Toybox... not fine wordworking project

[Rick Gifford]

I kept saying I was going to build my granddaughter a toybox. I wanted to do something nice but the projects keep piling up and I am behind on all of them.

I decided to go ahead and build a box from plywood (this is the same build I found a basketball skin inbedded in the layers of the chinese plywood from the BORG... but that was another thread).

It is a basic design, 3/4" plywood with biscuits at the corners. The bottom freefloats in a dado cut.

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I ripped up some pine 2X4's to create the molding.

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Routered out the hinge pockets.

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Cont:

[Rick Gifford]

This is the box pre-paint. The hinges are the Lid Stay Torsion Hinges (60in lbs) from Rockler.

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[Rick Gifford]

After sanding, prime and painting:

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[Rick Gifford]

My granddaughter said she "likes it alot poppy".

That's all I need to hear. lol

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Of course she's a goofball. This kid likes to act silly. Dunno where she gets it from ... probably me

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[Larry Charlot]

excellent piece of work

[Mark Godlesky]

Not every piece has to be fine furniture. Your grand daughter appears to love it and it should provide her years of service. Well done.

[George Sanders]

That is really nice. It's even nicer when when what you built makes your grandchild smile.

[Mike Cutler]

Rick

Fine wood working has a very broad definition, and that toy box meets it in my opinion.


A Simple well executed design, rugged, functional, clean lines, and done from the heart.
Fine wood working in my book any day.

[Ron Bontz]

Those are the things great memories are made of. Looks like a nice toy box to me.

[James Manning]

Rick

Fine wood working has a very broad definition, and that toy box meets it in my opinion.


A Simple well executed design, rugged, functional, clean lines, and done from the heart.
Fine wood working in my book any day.

What Rick said...........

Excellent in my book as well, can't be any better than seeing that smile on your grandchilds face, you can't put a price on that........

How did you cut the letters out? scroll/bandsaw? And what font did you use?

[Lee Mitchell]

Fine woodworking is in the eye of the beholder. From the smiles, I see, yours is of the highest caliber. Congratulations on what I'm sure will be a family treasure. Be sure to sign and date it. Even better, write her a little note and decopage (sp) it to the back of the chest.

Lee in NC

[Brian D Anderson]

Ok . . . 4 things:

1. Was she named after Trinity from the Matrix?
2. Aren't those torsion hinges great? I used them on a piano bench. Can't wait until they come out with different finishes.
3. Mark Godlesky - Go Lions!
4. I like the whole thing . . . great toy box!

-Brian

[Prashun Patel]

Yr box is wonderful. I respect that you made the trim out of 2x4's. I appreciate your precision with the miters, face frame work, and the painting. I'd buy it.

For future reference, you might've saved a little time and blade by using stock BORG 1x2's for the trim. I mention that not to detract from yr final product, but bkz I personally find ripping 2x4's to be the scariest operation on my table saw...

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Cute box. Adorable grand daughter.

Did you install anything to prevent the lid from coming down hard?

[Brian D Anderson]

Cute box. Adorable grand daughter.

Did you install anything to prevent the lid from coming down hard?

I can answer that one. He used torsion hinges. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...orsion%20hinge

It's a hinge and lid stay in one. As they say . . . it's like a laptop hinge.

-Brian