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  1. 12-10-2003, 10:41 PM #1
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    Walnut Cedar Chest

    John Miliunas said I needed to post this on the Power Tool Forum so here it is. I made this from plans in Woodsmith Issue #32. About the only changes I made were to use 1/2" solid walnut for the drawer bottoms and sections between the upper and lower frames. The plans called for masonite, but I couldn't do it. Except for some aromatic cedar strips in the bottom of the chest it is all Walnut. All of the hardware is solid brass, most of it with antique finish. I couldn't find the full mortise lock and lid stays with antique finish and didn't have the heart to mess them up. The exterior has four coats of gloss Varathane polyurethane. All interior surfaces have two coats of shellac sanded and two coats of sprayed on water based Minwax polyurethane. The Cedar has no finish. It is 43 7/8" wide, 18 5/8" deep at the base and 22" high. Most material is planed to 13/16". The drawer frames are 1/2" thick. Dovetail joinery was used on the box and drawers, front and rear. Tung and groove and mitered splines are used on the lower frame and upper frame. It took about three months of part time work to finish. I can only lift one end at a time so it is quite heavy.
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  3. 12-10-2003, 11:28 PM #2
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    Mike, I can only think of one word to describe your craftsmanship,

    WOW!
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  4. 12-11-2003, 12:32 AM #3
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    Very Nice! Thank you for the posting.
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  5. 12-11-2003, 12:49 AM #4
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    I don't know why we post our work in the power tool forum but we do,,,,,
    but that sure is pretty chest,,,
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    Mike, that is a beatiful chest! I like the "rail" around the top edge of the chest. Wife wants one of cherry. It will be my first time with cherry, being a walnut man myself. Yours is now printed to paper. We'll see if she changes her mind about the wood or parts of the design. Thanks for posting!

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  7. 12-11-2003, 7:55 AM #6
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    That's just stunning, Mike. Excellent piece!

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    Mike, that chest is beauitful and the workmanship is outstanding. Great work. Thanks for sharing.
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    Too nice. I give up! I'll never get there.

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    Chest

    Mike, The chest is FANTASTIC
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    Thumbs up Outstanding!

    OUTSTANDING WORK! Now that is really inspiring. I have been wanting to build one of those so thanks for posting the pictures. I will have to check out those plans. Great work and I love the walnut!
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    Spectabulous!!!!
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    Mike,

    This is just a truly wonderful chest. I think one of the things us dads like best about woodworking is being able to craft something like this for our daughters that will still be with them long after we're gone!

    Great work!
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    Cherry Chest

    Quote Originally Posted by David Rose
    Mike, that is a beatiful chest! I like the "rail" around the top edge of the chest. Wife wants one of cherry. It will be my first time with cherry, being a walnut man myself. Yours is now printed to paper. We'll see if she changes her mind about the wood or parts of the design. Thanks for posting!

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    David, here is one I did for my daughter in 1999 out of Cherry. It is quite a bit darker now and the lighter color is not so noticeable.
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  15. 12-11-2003, 10:40 AM #14
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    WOW! That chest is really something.
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  16. 12-11-2003, 12:47 PM #15
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    Those are a pair to remember! Good looking work guys!
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