Project Information
I was commissioned to build this sea chest by a retired Naval Aviator Captain. I have a few hundred hours of labor into this project. It is made with a solid cherry hard wood exterior and lined with aromatic cedar on the interior. Gluing up all the lumber and sanding it flat was a crazy amount of work but I think the end result was worth it. All of the artwork was done with my CNC machine. The lid is made as a double panel (1 1/2" thick) in order to support doing the artwork on both sides. This made it very heavy, so to compensate for the weight I used three 60 inch pound torsion hinges from Rockler. The finish was done with multiple coats of clear lacquer. The shadowbox on top is designed as a large tray that rests on the cedar lining and can be lifted out to access the storage compartment.
The customer was very happy with the end product.
The customer was very happy with the end product.
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