This mini blanket chest is one of my current projects. After constructing a full-sized blanket chest I scaled it down to create a “keepsake box”.
Now I’ve scaled down the keepsake box to create this diminutive chest.
Just like the two larger chests from which it was scaled, this miniature blanket chest is complete with fine details including half-blind dovetail construction, dovetailed bracket feet, dovetailed drawers, and a hinged lid with a lock. Cutting dovetails this tiny is challenging and requires modifying stock chisels to get into the tight spaces of the joints.
Making the scaled-down moldings on the lid, waist and base is also a challenge. I shaped each molding using a number of cuts with various Amana router bits. Amana’s selection of profile router bits that include roundover, cove, core box, and corner bead bits is one of the best available. Many of the profiles, such the roundover bits, are sized in increments of 1/32”. This wide assortment of bits provides woodworkers with the ability to shape almost any molding profile.
