Wife's Christmas Present 2009

[Joe Von Kaenel]

Hey,

Just wanted to share pics of the Blanket chest I made for my wife this year. Happy New year to all.

Joe

[John Keeton]

Pretty neat project, Joe. Is it pine?

Always a good idea to keep the lady happy!

[John Timberlake]

Nice looking chest. I am sure she is proud of it. What wood is it?

[John Thompson]

Nice job.. excellent gift you made Joe. I am also wondering what the species is?

[Chris S Anderson]

I ask this everytime I see something I want to make: what is the joinery? I think it is a beautiful piece. If it is pine, you stained it perfectly. Even your endgrain came out nice. I'm designing a trunk/coffee table for our front room, and I'm deciding on hidden joinery or through dovetails in my design. Yours is very nice.

[gary Zimmel]

Good job Joe.
Not only on the blanket chest but keeping the boss happy...

And a Happy New Year to you.

[Cody Colston]

Nice chest. I'm sure your wife loves it.

[Joe Von Kaenel]

Thanks for the replies. The wood is Aspen (Pine family I Believe). It is stained with Sedona Red, and then Poly urethane was applied

I was having a difficult time finding a white colored wood without a bunch of Knot holes. I wanted to use Oak but the wife wanted "a Lighter wood" meaning lighter in weight.


Joe