Blanket Chest – Viewer Project
This week’s project comes from Keith in Virginia. Let’s check it out:
“Hey Marc! I wanted to show you a few pictures of my first completed piece of what I guess you’d call “casework”. I made this blanket chest as a gift for my brother-in-law and his soon-to-be bride. It’s made out of rift sawn and quartersawn white oak. The dimensions are 42″L x 21″W x 20″D. This project was a first for me using many different techniques. It’s the first breadboard lid I’ve made, as well as the first time I’ve attempted a frame-and-panel case. I used aromatic red cedar planks, purchased from Home Depot as “closet liner”, to line the box. These were applied with 3/4″ brads.”
“I started the finishing process by applying a liberal coat of Transtint’s Dark Mission Brown, mixed in distilled water. After a light 320 grit sanding, I applied a coat of dewaxed shellac. From there, I wiped on a thick coat of General Finishes walnut gel stain. I let it sit for a couple of minutes, then wiped it off with a clean cloth. After another light sanding, I applied three coats of General’s Satin High Performance topcoat, rubbed with 0000 steel wool between coats. A couple of coats of paste wax later, and this is where it’s at.”
“My wife loves it and has mentioned a couple of times already that her brother will never know that they didn’t get their “original” gift. :-) I guess I’ll be making another one of these soon. Thanks for looking!”
Toy Box/Blanket Chest – Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from Robert who writes:
This is my first attempt at building furniture. I decided to just dive in as a learning experience. The blanket chest was inspired by a Fine Wood Working article by John Mcalevey (March/April 1998).The chest was built for my two and a half year old granddaughter to serve as aw toy box now and hope chest later. Cherry and soft maple. Thanks for all the help I have found on your web site.
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