Steve's 2x4 Challenge #2: It takes shape

Great looking job, Steve!

One of the best I’ve seen so far.

A shelf would be nice looking.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

well that is impressive… 2×4 you say…

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Fantastic. It’s starting to get hard to make a decision.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Man alive, this contest has really stretched the bounds of creativity.

-- Maplewood, MN

Wow! That’s a heck of a piece from one 2×4. Awesome!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Awesome, I wont look at 2X4 the same way again…

-- Artesano Taino

I have been look at these 2×4 projects, and they are amazing. This is one heck of a project.

-- It's better to have people think you're stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

2×4, just as well it wasn’t a 4×2. imagine what you do with that.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Wow. Is there no end to the creativity? That’s quite a pretty piece and would look good with either a door or a shelf. Downright impressive.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Steve, this is mind boggleing. Excellent work! You all certainly know how to make a guy feel inadequate. LOL
;-)

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

ok.. how on earth am I supposed to select my favourites from all these AMAZING creations???
It’s going to be a sleepless night or two as I struggle to make my voting decision.

This is awesome.
a 2×4. huh.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

WOW that is awesome. I can’t beleive that it used to be a 2X4. WOW.

-- Hope Never fails

Steve,

Very impressive! I really like the design. How the heck did you get that out of a 2×4? I’m guessing that my perspective is a bit off because of the photos – what are the dimensions? Really well done.

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

Hey, thanks everyone for the comments. I plan on going with the shelf and nixing the door. This is just for fun anyway. My daughter says she wants it, and she wants a shelf. (I will have to add some leg stretchers closer to the ground after the contest, as it is not the strongest piece of furniture.)

My whole premise was to make it seem bigger than it is. The leg placement, the frame and panel, and the uplifting curves seem to have pulled it off. The actual box is three 2×4s (about 10.5”) wide by two 2×4s (about 7”) deep by 16 inches tall. The legs are about 2.5 feet long.

The 2×4 was cut into sections and then resawed for various purposes:

Two 17” sections sliced into ten .25” sheets for the vertical panels (3 front and back, and 2 for each side).

One 17” section was sliced into six .75” x .75” sticks that became the four stiles and the eight rails on the sides. These actually became a bit thinner, but because of the way they are used, the thickness was not important, they just had to be the same.

One 8” section was sliced into six .2” sheets for the top and bottom panels.

The remaining section of about 32” was sliced into the four 1” x .75” x 30” legs interlocking each other and into the four 1.25” x 12” rails for the front and back.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon