DAB was taking about making projects from a picture and it brought to mind this Cherry Blanket Chest I made a couple of years ago. I was working with a designer in Vermont and I'm in Alabama. She sent me this picture with the note on the top for me to build the chest by.

 

I was told I could make my own design as long as I followed as closely as I could to the one in the picture.

 

So I got started on it and here is the Cherry Blanket Chest that I built from the above picture and the dimensions given.

 

I was sent a color sample to match and I used Lockwood Dye to get the color to match. If you haven't used dye you should give it a try. I sprayed the dye on and got a very nice finish.

 

I used a combination of Router bits to make the moldings, but most of it came from one bit that was used to make small boxes.

 

The Chest is Cedar lined and has Torsion Hinges from Rockler on the lid.

 

The finish over the Dye is General Finishes Enduro-Var and was also sprayed on.

 

When I finished the chest, it was crated and sent to Vermont and I wasn't told until I get  picture back of the chest in place that is was going in one of four houses the client owned. This was their ski home. What was really unique about the home is that every piece of furniture in the house was custom built by a different Artisan. I was lucky enough to be chosen for the blanket chest that was at the foot of a Cherry Sleigh Bed.

 

I have since worked with this designer on a couple of other projects.

 

 

DARN  That is nice.

1 minute ago, Ron Altier said:

DARN  That is nice.

 

Thanks Ron

That is one awesome looking project. Great Job!

5 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said:

That is one awesome looking project. Great Job!

 

Thanks!!!

Very nice. 

 

I looked into into starting a business. Decided the taxes and paperwork hassle wasn't worth it. 

 

But it if someone knocked on my shop door with a pile of money and a list of ideas I'd reconsider. 

Just now, DAB said:

Very nice. 

 

I looked into into starting a business. Decided the taxes and paperwork hassle wasn't worth it. 

 

But it if someone knocked on my shop door with a pile of money and a list of ideas I'd reconsider. 

 

Thanks!!

 

It has worked out pretty nice for me.

 

we have.........

no KUDOS button...

can only hit the ''like'' once...

insufficient adjectives...

 

and then you go and post something like this...

 

 

7 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

we have.........

no KUDOS button...

can only hit the ''like'' once...

insufficient adjectives...

 

and then you go and post something like this...

 

 

 

Thanks Stick, Much appreciated.

That's a beauty, John!

 

I'll bet it cost a bundle to ship it to VT.

7 hours ago, lew said:

That's a beauty, John!

 

I'll bet it cost a bundle to ship it to VT.

 

Because I don't ship in bulk it cost more. I do have an account with a truck line, but my volume isn't high enough to get the big discounts. If I remember right it was about $150.00 shipping plus the packaging or crate I had to build to protect it. I shipped one to Virginia and it was $125.00. The chest aren't that heavy, it is size and most of the weight is in the crate.

1 hour ago, John Moody said:

 

Because I don't ship in bulk it cost more. I do have an account with a truck line, but my volume isn't high enough to get the big discounts. If I remember right it was about $150.00 shipping plus the packaging or crate I had to build to protect it. I shipped one to Virginia and it was $125.00. The chest aren't that heavy, it is size and most of the weight is in the crate.

Considering the "bulk" of the unit, that does not seem to unreasonable. I would hate to see what it would to get it shipped here to Oregon though.

1 minute ago, Chips N Dust said:

Considering the "bulk" of the unit, that does not seem to unreasonable. I would hate to see what it would to get it shipped here to Oregon though.

 

You know what I've found it is doesn't seem that much different where ever it is going. It might vary $25.00 one way or the other.

Beautiful John.  Nice build and pictures.

10 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Beautiful John.  Nice build and pictures.

 

Thanks Dan!

Awesome, John. In every respect.

On 8/28/2016 at 8:44 PM, Stick486 said:

we have.........

no KUDOS button...

can only hit the ''like'' once...

insufficient adjectives...

 

and then you go and post something like this...

 

 

@Stick486 you can kudo him with the 5 star system at the upper left of each topic started. 

The only reason I have not commented on this beautiful piece is, "I saw it before you did, I saw it before you did!" when it was first built, and I lavished kudos all over John at that time. So there!

 

...and from a folded piece of paper...

What a beautiful chest...you can almost feel the finish just from the pictures...

Thanks for sharing...

most importantly, did the client like it?