Cherry Chest

[Barry Bruner]

I made this chest a couple of months back, its 30" tall, 27" wide and 17" deep. The wood was given to me because it was to bad to sell , I went thruogh a half a pickup load to get enough to make it. After seing Rick de Rogue chest I couldn`t wait to get started, but mine is not near a fancy as his. BARRY BRUNER

[Glenn Clabo]

It sure is purdy Barry. Nice job finding the best wood.

[Jim Becker]

Very nice job, Barry. The bracket feet are really nicely done, too. Besides, what's not to like about something in cherry?? :)

[Brian Hale]

Simply Wonderful Barry!!

The hardware is a good match and the finish is Superb!

Brian :)

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Nice work! If this is what you can do with crummy wood, I'd love to see you in action with premium wood!

-Jeff :)

[Roy Wall]

Simply Beautiful!!

Terrific work Barry........you did a superb job!!!

[Howie French]

Barry,

you sure were able to pick out some great wood, this piece looks excellent.
Nice job all the way around.

Howie

[Jerry Olexa]

Barry. nice work. The cherry looks beautiful... How did you finish???

[Rick de Roque]

Barry,
Love what you were able to do with that cherry. Good matching of the top and sides, the drawer fronts look great also. Finish looks great. Glad I was able to give some inspiration for you. I get alot of inspiration from everyone else around here so its nice to pass some on. A well constructed piece!!

Rick

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Great looking chest! That is some beautiful cherry. Thanks for sharing.:)

[Don Bullock]

I wish someone would give me some nice wood like that.;)

Your chest is beautiful. Excellent job using the wood. The finish looks great. What did you use for the finish? I'm using some similar scraps (yes, I had to buy them) of cherry to make some trophy bases. The type of finish you have looks like it would work well on them. Thanks.

[Jesse Thornton]

That looks really nice. Cherry has such a nice blend of richness and warmth - even those old 'throwaway' pieces that you used! What kind of finish did you use?

[Kristian Wild]

Pretty nice job for only having "scrap" wood to work with!! I really like the bracket feet too. I've yet to try anything like those. Will it have a big bow on it for someone special in a couple of weeks?

[Mark Valsi]

Very Nice Job !!

[John Timberlake]

Great looking chest. You did a great job of picking out boards that match and getting a nice even finish. I have always loved this style chest - always in good taste. Thanks for sharing.

[Barry Bruner]

I thank all of you and appreciate it very much. As for the finish I put three coats of Porter`s sanding sealer, sanding with 300 grit between coats and used it for the final coat, it looked as good as semi-gloss. Kristian, there is a pattern for the feet you can download. It's WOODSMITH BRACKET FOOT PATTERN NO.139, THANKS AGAIN, BARRY BRUNER

[Barry Bruner]

I forgot to mention I used MIN-WAX cherry stain also. thanks BARRY BRUNER

[Ted Shrader]

Barry -

Very nice work there. Great deal on the wood! A little sorting goes a long way. The chest looks great.

Well Done,
Ted

[Zahid Naqvi]

After seing Rick de Rogue chest I couldn`t wait to get started, but mine is not near a fancy as his. BARRY BRUNER

It looks aweful nice to me. If you live around my neck of the woods I'll gladly relieve you of this burden ;)

It's a wonderful piece.