The Woodshop Shed

Treasure Chest for My Granddaughter

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


There's nothing particularly special about this project other than the recipient, who's pretty dear to my heart.We bought our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter some little critters for Christmas, which gave me the idea to make a small chest to store them and allow her to cart them around.The box is cherry, 7” x 5” x 7.25” (l x w x h). I made a few aesthetic concessions for practical considerations. First, it's taller than I might have wanted, but I needed to ensure that the bottom weighed enough that it wasn't top-heavy and tippy when the lid was opened. Second, I added the somewhat awkward looking cup pulls to ensure that she had an easy way to cart it around. And finally I added little finger divots to the sides so that she had a way to open it with her little hands.I splurged on Brusso stopped hinges because I wanted something robust enough to withstand a toddler's play. That's also why I used steel screws. I saved the brass screws and will swap them in when she gets older.I ordered cherry cup pulls, but there were problems with the order (estimated arrival time: December 24th), so I used some maple ones I had in stock. If the cherry ones get here in time, I'll swap them out. I'm hoping that she'll be able to manipulate the ball clasp, as she gets a lot of joy out of fastening and unfastening things.It wasn't worth setting up the spray booth for something this small, so the finish is three light coats of rattle can lacquer, topped with paste wax.The last picture shows the critters that will make their home in the chest.As always, feel free to comment or hit me with constructive criticism.

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