Toy Chest #1: Toy Chest

I like it. It may be cool if you can curve the both sides of the legs so the panel is curved too.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Thats a nice chest.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Changed the top rail: (curve will prevent finger jam)

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Hi Brian,

I like the design that you have come up with. I really like the curve on the legs. To me it give the illusion that the chest is bulging to keep all the toys contained. The choice of woods sound good too. My only comment is that I think the curve on the top rail seems out of place or perhaps I find it competes with the curve of the leg. Since I really like the idea of preventing hurt fingers I think I would leave the rail straight like you had it in the original drawing and simply cut the front rail 1” narrower leaving a 1” straight gap along the entire length. I am assuming you are going to use some type of safety hinge? Cannot wait to see the finished project.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

I really like the whimsical look of the box and how cartoonish the style looks. kids will love that. i have worked with kids my whole life and have seen a bizillion toy storage ideas. I have also seen way too many pinched fingers. Anywhere the lid meets the body of the box can become a pinching or shearing hazard so unless you make it without a lid you run the risk of a vist to the emergency room. Some of the safest designs I have come across include leaving a gap along the top of the front and side panels but that doesn’t prevent the nastiest pinches (the ones at the back of the lid near the hinge) and leaving a skirt on an over sided lid that is had enough space for fingers to curl around the skirt and still not make contact with the base. Perhaps my favourite was a design was a toybox that was a large drawer that pulled open and had the soft close hardware for kitchen cabinets. Regardless, you know your kids and you know how much precaution is reasonable. We were on a first name basis with the emergency room staff as it was, so we opted for cardboard boxes.

-- www.robneves.com

I really like the whimsical look of the box and how cartoonish the style looks. kids will love that. i have worked with kids my whole life and have seen a bizillion toy storage ideas. I have also seen way too many pinched fingers. Anywhere the lid meets the body of the box can become a pinching or shearing hazard so unless you make it without a lid you run the risk of a vist to the emergency room. Some of the safest designs I have come across include leaving a gap along the top of the front and side panels but that doesn’t prevent the nastiest pinches (the ones at the back of the lid near the hinge) and leaving a skirt on an over sided lid that is had enough space for fingers to curl around the skirt and still not make contact with the base. Perhaps my favourite was a design was a toybox that was a large drawer that pulled open and had the soft close hardware for kitchen cabinets. Regardless, you know your kids and you know how much precaution is reasonable. We were on a first name basis with the emergency room staff as it was, so we opted for cardboard boxes.

-- www.robneves.com