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   KYwdwrkr | Mar 11, 2003 06:10pm | #1

   What you are talking about is "Flocking". You can get a kit and information from Rockler.  First, you spray a contact type glue on the drawer inside, then "Flock: powdered felt onto the glue with a rudementary flocking tube (two cardboard cylinders, telescoped together, with a small hole in one end.  It works great, you can have whatever build-up you want in the drawer to organize the silver, then just spray and flock!  Gives you a good protective cover that is uniform in thickness without the pleats and trimming needed if you use sheets of felt.

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   UncleDunc | Mar 11, 2003 07:48pm | #3

   Flocking is one way to do it. I've never seen a silver chest with a flocked lining, but maybe I just haven't seen enough silver chests.

   A lot of contemporary chests seem to be lined with anti-tarnish cloth, often called silver cloth. (Please forgive me if you already know all this.) Some people think keeping their silver in silver cloth bags protects it better than just lining the chest with silver cloth. If you're not planning on using the bags, then it would probably be a good idea to line the chest with silver cloth instead of felt. In that case, I recommend getting adhesive advice from the silver cloth manufacturer. Pacific seems to be the dominant name in the industry. My own silver chest is still in the planning stage (for nearly 10 years now), so I haven't used their product and can't offer an opinion on either the product or the service.

   I believe I remember seeing kits for silver chest interiors in woodworking catalogs, with the dividers and the silver cloth, just trim to fit your chest. But I can't remember which catalogs they were in. :)

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   AlanTurner | Mar 11, 2003 07:29pm | #2

   There a few threads on this topic, and Splintie was a valued and experienced contributor.  An advanced search will give you the info you seek.

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   dirtstirrer | Mar 12, 2003 05:13pm | #4

   I remember seeing a great idea to make lining boxes with felt a lot less tedious. I can't remember were I saw it but, you cut cardboard to line the drawers/box, then wrap the cardboard with felt or fabric. The felt wraped cardboard is then glued or not, into the drawer.

   Steve

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   Splintie | Mar 12, 2003 09:00pm | #5

   I prefer not to use felt bec it pills up or gets stringy with use.. Here's a link to various methods of lining with cloth: 10000.1 

   I would strongly suggest you use silver cloth, however, if the flatware is truly silver or plated. You can find silver cloth for about $10 a yard, 60" wide. Call your local fabirc stores or search <"silver cloth" fabric> if you want to find Internet sources.

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   Gretchen | Mar 12, 2003 09:56pm | #6

   Splintie and Uncle Dunc have it right. There is no earthly reason to make a silver chest that is not lined with Pacific Silver cloth to prevent tarnishing.  It completely defeats the reason for having a silver chest.Gretchen

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   lesage | Jan 02, 2013 12:50am | #7

   Help!

   I want to build a silverware chest....but can't find plans.  What I have in mind is in the range of 22" wide, 15" deep and 8" high.  Are you wiling to give pointers on your plans or give references where to find plans?  I am new to woodworking (time to do it now that I retired) and looking for help to head in the right direction.

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   RalphBarker | Jan 03, 2013 11:49am | #8

   Old thread

   Note that this thread is almost ten years old.

   The Google search engine is often helpful in searching for plans. A search on "woodworking plans silver chest" turns up several options.

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   SteveSchoene | Jan 03, 2013 01:19pm | #9

   You can adopt most box plans for your purpose.  BUT, if you have read the old thread, don't be confused.   You do NOT want to line the box with "felt" or with "flocking", you want to line it with Pacific Silver Cloth.  This material contains material that prevents the silver items you place in the box from tarnishing.  It comes in dark brown--only.  There are other materials that act as tarnishing retarding silver cloth but everything I've read about them is that they are not nearly as effective as the real thing--Pacific brand silver cloth.