very nice. Great work

This looks nice.

Final picshttp://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/JSMachine/solidworks/chest13.jpghttp://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/JSMachine/solidworks/chest14.jpgThis is the box completely closed. The...

I changed a few things around. I moved the smaller 1" drawers up above the 1.5" drawers that were originally on top. Just seems more correct to go from smallest to largest. I stll may do away with...

All Drawers are done, although I think I am going to change the orientation of them a little bit. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/JSMachine/solidworks/chest11.jpg

Today I worked on the drawers a little bit. They are assemblies themselves and difficult as well. I did the drawers in the very top, which are 1.5" tall, and then the four underneath those which are...

Thank you for all of the great suggestions and help. I'm kind of starting to worry about the wood movement issues. It will be hard enough to cut all the joints and special cuts to get this thing...

That's some really nice stuff Joe. I have to admit, I didn't know wood could be cut on a laser.

Gary, The actual outside dimensions are 26" wide, 16" tall, and 10.5" deep. As I stated before, I was hoping to use plywood for the bottom, but I can't figure out how to make the joints work where...

I got some work done to the model today. I added the floor or bottom to the upper compartment, the front rail that spans across the front, and the hoizontal and vertical drawer dividers.

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Hey folks, I'm new here.

I started a thread over in the General forum looking for walnut; or just advice on how to get it and what I have to do with it once I get it. Here is that thread:...

Here are a few more. Now I have the center piece in the back, the upper rail, and the notch modeled in that will be the location for the floor of the upper compartment. ...

Here is the first of the design progress pics. This is the bottom, The lower rear panel, the two sides, and the two rear stiles. Pay no attention to the grain direction. Solidworks adds it in...

Well I got my plans Saturday. I must say that this will be a difficult project to take on, but that's ok. I'm up for the challenge. I have always nailed everything together. The biggest change for me...

Can't say that I have. I will put it on my list though. Always up for some good bar.b.q