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| The sea chests pictured below are works handmade by Tim at Marlinespike.com. Antique versions varied to some degree in size and ornateness depending on both the maker and user. These pieces incorporate all of the distincitve features that define a chest as a sea chest. Domestic shipping of chests is possible but orders can take several weeks to be completed. Chests are not typically stock items and range in price from about $800-$1700 For those who wish to construct their own, a set of sea chest plans is also available. Please e-mail order and pricing inquiries about finished sea chests to tim@marlinespike.com. |
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 Sea Chest Plans |
Sea Chest Plans"The Sea Chest, History and Construction Plans", written and illustrated by Tim Whitten, details traditional sea chest construction methods. Included are dimensions and details unique to the typical slanted seamans chest as illustrated in the finished models shown below. The book is 24 pages and plastic bound to allow it to lay flat. Also contains sources for hard to find materials such as hand forged hinges and wide board lumber. $12 plus shipping. |
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 Item SC #1 |
This chest is the one featured on the main index page. The finish is hard oil and has cherry trim. | ||
 Item SC #2 |
This piece has a black, milk paint finish and has purpleheart cleats holding the beckets in place.
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 Item SC #3 |
This was a custom order for a fellow knot tyer. The finish is a green milk paint and there are extra till boxes installed inside. | ||
 Item SC #4 |
Sea Chests like the one shown here are the standard construction design. The front and back are slightly slanted. The paint scheme is a two tone milk paint finish. |
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 Item SC #5 |
This chest is a more basic model. Here only the front is slanted and the beckets are a simple grommet style | ||
 Item SC #6 |
All of the sea chests here are from wide boards but what makes this one special is that it was made from 18" wide mahogany boards. | ||
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Here is a commissioned work to create a display for three, ten inch U.S. Navy bells. The woodwork is all of black walnut and the finished project incorporated two sets of beckets and three matching bellropes. "...when it comes to marlinespike seamanship and nautical woodworking, I contact my friend Tim Whitten... Tim is a seaman's seaman who is greatly respected for his craft and a man you can trust." - Capt. John S. Proctor, U.S.N. (Ret.) | ||
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This bell stands outside of Richard Fisher's foundary in Prospect Harbor, Maine. The bellrope attached is close to thirty inches long. Please refer to the links page for a link to the U.S. Bells website. |
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