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Campaign Chest
Oct 24, 2012
Woodworker: Les Cizek
In the 18th and 19th centuries, campaign chests were used by the French and British military as both luggage and furniture. This modern version by Les Cizek is furniture, not luggage. When opened, the chest is a fully functional desk. The chest is made from teak and maple veneer, plywood, white oak, and brass. It is finished with oil and shellac.
Photo: Kevin Shea
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This is a beautifully refined interpretation of campaign style furniture. Although my personal preference and hobbyist woodworking experience has been Arts & Crafts, my daughter has expressed a desire for campaign furniture like this. I'd certainly like to take a crack at making a piece like this if I could get my hands on some construction / joinery plans. Not much out there from my research on the web.
The teak is a great choice from both appearance and a strength viewpoints. Mr Cizek is a very accomplished professional judging from his Four Sisters website.
Hi Turbochief,I don't know how kosher it is to reccomend another site, but the Woodsmith Shop has a very nice plan online at:
http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/608/campaign-chest.pdf
If it ain't cool, guess they will let me know.
Amazing Design.
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