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   mikeddd | Aug 13, 2009 12:56am | #1

    I made a blanket chest last winter for the lady of the house, I shiplapped the edges of the cedar then just placed it in the bottom of the chest, made it to fit tight, it can't go anywhere unless you tip the chest over upside down. If your worried about them moving put a few brads in them, they would pull out easy later. I haven't heard any complaints so it must be working ok.

   Mike

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   malloryjb | Aug 15, 2009 05:23am | #11

   Thanks for the info!

   Bruce

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   mikeddd | Aug 15, 2009 07:40am | #15

   Your welcome, hopefully it was some help.

   Mike

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   bones | Aug 13, 2009 02:28am | #2

   I made a cedar chest for my niece a couple years back and the bottom of the chest had the cedar build into the frame.  For the interior sides(1/4")  I placed the long sides in tight with a dolop of silocone sealant to hold in place and then the ends were fit in tight just inside the longs sides to hold them in place.  I put 4 stainless counter sunk screws in the corners of the sides and its held perfect.  There are many ways to do it thats just one. 

   I was married by a judge - I should have asked for a jury.
   George Burns

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   malloryjb | Aug 15, 2009 05:23am | #10

   Thanks for the info it's a great help!

   Bruce

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   philjohnwilliams | Aug 13, 2009 04:30am | #3

   I built a chest for my brother and sister-in-law a few years ago and used cedar in the panels dividing the chest section from the drawer section below.  The cedar pieces are loose (as in not glued) in the frame and as of yet have given no trouble.

   -pjw

   
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   mikeddd | Aug 13, 2009 07:18am | #4

   -pjw  I really like the chest you made, here are a couple of pic's of the one I built, as I said in a previous post I just set the cedar in the bottom.

   Mike

   
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   philjohnwilliams | Aug 15, 2009 06:26am | #12

   it looks as though we made the same chest (if you look past the differences in finish).

   -pjw

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   mikeddd | Aug 15, 2009 07:38am | #14

    That's what I thought when I seen the Picture of yours. You obviously have very good taste ha ha.

   Mike

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   philjohnwilliams | Aug 15, 2009 04:11pm | #16

   You know what they say - Great minds think alike lol

   -pjw

    

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   malloryjb | Aug 15, 2009 05:21am | #9

   Thanks for the reply! You made a great looking chest.

   Bruce

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   philjohnwilliams | Aug 15, 2009 06:27am | #13

   thanks, I'm glad you like it.

   -pjw

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   KiddervilleAcres | Aug 13, 2009 01:47pm | #5

   Bruce,

   I've been told you don't want to attach it really tight

   Hmmmmmm, sounds like a frame & panel assembly might be just the ticket.  You could glue up cedar panels that sit inside frames constructed from the primary wood, either flat or raised.

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   malloryjb | Aug 15, 2009 05:19am | #8

   Thanks - I appreciate the reply!

   Bruce

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   mrbird90 | Aug 13, 2009 03:36pm | #6

   With the chests that I build I line both bottoms and sides with 1/4" thick tongue and groove cedar. The long front and back I use a little glue and one fine finish nail in the ends. On the ends I glue just the center of the board and use finish nails on each end. The bottom is glued and the sides and front and back boards hold the bottom in place. The nail are set and the holes covered with  "cedar" plastic wood and sanded smooth. Almost invisible when done proper;ly.

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   malloryjb | Aug 15, 2009 05:16am | #7

   Thanks - that helps a lot!

   Bruce

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   Moksha | Aug 16, 2009 03:36am | #17

   Malloryjb,

   There are a lot of ways to approach this issue, at the moment I am in the process of building a blanket chest in my shop. It is partially finished at the moment. Decided to do rail and stile sides on the chest with raised panels; which are aromatic cedar. Plus I plan to put a solid cedar bottom in the chest. The corners are box joints with the front and back extending through the joint like you see on a Greene and Greene design.
   It will have the ebony plugs and the top will have breadboard ends.
   The frames are pink lyptus.

   Moksha

   
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   mikeddd | Aug 16, 2009 04:27am | #18

     I like it! That is going to look fantastic when its finished, it all ready does, make sure to post some pic's when you get finished.

   Mike

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   malloryjb | Aug 16, 2009 05:53am | #19

   Thanks - I like it a lot!

   Bruce

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   RalphBarker | Aug 17, 2009 06:03pm | #20

   Looks nice, Moksha. But, won't this approach also fill the room/house with the aroma of the cedar, too, instead of restricting the aroma to the interior of the chest?

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   Moksha | Aug 17, 2009 10:01pm | #21

   Ralph,After four coats of polyurethane on the outside of the blanket chest the aroma will be subdued. The frame inside the chest will also get coated with the floor and the raised panels left open. Moksha