Blast from 2008 - A Blanket Chest

Blast from 2008 - A Blanket Chest

Here is another Blast from the Past - I wanted a chest/bench for our entry way so a blanket chest seemed like the best option. This is one of my earlier projects and was before I made the transition to hand tools though I was seriously hand tool interested. Ultimately the chest stores our board games and the seating is for guests to remove or put on shoes (we don't were shoes in the house).

Glue up of panels for chest
Creating box joints (with a router and jig) for jointing the sides, back and front together
Dry fit several pieces together
After main carcass glue up
Lid and drawers
Finished project