Treasure Chest

I like those through box joints. Nice job!

Nice work there.

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That is a beautiful box. I really like the lid.

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Very neat work. It looks well crafted.

Very nice. I just did an arch top box and this is definitely the version 2.0 to mine. Love the top. Could you tell me the material you used for the lining? Beautiful box.

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That is one nice looking chest. I might have to try those through box joints one day, even though it looks tedious to do. I look at everything I make as being for sale so maybe I should invest some time in learning it.
Anyway, nice chest. How did you come up with the angle to cut for the lid?

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I like the box. The part I like the most about it is the coopered top.

-- Mel,

sweet ! one of my favorites.

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Very nice. That curved top/lid looks pretty challenging to cut and to glue up.

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Beautiful work Wayne.

Beautiful , a treasure indeed.

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A treasure chest indeed. Nice details, nice build.

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Very clean lines. Beautiful work.

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

Nice Project…. Great job on the coopered top….. Iv’e always wanted to do one of those….. Thanks for sharing….

-- Rick.... Fort Worth, Texas

Thanks for all of the nice comments everyone.

jeffswildwood…the material for the box lining is felt. I found some felt at Rockler that had a sticky back, so I could just cut it to size, remove the backing, and stick it in place. I have never used this type of felt before, opting for the regular felt and I used a spray on contact cement. The Rockler felt worked very well but a bit pricy at $15 for a 12”X24” piece.

RussellAP…what I did for the slat angle for the lid was I figured the lid was pretty close to half of a circle and since I used 18 slats, I divided 180 degrees by 18, getting 10, then dividing again by two for the cut angle which was about 5 degrees. This worked perfect. There is a book called Box by Box by Jim Stack which has a similar plan in it if you are interested.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN