Morning all
Here are two blanket chests from spalted maple. The wood was acquired locally from a guy who searches for old growth maple that has died, he told me he has some secret spots that have quite a few of these trees. He has his own wood fired kiln at his house. The plans are from Wood Mag a while back, the finish is BLO followed by two thin coats of clear shellac. The only change to the plans was that I left the panels at 1/2" instead of 1/4" due to to the spalted properties of the wood. That meant that the inside of the case is flat, instead of the panel effect seen on the outside. The most challenging part of these was that there were some soft spots in the wood that weren't always apparent, I used CA glue to harden them up. Other than that, the jointery is quite easy, thanks to the plans. One of these will be a wedding present for my sister, the other a X-mas present for ma in law.
Comments and critiques welcome
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