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A young couple with a passel of small kids just moved into town after having lost their jobs in the big city. Some friends of theirs helped them find work out here in the boonies.
They literally lost everything so I thought it would be nice for them to have a small starting piece of furniture to start over. This chest design is not high art or a finally crafted piece. Its a piece of furniture you can build in a weekend using dimensional lumber (10 - 6'x6"x1" boards) from any big box store. I have one that is going on 25 years and no issues.
Over the years I have made dozens of these chests for gifts, raffles, and prizes. They are all butt joints and pretty much slapped together. The only tools you must have is a hand saw and the ability to cut straight (plus a screwdriver to install the hinges). Since I can not cut straight with a hand saw I use my backup power tools to actually do the job.
I was going to document the process of slapping this together but forgot to takes pictures after about an hour. You can get into woodworking mode and the rest of the world disappears.
It was nice to be able to do something for these folks.
Dimensions: 29.5 " wide x 19.5 deep x 20.75" tall. material is hd whitewood.
They literally lost everything so I thought it would be nice for them to have a small starting piece of furniture to start over. This chest design is not high art or a finally crafted piece. Its a piece of furniture you can build in a weekend using dimensional lumber (10 - 6'x6"x1" boards) from any big box store. I have one that is going on 25 years and no issues.
Over the years I have made dozens of these chests for gifts, raffles, and prizes. They are all butt joints and pretty much slapped together. The only tools you must have is a hand saw and the ability to cut straight (plus a screwdriver to install the hinges). Since I can not cut straight with a hand saw I use my backup power tools to actually do the job.
I was going to document the process of slapping this together but forgot to takes pictures after about an hour. You can get into woodworking mode and the rest of the world disappears.
It was nice to be able to do something for these folks.
Dimensions: 29.5 " wide x 19.5 deep x 20.75" tall. material is hd whitewood.
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