The Making of a Bombe Chest on Chest

Woodworking is my passion - after30+ years I can still say that woodworking cannot be mastered, yes, you may achieve mastery of woodworking techniques...but you will NEVER conquer woodworking.

The slideshow here is the making of a Bombe Chest on Chest. Modeled after one I measured and photographed at the DeWitt Wallace Museum in Williamsburg, VA. At this time, it is probably the most difficult piece completed in my woodworking career.

Having said that, I must now tell you that to build again would be very easy. The woodworking techniques and tools, now have all the questions answered.

Woodworking projects, no matter what the final outcome, is simply shaping wood. Woodworking is sometimes trial and error, in woodworking, to be successful, you must be willing to make the errors and learn from them.

I hope you enjoy the slide show.

Happy Woodworking
Keep Making Sawdust

Charles Neil

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[InTheWorkshop]

badboy...actually it takes me about 2 weeks or 100 hours..depending...but that is a result of having built a few...the first one ..well i would guess about 250 hours..alot of thinking and some more rethinking I did 4 at one time and it took about 6 or 7 weeks to get them all done and finished ,but i has some full time help..glad ya liked it

[billydammit]

AMAZING! How do you go about doing that?

[gwialou]

Totally awesome!

[TheBosendorfer]

wowwwwww fantastic¡¡¡¡¡¡

[saved1960]

Charles that is gorgeous. Did you work from a plan? Is that plan available for purchase? And most audacious of all, how much would you sell it for? Thanks

john story

[NGinuity]

Charles, I would loooove to see how you did the side shaping as well as the curved dovetail joinery. I think Bombe's are so nice.

[truth16lover24]

Vivaldi (Four Seasons)- a true master piece

Charles in the shop- dito

love your blog,

mddgdriver

[besamemucho5]

charles i admire your workmanship...but more than that i admire your desire to share what you know....thank you again....i wish you had more info on how to build the chest on chest you show here...

[mcdenzpangga]

wow amazing...

[greeneyedsteamengine]

Outstanding workmanship Charles, what was the finishing process?

[netszk]

yes sir, your skills are incredible.

This is what I call woodworking :)

[yutherrrr]

Incredible skills, an inspiration...