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[@saliyalokeshwara7055]

If I ever win the lottery. My first task would be getting you a wider jointer. Scouts honor

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I appreciate that! I really wish I could upgrade but I'm stuck with only 120v in my shop so at this point I'm just saving up for the day when I can upgrade to a big old 12" or 16" jointer!

[@IantheWoodcraftsman]

Really nice job. I'd like to make a Sea Chest (or Seaman's Chest ) similar. dimensions, but with sides and ends sloped -- to say 8-10 degrees -- that will test any dovetail cutting skills when done th right way -- with the pins parallel to the ground!!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

One of those are on my list too! They seem like a very interesting challenging and a good way to push your technical skills!

[@jannamarie3990]

I must tell you that you are such a joy to watch 😊 I love your attention to detail and your humble attitude. You, sir are a true artist in my opinion...

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I really appreciate that!

[@melissaschaefer854]

I would love to spend a day in your shop just watching you create!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

No to break the illusion to much, but it mostly consists of me wander around trying to find the thing I just had in my hand!

[@paulthompson1334]

Beautiful piece! Thank you very much.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you too!

[@douglasbrown3493]

Beautiful, as always!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@jeffreyknotts4148]

Beautiful!

[@mikeknierim1618]

Love it! Great work as always!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@roberthahn8555]

Beautiful work!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you!

[@tomturney8045]

beautiful!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@nickyork8901]

Nice work, the cherry looks great. Like the breadboard ends, excellent quality.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I don't work with with cherry enough, it really is a nice wood to work and watching it patina over time is really interesting!

[@DamianDArienzo]

Simple, elegant. Nice work mate :)

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Glad you think so!

[@vosifle]

Great work!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@bw0704]

Very nice work, Morgan. Like you, I cannot resist breadboard ends and will often indulge myself (and the client) and do Greene and Greene style ones, with ebony or other accent wood splines. I, too, love using my Veritas router plane. It's a very relaxing tool to use.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I've been meaning to try out that style of bread board ends for a while, I may just have to force myself to use them on an upcoming project!

[@FanOfLiberty1776]

Fantastic work.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@DickvanZanten]

Looks allmost exactly like mine. Good Job!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks, they make such a nice fairly simple project!

[@joshfroze9255]

Looks freakin beautiful man!!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@jerrybrown1446]

I’ve been looking at dozens of blanket chests for ideas on a build. I like this one the most. I hope mine turns out as good.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

The plans for this chest will be available next weekend, I can let know when they're available if your interested?

[@jerrybrown1446]

@@morganhurst_redridge Absolutely! Thank you very much.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Hey Jerry, the plans for this blanket chest are now available on my website when you sign up for a membership. I'm also running an intro discount right now, so during checkout just enter the code KZbin and you'll get $5 off either the one month or three month plan. www.redridge.ca/

[@dpmeyer4867]

nice

[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

Case work is spot on. Don’t really care for the green drawer and leather. Leather liner is an awesome idea, but not right for that project and one I will use sometime. So thank You very much for that inspiration.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

The leather really is a nice touch, I used it a few times since this project and it definitely classes up the inside of a drawer.

[@crashkg]

Beautiful project. I was wondering if cutting the breadboard ends flush with the panel creates issues with contraction during the seasons. The panels will contract more than the ends and it won't be flush anymore. Also is that a rabbeting block plane you are using to trim the tenons? My block plane doesnt reach the base of the tenons.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Yeah, over the year your main panel will sometimes stick past the ends or be slightly inset, this is one of the downsides of breadboard ends but it's really not that big of a deal. I'd highly recommend looking into a rabbet plane, a nice rabbets block plane is good but you could also get a shoulder plan that would do the same thing.

[@dannielrolfe8079]

I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate the attention to details. You are very talented.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you so much!

[@dannielrolfe8079]

@@morganhurst_redridge do you mind me asking where you source your leather?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

@@dannielrolfe8079 Tandy leather, they have stores in Canada and the US and have pretty reasonable prices.

[@dannielrolfe8079]

@@morganhurst_redridge thank you! I have been inspired by your build.

[@rick91443]

Really enjoyed watching, so I subscribed. cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Awesome, thank you!

[@wickster7154]

Really nice blanket chest! I just subscribed to your channel. My woodworking is much the same style as yours. Look forward to more project builds.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks for subscribing, I've got a whole string of new projects coming down the pipeline that should be pretty good!

[@JohnColgan.]

Very nice, good to see a younger woodworker using hand tools and not all electric. The waxoil did the grain a treat. My only crit would be screwing the base. Those slats need to expand, but you've secured and no expansion allowance. As they're T&G, I would have screwed the last piece with loose fit and 1mm loose on each slat.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

As I get more into it, I'm leaning heavily into the use of hand tools. I like the control and the feel of using them but overall they look alot better in the videos! My original plan with the slats was to just screw in the first and last but I ended up making the fit to lose between the pieces. Wood movement won't be a problem though because each slat only has a single screw centered, so the wood can easily expand on either side. I made sure to leave enough room between each piece to let them reach the max potential expansion, the tongue will expand in deeper or the groove pieces will expand over the tongue further.

[@carljames9351]

You have quite aggressive hand tool skills. That’s not an insult. You obviously get great results so it equals speed. I’d personally have accidents at that pace. Fair play to you mate.

[@carljames9351]

Slotted screws all lined up the same. Respect!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I always notice that when I see the video of myself, I'm still in those early stages where I'm trying to make the tool work rather than letting the tool work. I will admit that I have had one accident where I launched my block plane into the concrete, luckily everything was okay but that was a good lesson in taking lighter cuts and not moving so fast!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

That is an absolute must, it would drive me insane every time I look in the chest if I didn't!

[@carljames9351]

@@morganhurst_redridge mate, it’s what works best for you. I let tenon saws use their own weight as I have disston Philadelphia brass backs that have plenty of weight already. I give the Japanese saws a slight press on the pull cut. Just do what you’re comfortable with. I’m surprised your 'just starting out’ with the standard of your work.

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

Great work almost expected you to fashion leather hinges

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I've done a decent amount of research into leather hinges and I've got plans to use them on an upcoming project! The only trick with them is the stability since they aren't solid like a metal hinge.

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

Yes they can be tricky but such an interesting look

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

Thanks sir

[@sterlinghein]

I like the bottom construction of the sliding tray. How did you build it to account for wood movement? I was trying to make something similar but couldn’t figure it out so just veneered plywood.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Being honest, I didn't consider wood movement very much. Since the pieces are about 1 3/4" wide and most are quart or rift sawn, individually they will have negligible wood movement, all together they probably won't all be at full expansion at any given time and if they do they are loosely mounted to the groove in the tray so they can just get pushed deeper into the groove. That's also why I add in the leather, as the pieces expand and contract, gaps are going to show so the more malleable leather can be glued right on and it will stretch and move with the wood. Technically speaking this is not the best way to do this, your method with the veneer is better but in this case it was a fast and efficient use of the materials I had on hand.

[@joeleonetti8976]

Nicely done. Enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, how much time does it take once you have the video to edit it into a KZbin video? How much faster are you at editing videos now vs. when you first started?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Depends, a video like this is made up of sections of the detailed build series and those videos I can usually do 2-3 in a day. If I just have a bunch of footage that I'm turning into a condensed video that usually takes 1-2 days since there's usually a couple hundred clips to sift through. I've definitely gotten alot more efficient with the editing, for the couple months that I was doing daily uploads I was able to figure out a really smooth rhythm . Before doing the dailys it would take me a full day just to do one build series video.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you . why do you not do the round overs when they are just straight panels ?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

The problem I've run into in the past when I add in edge profiles to connected pieces before a glue up, is sometimes they don't line up properly afterwards. Especially with a round over, if the two pieces need any adjustment after the glue up you're just going to ruin that round over anyway. By doing it after, you're working with a finished reference surface where you've already made all the adjustment to make any joining edges meet up.

[@walterrider9600]

@@morganhurst_redridge thank you

[@823Steve]

Super nice chest. I appreciate your attention to detail as it demonstrates true craftsmanship.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I'm glad you like it!

[@billmactiernan6304]

What! No Kreg pocket holes! What kind of woodworker are you anyway! By the way; your shop does not look like a suburban kitchen. You need to remedy that also!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

My pocket hole jig is "broken" otherwise I definitely would have used it, since it is the superior form of joinery! Don't worry, my Ikea kitchen cabinets are coming next week so hopefully I can get my shop looking right and then I'll be a true woodworker!

[@TomasRosberg]

Beautiful chest!! Not to sound preechy, but you need to wear a dust mask, you're gonna mess up your lungs pretty good using all those power tools without a mask (or at the very least dust collection).

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Trust me I'm very careful about wearing a mask, using dust collection and running my air filter to keep myself safe in the shop. If there is a specific point in this video where you think I'm doing something unsafe let me know the timecode so I can correct myself in the future.

[@TomasRosberg]

27:12 sander no dust mask, 27:44 router no dust mask...those fine particles will get you over time. Again it's constructive criticism, hope you don't take it the wrong way

[@morganhurst_redridge]

With the orbital there's no need for a mask because I've got it hooked up to the shop vac and that pulls the majority of the dust, I also have the airflow of my shop set up so that any particles that end up in the air get pushed away from me then pulled along that back wall into an air filter. I will agree with you about the router, definitely should've had a mask on there. I apologize if I came off as aggressive, I get so many of these comments and the response I gave before is a generic one I wrote up to counteract the spam comments, so I do appreciate you taking the time to point out those two clips.