New Cedar Chest-Just Built

The outer shell of the chest is 3/4 inch solid cherry.  The interior is lined with cedar.   The sides front and back are fastened together with a special heart-shaped dovetail design.  Special hinges are called “lid-stay torsion hinges”.  With these hinges the lid will stay at any position and will not fall and crush fingers.  The dimensions of the chest are:  length 46 inches, width 21 inches and height 20 inches. For easy access to the contents of the chest there are two drawers in the bottom.  The drawers are installed with extension guides so that all the contents are visible.  The chest is on casters so that it can be easily moved, thus the top of the chest will be 22 1/2 inches off the floor.  For security reasons no lock is installed, the chest is finished with semi-gloss polyurethane. (Item shown is in hickory)