Plans for silver chest

olneyman | Posted in Project Plans/CAD Software on January 13, 2009 09:21am

I am looking for plans to build a silver chest that is a bit more than basic one drawer unit. Would like two or three drawers plus the conventional flip up top. Anyone have suggestions on where to look?

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SteveSchoene | Jan 13, 2009 06:16pm | #1
It should be pretty simple to expand the plans from one to several drawers. You may want to base your plans around some pre-done drawer liners such as these:

http://www.nancysilver.com/storage/reed_barton/drawerpads.htm

though the long term standby for lining silver drawers is Pacific Silver Cloth. It contains silver and prevents tarnish for a very long time. Don't forget the cloth flap to go over the silver in the box. I wouldn't use woods with high acid content such as oak, either.
DP | Jan 14, 2009 07:21pm | #2
"Reproducing Antique Furniture" by Franklin Gottshall has plans for one. He also has a plan for what he calls a spice chest (I wouldn't) that could also be easily adapted to a silver chest.