here's a project I finished recently, kind of a variation of a six board chest but with a coopered top. I've owed a friend of mine this liquor chest/pirate's chest for 20 years, having the workbench and some free time finally made it happen. He's pleased with it. White pine and red oak. Had to do some metal working to get the straps fabricated, don't really have the tools for that but it turned out pretty well.
ha, if you mean the six compartments--it's designed as a traveling liquor chest. The original that it's based on is one my friend's hunting mentor had and would bring to hunting camp years and years ago. We both saw it at the time and said "Oooh, I want one!" He's bugged me about it periodically ever since, in a playful kind of way. Six bottles seems like the right number for lugging around. His mentor passed away this past January this past January, and left the camp to my friend and a couple of others to run into the future. Building the chest this year seemed a nice way to commemorate the man and give us all something to toast this fall when we get together again.
What could you use the interior lid space for? If you're building a mobile bar, you could fit some bar accoutrements up there (shaker, strainer, etc...no glass) with some custom-fitted leather? straps or something
yeah, thought of that. Almost put a Glencairn traveling kit in there with two glasses. I'm making another one for myself and possibly for one or two others, I'll play with it. This one was pretty much the prototype
Looks great, your friend will be able to put his booty in there..... By the way, I was meaning to ask.... Do you know anything about glazing furniture or kitchen cabinets, I've used normal liquid glaze but have seen people on youtube lay down an entire coat on kitchen cabinets and then sand it all off on a painted surface to only reveal the crevices and wood texture.... I have normal glaze but the videos don't specify what they use....
I am a complete beginner when it comes to finishes. There's pros and cons to all of it. I used spray lacquer on this chest but that's because I could spray it outside. I like the look and it's pretty hard to mess up. I used polycrylic on the bottom because I put a dry transfer logo down there. Maybe some of the folks who are more experienced with finishes will chime in
The finish looked great! That's why I asked! No problem, I'm probably going to just experiment.... I'm repainting some cabinets but have wood grain and just spraying them looks a bit tacky..... Wanted to glaze them and clear them.........
