Heavy Duty Toy Chest

Very nice. It looks solid and well built. I think you are ready for hardwoods.

-- Life is about choices. You can spend a lot of money on furniture and have really nice furniture; Or you can spend a lot on tools and have even more expensive, crappy furniture. I made my choice.

Thanks, Dorran. I am only a project or two away from starting with some oak, your vote of confidence helps getting me to that first cut.

-- Jen loves wood!

Wow, nice looking toy chest! The lid really caught my eye and made me take a look, and what an easy way to remedy the problem for the little man. You’ve definitely got enough skill to work with the hardwoods.

-- -- Jim - Kokomo, Indiana

Great job, I like the idea for the lid.

-- Stanley, North Georgia

Your ready Jen, take the leap.
You never forget your first hardwood….....project.

-- "Fine Woodworking" is the name given to a project that takes 3 times longer than normal to finish because you used hand tools instead of power tools. ----Mike, Waukesha, WI

Great looking toy chest. Love the split lid. Clever solution.
Vicki

-- Vicki on the Eastern Shore of MD

That is a cool idea for the lid. Good job.

-- Jason - Colorado Springs

Jen, all of your projects look great. Hardwood is wonderful but you’ve proven again that you don’t need fancy material to make a beautiful piece.

-- Don't just talk about it, be about it.

Thanks everyone, I agree hangdog, kinda like working with the pine, but I really love the look of soooo many hardwoods. Stain is great, but natural wood grain would be greater.

-- Jen loves wood!

Jen the box looks great and an great design for the top. However, its a little hard to view but it looks like you are using a piano hinge and chain to hold the top. I am concerned that the top could fall down on the little guy without some type of lid support to keep it from falling while the kids are digging through the toys.

Love the lid.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

hey nice chest

A neat Toy chest well done.

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