Recently finished Ten Panel Blanket Chest.
All solid three quarter inch oak (top and front panels quarter sawn)
Mortice and tenon frame joints, mitred corners on the lid, dowel joints
at the leg corners and mitred box lip so no exposed end grain showing
anywhere (unless you tip it up and see the end of the legs!). Finished in
five coats of my own mix of equal parts PU lacquer, white spirit and
danish oil, then wax polished.

Took two days to build it and seven nights to finish.

I recently priced a similar store bought one and they were asking around
450 UK Pounds (approx 900 US Dollars)........ the wood for this cost me
around 90 UK Pounds.

Regards from Glenrothes in Scotland
Mick


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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:24:58 +0000, Man at Keyboard wrote:

Recently finished Ten Panel Blanket Chest.
OOPS - I'll have to sort out the attachments - give me a minute....

Mick

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:24:58 GMT, Man at Keyboard
wrote:

Recently finished Ten Panel Blanket Chest.
All solid three quarter inch oak (top and front panels quarter sawn)
Mortice and tenon frame joints, mitred corners on the lid, dowel joints
at the leg corners and mitred box lip so no exposed end grain showing
anywhere (unless you tip it up and see the end of the legs!). Finished in
five coats of my own mix of equal parts PU lacquer, white spirit and
danish oil, then wax polished.

Took two days to build it and seven nights to finish.

I recently priced a similar store bought one and they were asking around
450 UK Pounds (approx 900 US Dollars)........ the wood for this cost me
around 90 UK Pounds.

Regards from Glenrothes in Scotland
Mick


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Very nice work. One question though. You show it in a child's room.
Do you have something to keep the lid from slamming down on his or her
head? I used a storm door closer on my kid's chest.

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:10:10 +0000, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:24:58 GMT, Man at Keyboard
wrote:

Recently finished Ten Panel Blanket Chest.
All solid three quarter inch oak (top and front panels quarter sawn)
Mortice and tenon frame joints, mitred corners on the lid, dowel joints
at the leg corners and mitred box lip so no exposed end grain showing
anywhere (unless you tip it up and see the end of the legs!). Finished in
five coats of my own mix of equal parts PU lacquer, white spirit and
danish oil, then wax polished.

Took two days to build it and seven nights to finish.

I recently priced a similar store bought one and they were asking around
450 UK Pounds (approx 900 US Dollars)........ the wood for this cost me
around 90 UK Pounds.

Regards from Glenrothes in Scotland
Mick


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Very nice work. One question though. You show it in a child's room.
Do you have something to keep the lid from slamming down on his or her
head? I used a storm door closer on my kid's chest.

Thanks for the comments Ed - The chest is actually in our master bedroom.
The bears belong to my long time friend and companion - SWMBO - the missus.
The kids grew up and moved out many moons ago - that's how I get the time
for projects like this now.

I'll still have to look out for a stay mechanism though, for when the
grandchildren visit.

LOL
Mick in Glenrothes, Scotland