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These two potty chairs are for McKinlee and Mylah, the two great granddaughters. They are made from 1/2" and 5/8" Baltic birch plywood. They measure 12" wide x 12' 1/2 front to back and 21" high.

They are finished with white semi- gloss enamel

I made one for our granddaughters back in '92 out of red oak and included it in the last shot. Now these are for their kids! The oak one weighs 11.2# and these are 7.8# I took out wood where ever I could !
This project is mostly dowel and glue construction with only 11 screws used in each one where they don't show.

I included some process shots of the chairs in the making:

I had to get some lathe time in on these and it was quicker to cut and finish the holes on the lathe than cutting sanding and routing










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darned neat Jim - I was wondering if you ever found "containers"
 

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Cool! Glad you came came up with a source for the potty buckets.
 

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Good job Jim,

I can almost remember using one!
In fact I can remember my grandmother had a sani toilet when I stayed there in Sydney.
there was a small access lane and a guy ran up with an empty bin and lid sealed the used one and ran back to the truck!

Hows that for a Best job in the world story!

Anyway a Joke

 

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Jim the TP holder on the side is priceless!!!

I would never have thought of this as a project, good one!
 

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Great build Jim.
Why buy them when you can build something nice for the kids.

And Rob, that was a crappie job. But I wouldn't advise running down the lane with the filled bucked sealed or not.
Running down the lane sounds so poetic, but not when you describe it. :-O
 

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Good one mate.
 

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Jim the TP holder on the side is priceless!!!

I would never have thought of this as a project, good one!

- John
OMG - I saw a handle to pick up and carry
 

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Dbl post Oooops
 

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Those are way cool Jim.
 

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Jim, these are precious. I wonder if my daughter would like one for our little Anthony. I'm gonna have to show her these. Nice work and the TP holder is off the roof.

No job is finished until the paperwork is done.
 

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Thanks you all for the nice comments. Mylah is only 6 weeks old but whiles I was building one, I thought I might as well make two!

Hi Dick, Lew found me the source: Cherry Tree Toys. They sent me a catalog and they have real good prices on all kinds of things for toys and wood stuff. Dick..the canary wood came to day and it is finished.

Hi Lew…thanks for the tip. It was the very best price on those pots!!

Hi John..I don't think you can see it, but on the oak one I made in '92, I had a toilet paper holder and a book rack on it.

Cheers, Jim
 

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They are realy unique… so cute!!
 

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Very cute JJ... Just don't let pottzy near them… he'l want both, one for each cheek!
 

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Thanks, Ivan. Alex and Rob!!

cheers, Jim
 

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Nice project Jim, like the design. Cheers.
 

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Great project Jim! Love that TP holder. Nice finishing touch! :)
Thanks for all the process shots too!
Nothing says it like lots of great photos but we still need a few words of course.

@ Dave…. "No job is finished until the paperwork is done." good one!
 

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Thanks Bob and Tony!!

Cheers, Jim
 

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Yes I can see the book rack, too cool!
 
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