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This weekend my daughter came to me and said she needed a pirates treasure chest for a school project. The teacher said they could buy one but she wants us to make one. So, of course I said yes. On Monday she tells me, I need it by Thursday! Off to the store I go to buy pine and hardware. Last night after work and supper we head out to the shop and this is the result. I let her help whenever I wasn't using a power tool. She used my air staple gun to attach all of the strips of wood. I then put her in coveralls and rubber gloves and let her stain it. She wanted it to look old so after re-sawing the boards I left the rough side out so the stain wouldn't go on smooth. After staining it I took a torch and put a few burn marks on it. WARNING: Stain flames up a bit when it isn't completely dry and you hit it with a torch! The reaction from my daughter was priceless. Well, I didn't burn up her chest like she accused me of doing and she was pleased when we were finished. I don't know about her but I had a blast and I think it turned out alright! Thanks for looking.