Thread: Sea Chest

Perth?? Bugger These chests are so beautiful.


You could post a thread here asking for a Perth Forumite's assistance.
You could see if the Perth Wood School might be able to assist, or give you some contacts.

You could also post a thread inthe Metalwork Forum area here for making the lock clasp and small hooks.




cheers
Wendy

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Perth?? Bugger These chests are so beautiful.


You could post a thread here asking for a Perth Forumite's assistance.
You could see if the Perth Wood School might be able to assist, or give you some contacts.

You could also post a thread inthe Metalwork Forum area here for making the lock clasp and small hooks.




cheers
Wendy

Thanks Wendy I posted up about the clasp in the metal forum

Hi Guys,

I'm struggling to find a decent cabinet maker in the Perth area, that wants to take on this kind of project, there must be someone out there!!!

Regards

Mick

Mick


there may well be someone willing to make that chest, but if it's done comercially what do you think the cabinet maker's time is worth? My first guess is at least 10 hours to build, may be as many as 20

Have you enquired the cost of buying from teh web site you linked to?
what are they asking for the chest you linked to?

$3500 to $6000

Originally Posted by LR09WA

$3500 to $6000

about what I'd expect for

Hand planing from rough sawn planks ... hand cut dovetails ... hand forged hardware ... hand made handles

I know it's hard to swallow, but if a maker would like to earn around $1200 per week, their charge out rate needs to be about $70 per hour, to cover the time the maker spends doing their books, marketing their services, paying rent, buying tools, etc.
so a 20 hour build (not unreasonable for sizing the boards by hand and double angled dovetails) would need to be costed at $1400 plus materials, say $400, the total comes to about $1,800.

a consignment retailer would try to sell for 2 x the maker's required return

Just the rope handles (beckets) alone take about 30hrs to complete, sea chest maybe 20/30 hrs, plus buying the black smithed hinges and clasp $300.00, so when you look into it, really you get the materials for free!!! I could never play down what goes into this kind of thing nor the workman ship, its just I would like to put together my own version in Aus huon pine, made in AU...

Regards

Mick

you could try either of

Perth Woodschool
• Weekday / nights & Saturdays
• Classes from beginners to advanced
Unit 1 / 117 Ewing St, Welshpool, WA
Tel08 9358 0500

erasmus school of creative arts
• Teaching the Art of Fine Furniture
Tel08 9293 7171 or 0409 107 292
Email [email protected]

one or the other should know of a person able to make the chest for you

From memory, this one was in the range that LR09WA suggested.

Originally Posted by ian

you could try either of

Perth Woodschool
• Weekday / nights & Saturdays
• Classes from beginners to advanced
Unit 1 / 117 Ewing St, Welshpool, WA
Tel08 9358 0500

erasmus school of creative arts
• Teaching the Art of Fine Furniture
Tel08 9293 7171 or 0409 107 292
Email [email protected]

one or the other should know of a person able to make the chest for you

Thanks Ian, I have tried to contact Neil from erasmus before, with no luck, but I will try again, might even pay him a visit...

Thanks

Mick

I remember that chest from the exhibition, I really liked your boxes, but what remains in my memory is the carved cabinet (by Hedley Neil?). Looking at it you would swear that some of the carving was really cloth material

Originally Posted by ian

I remember that chest from the exhibition, I really liked your boxes, but what remains in my memory is the carved cabinet (by Hedley Neil?). Looking at it you would swear that some of the carving was really cloth material

Yes, it was by Hedley Neil, and was amazingly realistic. Don't know if it's sold yet - should go to a museum or gallery.