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My grandson wanted a locking toy box to keep his little sister out of his treasures. After viewing several photos of potential designs he settled on a mission style blanket chest he found on the internet but wanted drawers. I decided to do raised panels rather than the flat panel design so there wo...
... by 3/8” groove. Now came the challenging part. I debated how to complete the bottom of the biggest table which would eventually be the blanket chest/coffee table. I decided to make 6 panels from 1×4 stock boards with the biscuit jointer to join the pieces. Thanks to you, Marc, I tried ...
A beautiful steamer trunk toy box made from a Rockler plan. ...
...600 before the final coat. Wood Species: Frames are African Rosewood, Panels are Soft Maple Project Description: I have been wanting to make a blanket chest for our bedroom for many years. I finally felt that my skills were up to the task. The design is based largely on an article from Fine Woodwo...
This week’s project comes from Keith in Virginia. Let’s check it out: “Hey Marc! I wanted to show you a few pictures of my first completed piece of what I guess you’d call “casework”. I made this blanket chest as a gift for my brother-in-law and his soon-to-be...
From: Jim Woodward Location: Houston, TX Hobbyist or Pro: Hobbyist Project Name: Donation Box Wood Species: Walnut & Spalted Hack-berry Finish Used: Panels and rails & stiles pre-sanded to 150 and then light hand sanding after assembly to 180. Two coats of 50/50 mix of tung oil and boile...
Chris decided to give his bride a beautiful hope chest as a wedding gift. He had some questions about finishing and I was all too happy to help. But this isn’t a chest for everyone. Chris was very generous in his use of purpleheart, since his wife loves the color purple. So while this may...
This project began as a Christmas gift for my Grandmother. 40 years a go my Grandfather made her a set of 6 wooden toy soldiers for the front walkway. They each held part of a string of lights that ran along both sides of the walkway. Well, as you can imagine, after 40 years they are pretty well wo...
...le things that don’t really have a place as a full Wood Whisperer episode. I hope you enjoy them. This mini covers the process of sawing off a box top. This particular box is part of the Sawmill Creek Forum’s Keepsake Box Collaboration. Germain told me about it, and Jim and Dewey invit...
Germain has submitted a beautiful shadow box for our viewing pleasure, let’s check it out: I finally finished the shadow box I’ve been working on for many weeks. I want to thank Marc for all the inspiration and assistance he provided on this project. This alone was worth my TWW Guild me...
This is a box I built for my new baby nephew. He is the first child of my only brother and I wanted to do something special. Before I go into any further details about the box, I want to express my sincere thanks to TWW. I discovered woodworking about 6 months ago and this box is my first real proj...
My sister needed a nice box to put envelopes and gift cards into when she got married but I didn’t want to go through the trouble to make something nice only to have it never seen again once the wedding was over. Instead, I made the box so it’ll also double as a keepsake box that she ca...