This blanket chest was built to be placed at the foot
of Shaker bed. It is built to look like an antique using a mix of
hand and power tools. Tool marks are left on the interior surfaces
on purpose (as would have been done on a real antique). The chest
is made from White Ash with a finish color of Nutmeg and top coated with
shellac and wax. One dovetailed till is included and sized
at one half of the inside width. The chest has four small button
feet and sits on a stand when not being moved about. All exterior
surfaces feature raised panels (including the bottom panel). The
largest challenge was building the coopered lid. Hardware was selected
appropriate for a "traveling" trunk of the period. Chest construction
is mortise and tenon. Everyting is held together with hide glue.
