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I made this toy box for my grandson’s 2nd birthday. Made from Baltic Birch plywood 1/2 & 1/4 inch thickness, White Pine box supports, and the frame rails I pulled out of the cut-off bin are cherry. I used very low VOC paint and shellac to make it child safe. Ther are only 8 screws to mount the cab and box to the frame. All other joints were glued and clamped.
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Time2beupinAZ
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#1 posted 1102 days ago
Very nice truck. Looks like a lot of fun for the little guy.
-- Tim - I usally measure twice after I cut......then I know for sure that I cut it short.....
RexMcKinnon
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#2 posted 1102 days ago
That’s cool.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
Swede
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#3 posted 1102 days ago
This is a neat toy box you should make extras I bet you could sell them and make some money to buy new toys for your shop.
-- Swede -- time to make some sawdust
_Steve
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#4 posted 1102 days ago
Yup… He was so excited when he got it! I did feel a little bad. After he opened it, he ran around grabing all his toys on the floor and filled up the box. Then he grabed ahold of the front of the box and tried to lift it so he could dump them all on the floor. After he relized that it wouldn’t lift, he looked at me with this long face. I was going to make it dump, but my wife talked me out of it, said that if it did, the toys would never be inside. I had to agree with her.
-- McMaker Woodworks, Where you can give directive for a pending antique.
workerinwood
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#5 posted 1101 days ago
Great idea, I like it!!!
-- Jack, Albuquerque
Dennisgrosen
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#6 posted 1088 days ago
another satisfied costumer
well done G dad
now make him one with tip and every thing incl. a stering wheel
on top of the house he can use in the sandbox (just a lowesided box instead)
Dennis
a1Jim
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#7 posted 1088 days ago
Hey Steve
This a great truck what child would not like this. What an adorable grandson you have.
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Pudge
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#8 posted 893 days ago
Steve,
I really like this… I’m going to make something like this for my son. About how big is the dump truck bed and where did you find the wheels? Are they plastic or wood? Do you know what diameter they are? I’m trying to get the proportions correct. I’m going to try to make the cab and engine compartment open and put a lid on it. Great toy / toy box. Thanks for any input you can give me!!!
_Steve
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#9 posted 893 days ago
Pudge, I sent you a pm.
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ldmahoney
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#10 posted 487 days ago
Hi
I was wondering if I can get measurements and directions to build this toybox?
thanks
lori
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