Another one done, this time for SWIMBO. This seems to have been on the go for ages as it's been interrupted by a brown oak fossil cabinet for my daughter '
oop narth' (yet to be delivered), a walnut bowl and box for SWIMBO's pal Janet and a trip to Japan before Christmas. However, 'tis finally done now:
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Material is quarter saw Euro Oak, with ten panels. The inside recess of each panel has been filled with a bit of 3mm ply to form a smooth interior. The lid has a laminated pine core with 3mm thick bandsawn veneers over the top and bottom. Accent details are in Bog Oak and these are the feet, end lippings on the lid and the cylindrical handle.
To allow more space inside but also to give the appearance of a chunky leg, the corners are mitred with a 6mm thick ply insert, no doms or biscuits:
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...which was easier than it sounds but I didn't glue up the chest accurately enough so the front two are spot on but there's a bit of 'leeway'
on the rear ones. However, the exterior looks fine so happy bunny
The hinges have been set so the knuckle is offset; this allows ample clearance for the lid. It makes fitting the hinges more tricky as they're set tapered, but it does allow the lid to swing clear of the chest without binding...and it closes dead square! It stays put just beyond the vertical and I've used some silicon 'bumper buttons' on the back to regulate the clearance.
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The feet and other accent details....
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...are in Bog Oak, which is great to use but fiendishly hard
I used the same sort of jig to support the lid for this chest as I did for the Alan Peters one in Olive Ash I made last year:
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It's well nigh impossible to accurately line up the
very heavy lid precisely in place to position the hinge leaves but with the screw adjustment it becomes child's play. Finished with a couple of coats of Satin OsmoPolyX and a burnish with 0000 grade wire wool dipped in wax polish - Rob
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