White Ash & Honey Locust Blanket Boxes

[Mack Cameron]

I trust I haven't posted these pics before. I just completed these 2 blanket boxes prior to Christmas for 2 gand daughter sisters.

[Karl Laustrup]

Mack, I really like the looks of that chest.

It's one of the things on my "to make list". I might borrow some design features, if you don't mind?

Karl

[larry merlau]

nice chests mac, how was the locust to work with? i have some that planned to use in some project. i know its hard!!

[Mack Cameron]

:wave: Hi Karl; be my guest, the plans aren't copyrighted. I've made a number of changes to them.

[Rennie Heuer]

Verrrrrrry nice. That is one good looking chest!

[Mack Cameron]

nice chests mac, [quote]how was the locust to work with?Hi Larry; well it's apparent you know it's hard. On the Janka scale (measure of wod hardness) it ranks near the top. It planes, sands, and finishes easily and beautifully. One thing to look for carefully if edge gluing is colour matching in the yellow tones. It doesn't seem to be the same as matching grain on oak or ash or other hardwoods.
Sorryfully, I only have 1 - 10' X 11" board left from 11 boards I had. Plus of course a lot of shorts etc.

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Mack
Those chests are very nice. :wave:
Daniel

[Ed Nelson]

Beautiful chest. I really like the look of that locust!

[Mack Cameron]

Very nice chests. I like that you used butterfly hinges, I may use them on my next chest. Did you mortise for the hinges or just attach them flush?Hi Matt; the hinges are LV item # 00H52xx (depending on finish) non-mortise. They are only 1/16" thick and sit beautifully on the edge of the carcase and on the lid. Rather than regular screws they are attached with machine screws which entails drilling and tapping the holes for much greater holding strength.

[Vaughn McMillan]

I trust I haven't posted these pics before...
Nope, you haven't posted them here. I would have remembered seeing such a pretty pair of blanket boxes/chests. Great looking wood, and excellent workmanship. :thumb:

[scott spencer]

Nice work Mack! Ash has such pretty grain. Love the style of the chests too. :thumb: