SeanConklin
Well-known member
Go easy on me, let me first say that I have only posted a few times on the site, been drooling for a while now though.
I am a gearhead at heart but decided to take a stab at woodworking.
I made a pirate treasure chest for my 3 and 5 year old kiddos' birthday party. I only used but-joints, nothing fancy considering all I had to work with was a drill and circular saw. For the top, they are individual slats of cheapo 1x2 whiteboard I picked up from Lowes. I used a ratchet strap to hold them in place while it dried. I used small chain to hold the lid from opening all the way and used brass hardware. I recessed the 2 lid hinges. I wanted a very dark stain, so I was at lowed and bought ebony minwax, little did I know (being a noob woodworker), ebony actually stains BLACK. so I had some serious sanding to do. I think the finished project turned out pretty well and I was satisfied as the kids eyes lit up when they pulled their presents out of a treasure chest.
The second one is a bench I made my wife for make-up Mothers Day as I was on a field exercise when the real thing happened. I had the kids help me as much as I could (keeping them away from sharp blades obviously). I just used 4x4 for the legs (a PITA to cut with a small 18v circular saw) and used 1x4 for the seat slats. I used a jig saw to cut out the supports for the seat slats. I used a semi-transparent stain just to seal it as it will sit on the front porch. She was very excited and loved her new garden bench.
Thank you for looking and I look forward to being a more active member on the site.
I am a gearhead at heart but decided to take a stab at woodworking.
I made a pirate treasure chest for my 3 and 5 year old kiddos' birthday party. I only used but-joints, nothing fancy considering all I had to work with was a drill and circular saw. For the top, they are individual slats of cheapo 1x2 whiteboard I picked up from Lowes. I used a ratchet strap to hold them in place while it dried. I used small chain to hold the lid from opening all the way and used brass hardware. I recessed the 2 lid hinges. I wanted a very dark stain, so I was at lowed and bought ebony minwax, little did I know (being a noob woodworker), ebony actually stains BLACK. so I had some serious sanding to do. I think the finished project turned out pretty well and I was satisfied as the kids eyes lit up when they pulled their presents out of a treasure chest.
The second one is a bench I made my wife for make-up Mothers Day as I was on a field exercise when the real thing happened. I had the kids help me as much as I could (keeping them away from sharp blades obviously). I just used 4x4 for the legs (a PITA to cut with a small 18v circular saw) and used 1x4 for the seat slats. I used a jig saw to cut out the supports for the seat slats. I used a semi-transparent stain just to seal it as it will sit on the front porch. She was very excited and loved her new garden bench.
Thank you for looking and I look forward to being a more active member on the site.
