Mikejpt Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 A dear friend happens to be a water color artist. He has helped me on a personal level many times in the past year. I asked his wife about his watercolor supplies and she said they are kind of everywhere. We talked about a chest. She got the appropriate demensions and started. I posted a few pics of the construction process. The primary wood is some 50 year old cherry with the secondary wood as poplar. I used several of the techniques we learned in the chest of drawer build, including web frames etc. Mortise and tenon joinery along with dados. I would like to blow my chest up and say i planed the " floating " tenon on the side panels to allow wood expansion but the honest truth is I cut the rails to the exact length before I cut the tenons. Since the router table was already set up, it was just easier to use a floating rather than fixed tenon. Solid as a rock. The client chose a black cherry finish. I really wanted to go with something that enhanced the wood. Maybe just natural and let the cherry continue to do its thing or a light finish. Alas, it doesn't belong to me. I used Charles Neil blotch control and it did a wonderful job of hiding the small areas of sapwood and color variation of the cherry. The topcoat is Endurovar (sp) x 5 coats. Rubbed out to 6000 micro finish and smooth as a baby's bottom. They were both pleased and thrilled with a place to store his artist supplies in a cabinet they can display. I hope you enjoy my version of sketch up and story stick !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdorn Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 very nice mike! i really like the feet. how'd you cut them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikejpt Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Drew a pattern by hand. Very similar to an ogee. Hand cut on the scroll saw. Rounded the edges. The top has a matching ogee. Thanks for asking. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdorn Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 well, they came out quite nicely. thanks mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 CLAMPS!! WE NEED MORE CLAMPS!! Do you ever have too many? You might, but I haven't in 52 years. Mike, I think the feet gives this piece the umph...the magesty...the dignity if you will...it turns a nice piece into one that has a James Bond swagger (Connery...no others). The large raised panel sides also add to this aura as does the vertical beading which ties it all together. I shall call it "The Bond Chest". Good good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laws Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Awesome chest Mike...one like that could have many different uses such as storing cutlery or collection of medal and coins etc. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Very nice piece of furniture! Who makes the green clamps? I have several Jet clamps and lots of Bessey's, never seen the green heads before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkmx674 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Very nice piece of furniture! Who makes the green clamps? I have several Jet clamps and lots of Bessey's, never seen the green heads before. i believe they are woodriver brand clamps from woodcraft. if they still carry them? jorgensonns are good to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 She's a beaut. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcustoms Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Looks great! nice to see pics of the process... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthearted Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Great piece Mike! It's the funniest thing- in the final pic it's hard to tell the scale. You could change the dimensions and make it a jewelry box. FYI Iam having trouble importing your 'sketchup' into my computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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