Popular Woodworking 2003-06 № 134, страница 58

Chest

Based on the proportions of full-size early American blanket chests, this project's small size makes it easy to build.

Last year, the kids and I decided to surprise my wife, Terri, with a special woodworking project that we all worked on.

It's usually easy to get children involved in building a project in the shop, but it's hard to keep them interested. With the exception of birdhouses, most woodworking projects take a good deal of time and patience to produce something worthwhile.

And that's why this jewelry chest is a great project. I developed the proportions directly from full-sized blanket chests, so it looks good and right to the eye. But the joinery and its small size make it a project that we could complete easily in a long afternoon. In fact, as you'll see, this project turned out better than I could have imagined.

by Troy Sexton

Troy Sexton designs and builds custom furniture in Sunbury, Ohio, for his company, Sexton Classic American Furniture.

Troy is a contributing editor for Popular Woodworking.