Lauren, a fun fact for you! The Lane Cedar Chests have a SERIAL NUMBER on the bottom. When you REVERSE the numbers it gives you the Month, Day, and Year that the chest was made. So, for yours the Number is 851130 in reverse is 03/11/58. This beautifully updated piece’s birthday is March 11, 1958! So cool! In the 1970s, I received my Grandmother’s Hope Chest as a graduation gift. Its Birthday was March 28, 1944! LOVE that you brought this piece backed to life! It looks brand new! B~}
@AuntieBrennie, Thank you for posting the information about the serial number when reversed is the date the chest was made! My Dad bought a Lane Cedar Chest for me when I was a teenager, I’m now 79. It’s always been in a bedroom and is in perfect condition. I can’t wait to see when it was made.
Sorry Loren, I do love your videos. I do have to make a suggestion, perhaps a chop saw safety course, you put your safety glasses on and said "safety first" But I watched and cringed several times as you made several unsafe (Very unsafe) moves with the drop saw. Cross arm is how to lose an arm and those little engravings that mark the no go area on two occasions you held a short piece while cutting.... Kickback is bad enough but it can take a finger with it, if in the cut area. To cut the angle on your short legs, either do it by hand saw using a vice to hold the piece steady. Or use a jig on a table saw if you have one..... Please don't feel offended, I used to teach Ocupational health and safety and have seen many bad results from chop saw accidents...... Don't want to see you hurt.
Thank for your safety comments. I cringed when the clamp came out… I’ve heard tragedies after people thought they had something clamped that wasn’t… and your concerns were on point. No one wants Lauren hurt. We care❤
I love that color! The tutorial on the base is fantastic, thank you. I really want to learn how to make them, but I'm super intimidated. Your video is very thorough, and I appreciate that so much. It gives me more confidence to give it a try.
Another Beautiful job . Nice color and I like the neutral base. Have a nice day and take care . Have been watching your videos for a while now and always enjoy seeing your finished work. 😊
I have that exact cedar chest! And I painted it years and years ago before I knew anything. Used latex wall paint. It definitely needs a redo! Yours is lovely!
Boy that was a challenge you could see the wheels turning in your head! But once you decided to sand it out I was like wow.. it's gonna be good. Nice color choice.
Hi Lauren! I could be wrong, but I think the blade that you have in your miter saw is more of a rough cut blade. The teeth look to be quite far apart. For cutting the pieces for the base, I think you would want a fine cut blade where the teeth are closer together.
Yes, Lane chests are great pieces of furniture but I wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror if I charged someone $100 for such a damaged piece. Next time you want to remove damaged veneer, try using a hot iron to release the glue holding it in place.
It's beautiful but, Lauren, you had taken the screws off the lock, why didn't you remove it and put it with the other hardware so you could clean it and paint without taping that little lock off? The stain on the base works perfectly. Very pretty.
You are freaking rude with what you typed if you have nothing nice to say then put it on mute maybe you’re slow in your brain change the channel no one makes you watch her channel remember karma is a bitch !!!!!!!!
