Thread: The 2nd project.

Looks good mate.

Looks pretty big but I bet it doesn't take long to fill it up. My two could fill four of them and still have stuff left over :eek:

Great Job Harry! I would love to see some close ups of the joinery if possible. My kiddo is getting a toy chest soon too. have a good one!
-ryan

I love it, that's one hell of a finnish.

Great job Harry. At least you have made sure that the little one will never push it around the room. My Grandkids each have been through/are going through a stage where everything that could be pushed around was/is pushed around. Good for when you start walking.

Bob

First things first, I can hand this little one back she's not mine lol
Its my SWMBO's neice(we live in sin still!)
BobR I doult if I could push it around the room!
The bottom of is a glued double thickness of 16mm MDF which is rebated(inner sheet cut smaller)screwed every 80mm and glued,I tend to overbuild things I make... least it "should" stand up to being a toybox for her younger years.
One thing I have done with this box is all those slats are loose and have gaps up to 1mm between them, just incase Lauren'kate ever gets caught in it, she'll be able to breathe still!
Ryan, I'll take some pics of the joints tomorow, cant see the M&T's tho!

hi Harry

thats one impressive finish mate, what did u use ?
high gloss, by the looks of it

thanks

Justin

Nice job

I don't know if you've thought about it but on a similar job I installed 2x gas arms to stop the weight of the lid slamming on little heads and hands. It holds its own weight at 45° any higher it flies open any lower it slowly closes under its own weight. When the lid flies open (once lifted half way) it stops short of putting pressure on the hinges. Solid pine lids weigh a ton!

Ryan, the close-up's you wanted.
Photo 1. Lock mitre 45*, suggest not using on common crapiata pine, the wood really needs to be very flat and unwarped.
Photo 2. Dovetails on the sliding draw(paint is wet...)
Photo 3. Splined but joins on the lid, splines end 10mm before butt joins.
Photo 4. The router bits used in making this box, from left to right.
1. huge lock mitre, aka "the router killer"
2. Glue lock bit, joined the top 240's into 600mm
3. 6.4mm slot cutter, cut the splines for top and cut slots for the slats to seat into on stile/rails.
4. 1/2" Dovetail, for sliding draw.
5. 45* bevel, cut 45*s on slats/lid/bottom surround(what ever they are called?)
6. 1/2" rebate cutter, cut tennons on slats.
7. 5/16 spiral up cutter, cut mortice & tennons on stile/rail's
And the wood they are sitting on is raw baltic pine from the floor boards that I ripped out of my house...

DaveInOz, I tried to get some, not in my town the hardware stores here are useless and its a 200km drive to get them, ah the country life eh! Laurenkate was born on boxing day so I've got a little time yet to get some, prob get them on the net.

jcani4, it just Cabot's carbothane sprayed on, Im not real happy with it... need a separate finishing area away from the dusty shed.

Great craftsmanship! thanks
-Ryan