Journey Chest for my Brother

[ROb McGilp]

Hi all,
It’s been a while!

This is a “Journey Chest” I made for my elder brother. This is a chest which would contain information about how your life progressed and unfolded by selecting items from your life’s journey for successive generations to read’

All of us progress through life performing feats of great merit, which we never see as that great. This box allows collection of evidence of the struggles we all go through to make life seem easy to our families. It gives us presence in the lives of future generations.

I have made one each for my two elder brothers and in the fullness of time. one for me and my wife.

This box is 750mm long x 420mm wide and 450mm deep. It contains seven trays which can be used in any way the owner decides to store his/her information.

The timbers are:

Carcass and most of the trays: Beautifully figured and grained Tasmanian Blackwood
Long tray which spans the interior length of the chest: Quilted Tasmanian Myrtle.
Lid panels: Black Heart Sassafras showing a beautiful pattern.

Hardware: Hinges  handles and lid stays are solid English brass.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

Regards,

Rob

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[ear3]

Beautiful.  Did you do the dovetails by hand?

 

[mike_aa]

Very attractive and well done.  I like how you kept the thickness of the timber in scale with the overall size of the chest. 

Thank you for sharing!

Mike A.

 

[ROb McGilp]

Hi Edward,

No, I'm afraid that they were made on a Leigh jig.

Regards,

Rob

 

[wow]

Very nicely done! I'd be proud to have that to call my own.

What did you use to line the drawers?

 

[ROb McGilp]

Hi Wow,

Thank you for the kind comments. I wanted the chest to have solidity, both in real terms and visually. For the bases of the trays, I used MDF coated with self adhesive felt. The felt is good quality and I get it from a manufacturer direct.

Regards,

Rob