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Ash and Walnut w/ Walnut Ply
Each chest is 12” deep x 26 3/4” wide x 24 3/4” tall
Top is 45” x 28”
14 drawers total.
I made this for my son’s birthday. He is 6. Daughter is 13 months. Wish I would have spent a little more time on the top, and wish I had time for one more coat of poly on the drawer fronts. Drawers are solid Ash w/ 100lb full extention slides so he can see all his Lego pieces. Approx total weight is 150lbs. I hope the inspiration is obvious (Lego). Pulls have a little 1/2” cove cut in the bottom of them for finger grip. Last pic is the SketchUp rendering. If anyone would like the file PM me your email and I will gladly send it.
-- Jimmy, Oklahoma "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!"


































13 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 128 days ago
Hey Jimmy
Fun and unque design well done.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
kolwdwrkr
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posted 128 days ago
neato. I bet the kids love it. Lots of hours making lego castles will take place on this piece. Thanks for sharing
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David65
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posted 128 days ago
Looks awesome I had to show the pic to my wife so now she wants me to make one for our Son who turnes 6 in October.
-- David '65
Innovator
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posted 128 days ago
My kids want to know why I didnt make one of these for them when they were younger!
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
Durnik150
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posted 128 days ago
Excellent! The Lego idea is a great one! It looks like you built it to last.
-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO
michaelray
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posted 128 days ago
This is awesome! This would be nice to have if only for the fact that it would keep me from stepping on Legos all the time.
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dustynewt
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posted 128 days ago
Beautiful table and great mentoring for your son. To use your creativity to build something cool AND useful with you hands sets an example that will help him for years to come.
3 atta-boys for this one!
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 128 days ago
I believe that your boy’s expression says it all.
Wonderful. And like dustynewt said, you’ve instilled knowledge and pride in the craft in another generation.
Good job, sir.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
jockmike2
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posted 128 days ago
I can tell by the smile on your sons face he loves it just like it is, no apologies needed. Nice job.
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planesmooth
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posted 127 days ago
This is very creative and way cool!
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bayspt
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posted 127 days ago
Thanks for all the kind comments guys. If you look at my projects page, what you see is what you get apart from the fact that I made the tool box that only shows the prototype. This is my first larger scale project, and my first atempt at M&T Joints. There are 104 M&T in the piece, so it was a good learning experience. First for drawers too. I actually built the drawers first, and then the cabinet, which I thought was kinda wierd, but it worked out in the end. Like I said in the post, I would gladly send the SketchUp file to anyone who desires it. I know the pictures are a little bad quality, but CC comments are welcome too of course, I am still very green behind the ears and would love to hear what you guys have to say.
-- Jimmy, Oklahoma "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!"
lighthearted
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posted 127 days ago
very cool. my son would love this!
-- Chris
mcoyfrog
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posted 119 days ago
Very cool, wish i would have thought of it.
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