How To Make A Cedar Hope Chest

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How to make a cedar hope chest. Make sure to bury the screws slightly into the wood. Add rails for shelf. We hope you like it. Allow the glue to set overnight then use a belt sander to sand the plugs flush with the wood surface.
How to make a cedar chest step 1. Glue two of the 16 inch 1 by 8s together to make each end. Assemble the box as shown in the picture using 1 1 2 wood screws. Fill any holes with good quality wood putty followed with a finish sander.
Thank you for watching and we hope you subscribe to our channel. Lay your three 1 by 6 pieces side by side. Attach the bottom to the hope chest and add glue to the joints. Ends refers to the shortest vertical part of the cedar chest cut enough 18 planks to build both ends 10.
Smooth the edges with sandpaper before attaching the trims. Assemble the bottom of your chest. The easiest and quickest way to build your chest is. Align the edges flush and insert 2 brad nails to secure the bottom to the frame tightly.
Fitting the trims to the chest. Cut the top and bottom mitered trim pieces. Build the trims for the wood toy chest from 1 3 lumber. How to build a hope chest.
Fasten the aprons in place with glue and wood screws. Make the sides of your chest.