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   JimGG_ | Aug 02, 2000 03:04pm | #1

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   Larry: Check "Masterpieces of Furniture" by Verna Cook Salomonsky (Dover Publ), Plate No. 72. The macro dimensions are shown. The internal components are not. Other furniture making books would show how to do the internals.

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   CStanford_ | Aug 14, 2000 06:05pm | #2

   *There are several books with overall dimensions for classic Bombe' chests. If you are up to the challenge of building one of these, the overall dimensions should be all you need.Good luck............... A good tune up for the carving skills would be to build a Newport block front. The undulating sides of the Bombe' will test you. The sides of the "real deal" were made from one solid chunk of wood and shaped by hand. That's really the only way to do justice to the piece.

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   ben_malamed | Aug 16, 2000 01:33pm | #3

   *FWW had an article on making a bombe chest in Issue 45 (Mar/Apr 1984).

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   JTF | Aug 16, 2000 02:22pm | #4

   *Larry,You gave no indication of your experience level. Forgive me if you are an accomplished woodworker and just asked a short question.Building a Bombe' chest is very complicated and requires a high degree of skill. Not to mention high priced material. Normally anyone with the skills to do this successfully would also have the experience to develop the plans.So, if you are a novice, think about it. Develop your skills progressively. If you are an accomplished woodworker, forget this.Just some unsolicited advise to help a fellow woodworker.