Popular Post TerryMcK Posted March 2, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 This one is using TWW design for the Toy Chest for Woodworking For Cancer. I was late to the party and a friend of mine wanted a toy chest for their one year old. The customer was very happy with it and she has her toys both in and on it at the moment. I hope it gives her a lifetime of happiness. Hinges are 40 pound Rockler Torsion hinges - expensive but beautiful, functional and most importantly safe for little fingers. Timber is European oak and baltic birch plywood. Finish is General Finishes ArmRSeal. Colour matching between pictures is not quite right but at least you get an idea. As you may know ArmRSeal gives a very pleasant amber colour to lighter woods like white oak. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Very nice Terry...nice to see the better hinges. I was wondering about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Way to go, Terry. Looks great. (How much did you hate doing all those plugs, by the way ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Terry, Well done. I like the fact that the lid can hold things as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks really good. I prefer the arm r seal finish over the milk paint marc used.... Think i will build one for my kiddos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 By the way, Terry. Did your 40lb hinges still slam shut around 6" from closed? I wound up swapping mine for the 60lbs. Will hold in any position, but now the kid can't open it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 No Vinny they stayed open throughout the entire movement. Only when getting close to being closed (about 1" away) would they very slowly creep closed. I did have to make some shims as I'd gone a little shy of 3/4" on the rear hinge stretcher thickness. I put cork to act as buffers at the two front corners again to minimise any finger traps. I have the Veritas plug cutters and used them to make the plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Oh, nice. I must have had some crazy heavy ply. Looks really nice Terry. He or she will get a lot of use out of it I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks awesome - that European oak is beautiful! Is that the same stuff you used on the garden gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks awesome - that European oak is beautiful! Is that the same stuff you used on the garden gate?No I used American white oak on the gate. It was actually cheaper than European despite coming thousands of miles further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 No I used American white oak on the gate. It was actually cheaper than European despite coming thousands of miles further. Yeah it's definitely counter-intuitive...walnut grows profusely all over the midwestern US...and I can get Honduran mahogany cheaper than walnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 looks great terry, nice job. I've got a toy box project coming up so it's nice to hear a good report on those hinges, been looking at them and wondering if they worked as advertised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 looks great terry, nice job. I've got a toy box project coming up so it's nice to hear a good report on those hinges, been looking at them and wondering if they worked as advertisedThey work great Dave. One thing this isn't mentioned in the instructions is you have to locally remove some wood under the hinge pin side of the hinge. Essentially you are applying a radius to the top outside corner of the hinge rail to allow the hinge to sit snug against the wood. When you buy them you will see what I mean as the metal has an inside radius at that point. The rest of that top rail can be chamfered or the edge broken with sand paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Super nice work as usual Terry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Looks great Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Really nice chest, Terry! That should be a keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 That is definitely a nice looking toy chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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