| Project by StephenSC | posted 08-18-2012 10:29 PM | 1168 views | 0 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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Built this for my granddaughter Kloe for Christmas 2012. I know, it’s a bit before Christmas, but I have to move it out of my garage, so I can build another granddaughter a bed. Took about 3 months total. Almost had version one done before I knocked it off of sawhorses with the automatic garage door, and it broke a foot off. Since the feet run the six foot length of the chest, I could not repair and keep the style like I wanted. Lots of 5/4 white oak, sides are plywood white oak. This was built from the plans (sort of) of Doctor White’s Chest by Thomas Moser. I bought his book, but mostly used his dimensions and a picture, modified to suit me. He sells them for $10,800, and I have just over $500.00 in wood. I am very happy with it. Made enough mistakes to ensure I keep my amateur woodworker status. Now I have the damaged model to fix up as a tool chest. I’ll be back in the garage as soon as the thermometer drops below 100 (but it’s a dry heat).
-- Stephen, Riverside. If it's worth building, it's worth making it real heavy.
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Gshepherd
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#1 posted 08-18-2012 11:47 PM
Looks pretty darn good to me and the smile should tell you all you need to know….. Kloe will cherish this forever… Nice build….
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#2 posted 08-19-2012 02:41 AM
Nice looking chest. Great job!
I love to have oak like your drawer fronts. Unfortunately it is very expensive in my country.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
StephenSC
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#3 posted 08-19-2012 04:01 AM
Thanks. The white Oak is pretty cheap here. About three dollars a foot, a little more for the 5/4. Nice to work with.
-- Stephen, Riverside. If it's worth building, it's worth making it real heavy.
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#4 posted 08-19-2012 04:02 AM
Looks really nice! It must have been heartbreaking to have knocked over the first one. From the pictures it looks as if there is a hidden space behind the middle panel. Or is it accessed from the right side door?
StephenSC
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#5 posted 08-19-2012 08:44 PM
The hidden panel is behind the center, accessible from the left side. That panel is held in by a child safety lock, so you have to hold a magnet in the right spot to release it. I have used that trick several times and really like it, because nothing shows, and if you don’t think to check with a magnet, you would never figure it out.
-- Stephen, Riverside. If it's worth building, it's worth making it real heavy.
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