Blanket Chest

[Paul Saffold]

Nice clean lines, Gordon. It should fit in with most styles of furniture.

[Gordon Eyre]

Nice clean lines, Gordon. It should fit in with most styles of furniture.

Hey Paul, thanks for your comment.

[Patrick Tipton]

Gordon, that is a nice looking chest. I have a soft spot for blanket chests and they seem to follow me home from auctions. Plan to build one someday. Hope it comes out as nice!

[Gordon Eyre]

Thanks Patrick. I will be putting pictures on of the finished project next week. I would have done that sooner but have been out of town and this delayed me getting it completed.

[Gordon Eyre]

Here are the images that I promised to put on. My son decided to he wanted a natural stain on the project so that is what I did. After the natural stain I wiped on 6 coats of poly and then let it cure for a couple of weeks. Between each coat I used 0000 steel wool and then finished the final coat with a paste wax. You will note in the pictures that I used a soft close mechanism so that their children do not get smashed fingers (you will also note that I did not get it on right the first time and will have to fill the screw holes :-( I also put my mark on the inside of the lid along with a penny for the year.

[Paul Saffold]

Looks real nice Gordon. That's a nice touch with the penny.

[Gordon Eyre]

Looks real nice Gordon. That's a nice touch with the penny.

Hey thanks Paul, the penny makes a good way for the recipient (usually a family member) to know when it was built. I think they appreciate that.

[Joe A Faulkner]

Blessing family with your workmanship is terrific. I think signing and dating the piece is a great idea. I'm sure the chest will stay in the family for generations. Nice job!

[Gordon Eyre]

Blessing family with your workmanship is terrific. I think signing and dating the piece is a great idea. I'm sure the chest will stay in the family for generations. Nice job!

Thanks Joe.

[Cody Colston]

I've been following your build, Gordon, and I must say the chest turned out wonderfully. I hope you don't mind if I borrow that coin idea for establishing the date. That's a nice touch.

[Gene E Miller]

Greetings & Salutations

Great looking chest and I am sure it will stay in your family for a very long time.

[Gordon Eyre]

I've been following your build, Gordon, and I must say the chest turned out wonderfully. I hope you don't mind if I borrow that coin idea for establishing the date. That's a nice touch.

Don't mind at all. Just use a 3/4 Forstner bit and the penny fits perfectly. A drop of epoxy will hold it forever.

Greetings & Salutations

Great looking chest and I am sure it will stay in your family for a very long time.

Thanks Gene , I appreciate your comments.

[Gene Harris]

What is a SCSM saw? Great looking meters and overall design.

[Gus Dundon]

What a build! Heirloom for sure. Kudos for an outstanding work! Great piece!

[Gordon Eyre]

What is a SCSM saw? Great looking meters and overall design.

Sliding compound miter saw.

What a build! Heirloom for sure. Kudos for an outstanding work! Great piece!

My son picked it up a few weeks ago and they love it. It was originally scheduled to be a toy box bit when they saw it they decided to make it a blanket chest. Thanks for your comment.