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New Life For An Old Carpenter's Chest
by
Issaac @ Practicing ImPerfection
(IC: blogger)
I stumbled into this 150 year old carpenter's chest at a barn sale and instantly fell in love.
I had to have it. Especially for the price the seller was asking. The question was what in the world would I do with it and where would it fit in my little house?
It took many, many hours to scrape off the caked on dirt and scrub the wood with dish soap and water. It was extremely dirty!
I laid the chest on its side and pushed it up against the wall then attached the lid. I originally planned to mount the lid to the wall but this wasn't possible because of the weight of lid.
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Published October 8th, 2015 11:50 AM
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EmDirr @ DustandDoghair.com on Oct 09, 2015Totally reinvented! Very clever!
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Mmc1595466 on Oct 12, 2015just to think of the 150 year old chest and the carpentry tools from that era, the loving and talented hands that used those old tools to build with is enough to make you appreciate what treasure you found. So glad you rescued it...
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