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Hope chest - Big Dave - 03-11-2015
A couple close friends asked for a hope chest for their first grand daughter. Tammra chose this one, cherry with bird's eye maple panels...
Thanks for lookin'! Comments and critiques always welcomed!
Dave
Re: Hope chest - dlgWoodWork - 03-11-2015
Beautiful work. You really showed off the grain in that cherry very well.
What finish did you use?
Re: Hope chest - Big Dave - 03-11-2015
Thanks!
I sealed it first with a coat of shellac, and then three coats of Minwax satin wipe-on poly...
Re: Hope chest - TomFromStLouis - 03-11-2015
Seriously nice. Great proportions, beautiful wood. Looks like you've made a few of these; there is nothing to improve.
Re: Hope chest - Bill_de - 03-11-2015
Dave,
If you want to show off your projects, you need to find a new venue as a staging area.
The chest is beautiful. Even the way you handled the cedar in the interior stands out.
But, when you post your pictures, the shop is a big distraction. A very nice distraction, but a distraction just the same.
Re: Hope chest - RedBob - 03-11-2015
Wow, Dave. That's beautiful. The cherry, the top trim rail(nice touch) and the curves. Well done, young man.
That's a piece that will be treasured for generations.
Bob
Re: Hope chest - Steve N - 03-11-2015
Wow Dave, that is nice looking today, gonna be positively killer in a few years once that Cherry gets toasted.
Re: Hope chest - Joel H. - 03-11-2015
Steve N said:
Wow Dave, that is nice looking today, gonna be positively killer in a few years once that Cherry gets toasted.
What George said. She'll love it forever.
Joel
Re: Hope chest - J-W-P - 03-11-2015
Very nice chest.
That first picture - sitting on a nice bench in a nice looking shop - looks like it came right out of a magazine.
Re: Hope chest - Superglide - 03-11-2015
Two thoughts. That chest is Stunning!! I love the grain and the whole symmetry.
Second thought: Your shop is way too clean.
Carry on.