Comments on: 85 – Duane’s Steamer Trunk Pt. 4

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:52:24 +0000

You can sit on it, but I wouldn’t make a habit of it. You are right to be concerned since its really not designed to handle any real weight for a sustained amount of time.

By: Jaze

Jaze — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:11:01 +0000

Question concerning the lid: I don’t know a whole lot about frame and panel construction (yet), but is that lid strong enough to sit on? Could you use the trunk as a lidded bench, or is there not enough strength in the rails?

Since there’s no support on the underside, I’d be worried about sitting on it, but I know oak is strong wood.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:11:34 +0000

Outstanding job. The timing couldn’t be better. I may be building a shadow box for a friend and will try to guide him towards the steamer trunk. Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Jerry

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:12:21 +0000

I am just finishing my steamer trunk and I absolutely love the video instructions. Now I am debating on whether to build another one or try something new. I built one for my grandson’s first birthday and I made it 40 inches long. It has turned out great. Didn’t know I was such a perfectionist until I tried woodworking. It’s just gotta be right or do it over…I did alot over.. Thanks for your detailed explanations.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:03:47 +0000

looks good. The quarter sawn white oak you used looks much lighter than what I get here in California. Is it a different climate?
can I have your rockler hardware? lol
but seriously, can I?

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:05:34 +0000

Thanks Ra! Honestly its pretty hard to estimate my time in any way that might be useful to you, unless you plan to build one and film yourself while you do it. That tends to slow things down dramatically. All told it took about 2 weeks.

By: Ra

Ra — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:55:47 +0000

I’ve watched all 4 vids, and I’m impressed, and can’t wait for the day when I can build something similar.

How long all up did the project take? Like, how many days, or hours?

Thanks for being there, Teach.

Ra.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:31:53 +0000

cool videos

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:04:01 +0000

Mark,

The chest turned out beautiful, as does everything you do. Thanks for the great videos, especially this series.

Dropping everything to help another woodworker like this is a Class Act.

Thanks,
Roger

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:54:26 +0000

Hey Tom. When I first released the video, it was mis-labeled at part 5 when no part 5 exists. Part 4 is the last episode. You were one of the few folks that actually downloaded the video in iTunes before I fixed the wrong label. Since you already downloaded it, iTunes had no knowledge that the file was fixed.

But no worries, you are all caught up.