Pirate Chest Toy Box

When my daughter told me that she was having a boy and his bedroom was going to be pirate themed, I decided to make him a toy box that looked like a pirate chest. Simple enough, or so I thought. The design in my head, as a very new woodworker, had to be changed multiple times and it ended up weighing about 70 lbs. The final version of the lid was actually the fourth one I made. I learned may valuable lessons on this one, primarily about reducing weight when building. It’s construction is pretty basic but I added a false tray inside the top of the box to hide the toys so when it’s opened it looks like a full treasure chest. I used a combination of glue and lots and lots of poly to basically cement all the coins and jewels to the bottom of the tray so Mom won’t have to pick up 800 or so pieces of plastic every day. I think it turned out pretty good.