The Yames chest

Beautiful chest. Can you tell us why it’s called a Yames chest?

Lol, he wanted a name for the chest, his name is James, He had told me about some nice elderly woman in PA always calling him Yames.

-- BWells,NY

Gorgeous! Great dovetails!

-- -Tim

Awesome and beautimous.

-- Tree, wood, and box lover from Pennsylvania

very nice and crisp!

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

I like everything about this. Very good looking, sturdy, and functional. A useful work of art!

-- Jerry... making sawdust in the Knobs of Southern Indiana

looks great

I like this design, i might have to borrow a couple of elements of your creative design, fill free to borrow some of mine. I like the layout of the trays. Like PurpLev said, Very Crisp design. I thought of doing handles like this in my mind, but I thought they would look weak and out of place. They really work with your chest.

And very clean looking dovetails.

-- Richard Boise, Idaho

Very handsome. A no nonsense design that still has a lot of character.

-- Brian Timmons - http://www.BigTWoodworks.com

AWESOME chest. I really like the functionality of this thing. did you cut all those by hand? if so Kudos to you, sir.

-- "Well, the world needs ditch-diggers too..." - Judge Smails

Thank you very much for the kind responses. to Tooch, I cut all my dovetails by hand, These were actually the first thru-dovetails I have cut in a while. I spend most of the time marking and laying out. Richard, and if there are any elements in this you want questions on, feel free to ask, thank you.

-- BWells,NY

Excellent craftsmanship, very well done. I’m sure the new owner is very pleased.

nice looking box

Magnificent joinery (and design, and chest). If I may ask, how did you cut your dovetails? I have yet to get the hang of it, but your work inspires! Beautiful work – thanks for sharing!

-- God bless and all the best! Freddo (Northern - NJ)

Fantastic box and design. Wood combos are gr8 as well. Lotsa really good details in this box build.

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