How to make a Pirate Treasure Chest
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2024
- How to make a Pirate Treasure Chest.
How to make a Treasure Chest
This chest was made with scrap wood boards of approx. 5.50'' X 26.00'' and a 10.00'' X 11.75''
I had the idea of making it for my nephew so i decided to make an instructional video. I hope you enjoy and that it inspires you to make your own or come up with a different version.
Have fun and be safe!
Happy woodworking!
Dimensions:
Bottom Box - 8.50'' Long
4.75'' Wide
2.50'' Tall
Box Base: 9.50'' X 5.75''
Arch:
Wooden strips - 8.50'' long
1.00'' Wide
Angle: 12 Degrees (approx.)
Lid Dimensions: 8.50'' long
4.75'' wide
2.25'' tall
Chest Overall dimensions:
9.50'' Long X 5.75'' Wide X 5.50'' Tall
Music:
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean - Yo Ho (a pirates life for me)
Hans Zimmer - He's a Pirate (extended)
At last!!! Someone talking and giving measurements. Great job and thank you for the way you gave us directions. I have subbed and liked. Cheers from Perth, Australia.
Pretty cool. I like that he did not waste any time in showing how he did it. Even though it is almost 10 minutes long I never felt like he was wasting my time with unnecessary comments. He made it look easy. Great job!
Excellent. I love your work. Because you do it with hand tools that I already have at home. I do not need to establish a shop and invest several thousands of dollars for a work. Thank you!
I have wanted to create a pirate chest for many years. You gave me some solid ideas, so gracious Senor
great job i like how you gave the angles & measurements thanks from Hilden Nova Scotia Canada
Loved it. Really like the way you insert the narration, rather than narrate while you work.
Thanks for letting us know the angles. So many dumb videos just "showing off" not teaching. Thank you!
Great tutorial, This would have looked so much better with a stained/aged look. Maybe an idea for a follow up tutorial (How to age/stain wood)
wow! I love it. I will attempt to make some for my grandchildren.
send me some pictures! id love to take a look :)
Hello Libo! Welcome to the youtube woodworking community! Nice chest!
Chris
Thank you Chris
BEAUTIFUL work. Thnx for sharing your talent. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thank you! :-) I hope to have some more videos soon ;-)
I was looking for some ideas for a Legend of Zelda treasure chest, and this was exactly what I was looking for! The tutorial was so easy to follow. Definitely subscribed. Hope to see more,
I like this project. Thanks for showing us how you made it and giving the dimensions.
Great way to make a video. A lot of people could take lessons. Hope to see many more of your video's.
Thanks for the video I like your vid you give the sizes most woodworkers don't Thanks again
Charlie Wood If you made a little longer a bottle of wine would fit nice for a gift thanks again
Charlie Wood Thank you!
Great project and video Libo! Lots of good techniques in this one. Keep 'em coming man!
Thank you Steve! :-)
Great job!
Kevin Zierath Thank you Kevin!
Хорошее видео, отличный проект!
Thank you very much!
I may try some of those dove tails. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant ...Gonna make one for my grandson. Thankyou
Thank you... send me a picture. Id love to see how it came out. Have fun!
Good job. Temperamental leading. Like!
your project is absolutely AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to make it! now I can make one for my son, he will be estatic!
+Louis Treiber Thank you!... id love to see it, send me a picture when you make it! :)
Great job,And every man's tools.
Fantastic! easy to follow instructions made what I thought would be a difficult build, super simple! i'm going to make this for my wife's BDay. Thanks!
Mykel Horn Awesome! thank you! Send me pictures, id love to see it! Happy building!
Just what I want to make for a gift great job you did making this chest for all to see.
Thank you! Im glad you liked it. Send me picture of your when its done!
YOU ARE A REAL WOODWORKER
WELL DONE & GOOD LUCK .
+Hakeem M Thank you!
Good job. Liked the way your video was laid out and finish project looked great. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
This is great ,thanks .I must make some of these for my grandchildren.
Im glad this is helpful. Send picture, I would love to see your finished project! :)
That was a cool video, thanks for giving the measurements and angles, a lot of people doesn't do that or they leave a step out. Thanks again I have subscribed to your channel due to the info you give.
Simple but elegant design, I'm definitely going to have a go at building one. Well done on the video editing.
Thank you jackatsea!
Fabuloso, great project, I have to learn how to do those duck tail joints without a machine.
Cool project. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you JD
very very very good
man oo man thanks a lot very clear very nicepresentation
first thing i noticed was the 01 general lee hat :)
nice box too :)
I really like this video because it shows me what I’m about to make🎉❤😅
I LIKE IT ! ! ! Thanks for posting it.
Nice chest...good work! I need such an angle gauge!!! ;-)
Very nice love the hand tool touch
Great video and project! Thanks for posting this, I'm deciding what mine will look like but now I can use your instructions in helping me build it!
Great! Thank you! Sent a video or a picture when you are done, id love to see it
Awesome craftsmanship
Thank you!
It just so happened that I'm making a treasure chest at the moment and needed help doing the lid! Now I know how.
phil gardner :-) awesome!!! Have fun!
Great video!! I'm so glad I found your channel. May try to build this this summer.
Los piratas del caribe. Also great job body.👍
Nice job!
Instantly I thought this design made bigger would make the perfect Coffin just make sure the bottom is very strong & would need to be flush. Strap clamps around a ply wood jig would keep the arched Coffin lid in shape. Also that shape of Coffin Lid would allow for the bigger Body to fit snug inside. There's a fortune to be made with your stylish simple design. Karl, THE COFFIN MAKER.
01 general lee hat had to subscribe nice chest too will have to try. It is what I was looking for!
Nice job
Great video. Just found a new hobby.
Thank you
great idea ! i love to know the math involved !
Wow, you do dovetail by hand?! Very impressive!
yes, by hand. I am not great at them, but i appreciate it :)
Thanks for the fun video. I attempted this last night. It didn't turn out as well as yours, but I will keep practicing. I'm using some discount "dog ears" I found marked on clearance at HD.
Wally Kellett very cool! I'm glad you were inspired to do it! Post some pictures, I'd love to see your creation!
i enjoyed that... thanx
:) Thanks!
Awesome job man. I am making one of these right now. What did you use to cover the nail holes? Also stain used?
Wood filler, you can use anything... sawdust and glue work too. I didn't use stain. Only Polyurethane for protection.
I’m making a much bigger curved top chest but I have a question. Does it matter if I make the curve first or the side arches?
i recommend you make a test with with smaller staves, so you know how big your curved top will be. If that is what you need and like, then give it a go to make the actual project top. the rest of the project after you know the dimensions of the top. have fun.
Thank you libo very good vidio . Will help me on my next project
Excellent! have fun!
VERY COOL GREAT JOB GOD BLESS.
Nice job, very interesting. Great video, thanks for making it.
+Bojidar Stanchev Thank you!
Great job! All the best from Germany. Mike
Хорошая работа. Темпераментный ведущий. Лайк!
Wow!! nice!!
:-) Thank you Brother!
Nice work! My only question is, why did you leave the bottom on like that? I made a box similar but sides and bottom were rabbet jointed. But I certainly like the doves tails, though I'm no good at them.
Great job! How did you figure what angle to cut the pieces of the lid?
That's a really good question... the arch is half a circle, right? so we have to start with a full circle.
For this particular case I decided to make my circle with 14 segments (but only used Half the circle)
As you know, a circle has 360 degrees, so this is the math:
360 / 14 = 24.71 degrees - the angle of segments from the center
However, you want to have 2 bevels (one on each side of your segments), so you must divide it by 2... that gives you a bevel angle of 12.85 degrees.
I decided to use 12 degrees as the even number was easier to set up on the angle gauge and because a little variation wouldn't be critical.
So basically, just decided the number of segments of your circle to be and do the math like this { X = number of segments }
[360 / X ] / 2 = Angle of the bevel on each side
The width of your strips will change the diameter of your circle. The thicker the strips, the larger your circle and vice versa.
I hope that made sense :-)
If I had the tools and materials to make a box like that one it would be roughly that size but I would have resawn the stock to about half that thickness and went from there. The bottom would have been made to fit loosely in a modified rabbit that has the vertical faces slanting outwards as they go upwards from the bottom edge so that it floats. Other than that your version is still a nice and good quality build that looks good.
Pretty cool...Can make my kid a giant treasure chest for his dang toys....lol
beautiful!
I know this is an old video, but why did you cut at 22 degrees? 22.5 divides into 180 so you're left with a flat edge. Did you have to sand the top flat?
awesome. thanks!
awesome video
Great job Libo.....subscribed .
Steve
Thank you Steve
Really cool! can we count on more videos?
Yes, not as often as other channels, but i will upload more videos :-)
Thank you very much!
Try amazing work ty for the information
Cool box. Good job
Cool!
Great work. Where did you buy the fancy nails for pinning to the leather? Thanks
Pierre, they are just furniture tacks, Joann, Michael's and our Hobby Lobby should have them. They mostly have them at the leather craft section.
Thanks for the prompt reply. All the best!
thank you for the inspiration!!!And really good job!!!
Thank you!
Exelente traba very good work !
Thank you for the inspiration my friend, nice work!
Epic‼️
Nice sountrack
Good job!
Thank you!
I think you should make a much bigger one, I would love to make one as a toy chest for two special boys
What tacks did you use to pin down the leather?
Thanks! Well done!
Love this, Great job !
Sweet that came out great!
Adam Roman Thank you!
Thank you Sterling
Libo MAKE THE DEAD MAN'S CHEST.
Is excelent
Nice work
Thank you
Nice Work!
Great idea and great woodworking.keep it up.
anand ram Thank you!
So since you got that blade perfectly set to 90 degrees, are you sure the brick ground is perfectly level?
Radcliff Humphrey - There is no need to know if the bricks are level. The referenced is from the table top to the blade...
Oh your right. I skipped over that part of the video haha. I didn't think you could calibrate the level you were using. Thats a cool tool, i could use one.
Fantastic!
This is a rather old video, but I wanted to ask, is the 12 degree cut always 12 degrees, regardless of length/width of the wood, or do I need to use a formula to figure out exactly what angle to cut it at?
Well, you can use a formula to calculate either.
Basically, if you change the angle you will change the number of staves you will need for the lid. The smaller the angle, the more segments.
If you change the width of the segments, then that will change the radius of the lid.
If you are looking to make a chest with a wider radius on the lid, keep the 12 degrees bevel and just make the staves thicker. That should be easier.
Let me know if you have further questions. Im glad to help.
Great, I'll be attempting to make one on Friday, so if anything goes wrong, I'll ask. Thanks a ton, Great video as well.
Any time! Happy Building!
Hey, I made the boards 2 1/2 inches wide, and I cut 6 of them at a 15 degree angle, I had a little trouble making them all flush (table saw is pretty old) but I can sand them when the glue dries. Thanks a bunch for the info, and the video.
awesome, have fun!
I have the same shirt at the beginning. LOL
Libo, nice work! How can I contact you?
Patriots4Trump #MAGA hi, are you interested on a commission?
This is my Etsy shop:
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please i want to make sure that the angle you cut to the top of the box is 79 degree ???
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but could you tell me how I would adjust the angle at which I cut the wood on the top for a box of a different size? Is there a steadfast way to know? I'm assuming the larger the box the lower the angle? I like the proportion of the width of the top to the height of the curve.
This is really great, by the way. The most helpful tutorial I've found by far!
+Jami Hi Jami!... It is not a stupid question at all. :)
You can do it mathematically, but is probably more time consuming. I think the easiest way is trial and error. Sometimes its a little hard to be super precise with power tools so there will be variation.
I recommend you using the same angle (changing the angle will only vary the number of segments of the arch). You would only change bevel if you want a shallower arch.
What you actually want to change is the width of the staves. You will still need the same number strips of wood (7), but since they are wider or slimmer, they will change the diameter of your arch.
I hope that makes sense.
I can recommend making a quick test with the 12 degree bevel and make the staves wider. This can help you see how much it changes your diameter. Once you have that, you can make estimate the width of your strips of wood for the diameter that you are looking for. What size are you looking for?
For example, my staves are 1'' wide and is giving me an outside diameter of 4.75''. If I make them 2'' wide, I would probably get an outside diameter of around 9.5'' (the thickness of the wood itself could make a difference) My wood is 3/4'' (.75 inches)........ so, basically play with the width of the staves :-P hahahaha.
Please, let me know if you have more questions. I'd love to help. Also, let me know if you make one, id love to see it.
Thank you VERY much for your comments! I love when my tutorials are liked. I hope i get time to make more and more often.
Too many projects in mind and not enough time to make them.
Please share and subscribe :)
Great work! I want to make one myself but bigger! I'm thinking of a radius of 5.9" top arch. I have a board 0.47" thick and 1.18" width. How do you calculate the angle? is there an equation? thank you
Acssnipa you can do it mathematically, however you have to be very precise with measurements and cuts to get exactly what you want. I would recommend using scraps that is all the same dimensions as your material and do trial and error
Where do you get those nails that you put on the leather?
scoobydoo9 I found them at Michael's. they are together with the leather stuff. I think Jo-ann's or Hobby Lobby might have them too. These stores always have a section where they have leather cut-offs in a bag, they are around that area. :)
Thank you!
I loved it bro!
Jordan Flores Thank you!
how do you calculate the segments (staves)? You cut them at 11 degrees? Ive already cut 2 long boards trying to make it work....whats the formula Bro?
Decide the number of segments you want. 14-15 should be a good number, but you can do as many as you want.
Divide 360 by the number of segments then divide that by 2. That is the angle (bevel) of the staves
is there an easy way to calculate how many segments to use and how many degrees to cut them in?
I LOVE trigonometry and math itself!!! hahaha... for me is fun to do it on paper, but to be honest it depends on the tools you have and how accurate you can cut bevel. Trial an error could be the best way to go. Many times it looks awesome on paper and it does not turn out so great in real life. If you are making a chest, I can recommend using 12 degrees for the bevel cut (angle cut). The wider or slimmer your segments are will determine the diameter of the semi-circle (the wider the pieces, the taller/wider the lid).
The more segments you use, the "rounder" it will look. If you use only 5 segments, rather than a "circle" it will be a pentagon... hexagon, octagon, etc. I think 14-16 segments should be more than enough for the application.
if you want to change the number of segments you can calculate the angle of the bevel as shown below:First decide how many segments you want... Lets pretend 14 segments:
Divide 360 by 14 segments, then divide that by 2 (a bevel on each side of the segment) = your cutting angle
(360/14)/2 = Angle of the bevel.
Here is also a couple videos that could help you understand better the calculation of segments for the woodworking application.I don't know this guys, but I remember seeing this videos recently and thought on show them to you.ruclips.net/video/85Pv2TMmVlMh/видео.htmlttps://ruclips.net/video/YdzibQ1k0X8H/видео.htmlave fun!!!Libo
Going to make a big one set at the end of the bed