This is my first carved chest it's about 30" long ,16" high and 12" deep made of pine with a walnut stain . I really liked the interlocking ring design on the lid . It was a bit of a pain to carve though . It's hand carved with traditional wood carving tools . Heck , the chest was built with traditional with wood working tools . It has hand made dovetails and even the beading on the molding was done with a molding hand plane . I do use a table saw to cut the boards to length for some projects though . The design on the front is original , but closely based on a medieval design . So don't blame a medieval artist for my bad art work , his was better . I just stole the various elements .
Why thank you , I'm glad you enjoy it .It does seem to strike a note with many people even though this is not my favorite piece . " I like it I'm just surprised others do too "
I have featured your work in my journal dedicated to Woodworking
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I hope my little spotlight brings you some new fans!
Warm Regards,
Sandi
aka `oibyrd