Sstorage Box/Bench

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My Granddaughter ,who got married yesterday, asked me to make them a storage box that could also work as a bench in their mobile home.
It needed to be 18" x 24" high and 48" long and padded on top. This box is made from 5/8" Baltic Birch plywood and it lock mitered together on the corners. The bottom is set in a 1/4" deep rabbet cut all the way around. The handles are doweled and screwed on and the lid has gas spring closers on it. It is stained with Zar 120 teak natural stain and finished with satin poly.

I used 2" foam for the padding, vinyl upholstery material and added 8 tufting buttons. It sits on 4  2" swiveling casters.
 I added some shots  below of the box in progress in the shop!
These  first 2 shots are of the rails I clamp on the piece before sending it through the lock miter bit. It ensures a straight cut all through the cut  with no collapsing of the fine edge.


My helper McKinlee!!

Handles with dowels and machine screw inserts!


Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

14 Comments

Looks like it should do the job!

May you have the day you deserve!

This turned out so nice!  Love your helper - looks like she is having fun.  
  
Looks like it will do the job!
Good sized box...came out nice!
Nice, lots of storage.

Ron

Thank y'all for all the nice comments. I like to help the grand kids out when they need stuff!!

i have a video of McKinlee playing jack in the box in there and singing the song to go with it when she pops up!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Nice looking box, but the best part of making this is the time spent with your helper. Memories for you, but even better, memories for her.
Thanks, Tom...........I agree!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Jim,
Nice box and your helper looks like she is having fun.

daveg, SW Washington & AZ

Thanks, Dave. McKinlee is always fun to have in the shop. She creates a lot of projects from her ideas! I make all kinds of things for her that never get posted here.

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Excellent, practish, beautiful....great memory for future!

...woodicted

Thanks, Ivan. 

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Very nice Jim.

Regards......Cliff.
Thanks, Cliff. I'll write to you after the surgery on Friday!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day