Woodworking HowTo – Oak Blanket Chest – Part 1 (of 3)
Part 1 of 3 – John W. Nixon from Eagle Lake Woodworking demonstrates how to build a classic oak blanket chest. Some of the notable features include – Dovetailed Construction, Exposed Spline Joints, An Arts and Crafts inspired style, and replica hand-hammered hardware. The 23 minutes video covers: * Gluing up wide panels. * Making a dovetailed box. * Pattern routing. * Spline joints. * Shop-made laminate press. * Installing hardware – hinges, lid support, & lockset. * 3 step finish process …
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Nice work. Is there a reason you are wearing a ring at the table saw? That is so dangerous its not even
Nice video! I’m curious if there are any benefits or drawbacks to gluing the bottom panel into the dado?
You could definitely glue in the bottom panel since it was plywood. The one advantage would be the bottom may rattle a little less. It might add a bit of strength, but the dovetailed box is plenty strong. Adding the base make it even stronger.
The only drawback might be cleaning up squeeze out on the inside of the box. Other than that, there’s no harm in gluing in a plywood bottom.
Hi John;
Did you shop-make the dovetail template, or is it a manufactured product?
It seems much less fuss than even the Keller and that was simple enough to use.
Oh, I had to smile btw… ‘Backside’ means something entirely diffeent in the UK! We would say Rearside or Rear face..
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John W. UK.
Thanks for watching John. The dovetail template is from MLCSWoodworking dot com. There’s a video devoted to the dovetail templates (check my other videos here on YouTube, and you’ll see it) that I made for MLCS to give viewers a look at how to setup and use them. Check out that video, you will get a good feel for how they work.
Funny thing about the language nuances. I once talked about an overarm dust collection guard on an Aussie site, they compared it to the underarm (arm pit).
Ah well… Armpit dosn’t sound so bad as when we say ‘Backside’! I am sitting on mine right now, shall we say? Lol! Thanks for the info. I will check it out. Mind you, your woodshop would make 6 of mine!
John
Hi John , how are you?
Today i start with new project , Oak Blanket Chest …..I am sorry but i must
=copy-paste= your work , its amazing…
ok , thats all ….Video comming soon.
Best regards , Baro.
Hi Baro,
I look forward to seeing your version of the blanket chest! Judging from your other work, I’m sure it will be fantastic.
Good luck, and let me know if you need any dimensions or other details.
John
Hi , John.
Thanks.
Wood- Okume
Dimension:80,0×40,0×45,0 cm.
I visited your site…good stuff. I’ve never seen a dovetailing jig like that, it interesting. My Incra LS TS will arrive tomorrow, that’s how I plan on making dovetails in the future.
That incra setup is amazing. A friend of mine has it, and it well built and very well thought out. Looking through the book that comes with it, just blew my mind. I’m sure you’ll make some great stuff with your new setup. Good luck, and thanks for checking out my videos and commenting here.
Very good video. Commentry is excellent.
You covered everthing in one short video.
this is a beautiful video. Thanks a lot for helping out. Are you a pro video maker? Because you have very fewer subscribers than you should have.
THanks conmech. I was wondering why I don’t have more subscribers than I do. Not sure what I can do about that though.
I would find it a pretty box/chest if I liked machine cut dovetails.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Very Beautiful and percise work.
Those machine cut dovetails are pretty bad. I hate the way they look so perfect and all the glue surfaces are touching making the joints incredibly strong .If the old time cabinet makers had access to routers they would have used them. What is the advantage of hand cut dovetails? I can’t think of one. I want the best results in the least time! Don’t be a snob picklehead.