I have been a lurker here for many years and a wood butcher for longer than that. A friend gave me some walnut that had been cut by his grandfather in 1962 on an old circular mill and I have been looking for a good project for it ever since.. My nine year old Grandbaby came to me and asked me to build her a hope chest. I am not even sure she know what a hope chest is, but it was a good enough excuse. I had made her bed room suite out of cherry, but decided to use the walnut for this project. I was pleased enough with the outcome that I thought I would share.