No 4 Son requested a small table to compliment his 3 YO sons play kitchen He supplied the overall dimensions of 300 mm deep 600 mm wide and 500mm high, with a shelf if possible. To be made from existing material I had available. So checking my stocks I found d a piece of melamine suitable for the top and a selection of "Top End" pallet timber I could use for the frame and a small piece of ply for the shelf.
here are my "CAD' concept drawings. I ferretted out some pieces of pine and cut everything oversize so to reduce any existing twisting bowing and cupping when jointed and thicknesses to size. Did an initial joint of everything . then thicknesses then to close to 19 mm looking back I should have not cut the side styles to 300 mm instead left them at 600 then cut them to prevent thicknesser gouging or the dreaded snipe with such short parts. The front and sides I wanted to remove the rugged looking construction and curved them and reduced the leg profiles Made a template to replicate the profiles and band sawed the rough out then pattern followed the edges with a router. I somehow managed to miss one leg and had to use the table saw as I had cut the jig down already.
Here is the layout. Sides1 Sides 2 "0" biscuit supported at the pencil alignments markings. complete sets Fronts and backs while the were still dissembled I decided to round over the sides and front to reduce the risk of any little fingers being injured Next was the glue up lost of clamps and spacer block for the front. Once that was completed I made a custom edging with the same router bit for the exposed top edge. fitted four top securing blocks in the corners and the frame was construction wise complete. The removable shelf. The shelf took some saw work to enable it to be free fitting and removable but I eventually got it to fit and not fall out. The image you see is a photo transfer onto wood just to give it a bit of bling. Easy enough to do reverse the image and Mod Podge it on face down and then rub off the paper. here is a update of it in use.
