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I've been wanting to build a blanket chest to match a Shaker pencil post bed that I had made for myself for quite some time.  While taking a trip to…

This was built for a friend of my fiance for her son.  She wanted a pirate like chest for his toys.  It was origianlly supposed to be made and given…

Mike Dunbar will show you how to reproduce an 18th-century original and fine-tune your hand-tool skills at the same time.

The original of this miniature blanket chest is at Pleasant Hill.  Made of cherry with a poplar bottom, all of the dovetails on the chest and plinth are hand cut. …

Everything made is of Shaker inspired design.  I have made many Shaker pieces over the years. Oval boxes are made of various domestic and exotic woods.

Heartpine flooring reclaimed from a turn of the century house here in Gulfport, MS. To do justice to the tight, complex grain, I polished the wood with 1200 grit paper…

Used a plan by  Joseph Hurst-Wajszczuk from Fine Woodworking library but substituted walnut for quarter sawn white oak. Actually made two of these pieces as toy boxes for my grandchildren.…

All of the cherry came from discarded cherry floor boards. The Oak base and back support came from discarded 8/4 Oak boards used for house sheathing (1860)

Blanket Chest: Q/S White Oak, Aromatic Cedar. Tudor Brown Bri-Wax, Butchers Amber Wax Finish.

Tack trunk for storing horseback riding equipment. African mahogany and Okoume marine ply. Frame and panel design using sliding dovetails to join corner posts. Design goals: durable, somewhat lighter...