Toy box designs and plans?

[ArianAgain]

I'm looking for some nice toy box plans. One that will result in a toy box that can be put to use as a blanket box later in life. I found one thats along the lines (see picture). Its actually a little tikes product. Anyone seen anything else that might be suitable?

Thanks!

[LineLefty]

Funny that,
I'm making a toybox based on that exact picture. It's a pretty simple design so I'm going sans-plans.
Having said that, this is the link that gave me basic construction details of these types of chests.

http://www.rd.com/americanwoodworker/articles/200002/main/index.html

It's quite simple really, 4 legs, rails M&T into the legs. Run some grooves in the legs and rails to slide your panels in. The picture is veneered particle board, mine is T&G boards.

You make the front and side panels about 2cm short of the tops of the legs to allow room for little fingers. Make the back panel flush with the leg-tops to hing the lid on.

Raise the whole thing off the ground by 5cm or so and Robert's your fathers brother.

My work-in-progress is all round a bit larger and chunkier with 70x30 rails and it's over 1m wide.

Sorry I see your an imperialist. Unfortunately I've never gotten the hang of meauring out 37/43rds of an inch so my description might need some translation! :D

[ArianAgain]

Hi Adam,

Thanks for the info. Thought you might be interested to know that its allegedly solid wood for $120 US. I think panels of plywood are fine for the front, back, and side panels. Oh btw, no translation is necessary we're quite familar with the metric system here. Most trades people and woodworkers tend to use imperial though.

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-4359482-6265412?_encoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B00008XYR5

Arian

[ArianAgain]

I just read some of the reviews from that link (its available at Target in the states). Doesn't look like its solid timber regardless of what Target claims. One quote is:

"However, the top of the box is hollow with veneer overlay (you can deflect it with your hand), and the bottom is fiberboard. Also, when you open the lid, the support struts cause the back panel to flex under the strain of the springs."

Its a good example of what you get in the stores these days...

[Harry72]

Here's one I designed and made up a few weeks ago. http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=14408