Chests and Cabinets - Fine Woodworking

16 CHESTS AND CUPBOARDS

Blanket Chest

A straightforward approach to angled joinery simplifies the

construction of this frame-and-panel chest, while thick parts

and dense woods (ash and hickory) lend heft to a sleek design.

Top,^7 ⁄ 8 in. thick by 16 in.

wide by 48 in. long

Eye straps

Battens,^3 ⁄ 4 in. thick by

13 ⁄ 4 in. wide by 13 in.

long; end screw holes

slotted to allow for

movement

Butt hinge

Groove for

tray runner

Pins, inserted from

inside after glue-up,

locate panels.

Loose tenons,^

(^1) ⁄ 4 in. thick by
11 ⁄ 2 in. wide
by 1^3 ⁄ 4 in. long
(^3) ⁄ 16 -in. dowels
locate side
Lower side rails, 1 in. panels to legs.
thick by 4 in. wide by
153 ⁄ 8 in. long
Loose tenons,^1 ⁄ 4 in. thick by
21 ⁄ 4 in. wide by 1^5 ⁄ 8 in. long
Bottom frame
stiles,^3 ⁄ 4 in. thick
by 2^5 ⁄ 8 in. wide by
11 in. long
Bottom frame rails,^3 ⁄ 4 in. thick
by 2^1 ⁄ 2 in. wide by 41^1 ⁄ 2 in. long
(bottom trimmed to fit later)
Ledgers, screwed
to bottom frame
and case sides
16 in.
(^7) ⁄ 8 in.
3°
153 ⁄ 8 in.
18 in.
48 in.

90°

6 in.

2 in.

3°