Campaign Chest
Packed with traditional details, you can build one or two of these small chests to add style and storage to your home.
Campaign furniture was designed to provide 19th-century military officers with rugged, versatile storage that could be packed up and moved easily. Although you probably aren’t on the move, no doubt your house could use more storage. And you’ll find that the solid construction and eye-catching details of this project make it ideal for homes today.
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- Unlimited access to this Video Plan — a full episode of the Woodsmith Shop TV Show!
- 16 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- More than 80 full-color photos, illustrations and exploded views
- Techniques for cutting half-blind dovetails and inseting brass corners
- Cutting diagram. Materials list. Project Sources
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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.

Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


Premium Plans
All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.