Woodworking HowTo - Oak Blanket Chest - Part 1 (of 3)

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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 using dye, stain and polyurethane. Visit www.eagleLakeWoodworking.com to see the rest of the videos in this series, as well as videos on other woodworking topics. Eagle Lake Woodworking is the home of the world's first foot-activated motorized router lift that makes router table mortising quick and easy.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 3, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Author: EagleLakeWoodworking

Length: 0:09:37
Rating: 4.94
Views: 22,238

Tags: woodworking oak blanket chest dovetail mission arts and crafts

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EagleLakeWoodworking (Sunday 2nd of November 2008 05:18:39 PM)
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.
ihateniagara (Wednesday 29th of October 2008 12:36:27 PM)
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.
lampugadubrovnik (Tuesday 20th of May 2008 11:12:20 AM)
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.
EagleLakeWoodworking (Friday 23rd of May 2008 03:39:56 AM)
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
lampugadubrovnik (Friday 23rd of May 2008 12:53:40 PM)
Hi , John. Thanks. Wood- Okume Dimension:80,0x40,0x45,0 cm.
Chordwayze (Tuesday 11th of March 2008 01:28:35 PM)
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.. Obliged John W. UK.
EagleLakeWoodworking (Tuesday 11th of March 2008 05:39:09 PM)
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).
Chordwayze (Tuesday 11th of March 2008 11:52:22 PM)
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
slaintedan (Wednesday 9th of January 2008 05:58:02 AM)
Nice video! I'm curious if there are any benefits or drawbacks to gluing the bottom panel into the dado?
EagleLakeWoodworking (Wednesday 9th of January 2008 08:50:14 AM)
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.