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I’m not sure if this was my fourth project or not but it was still one of the first, done the same way, in the driveway with a borrowed skilsaw. I continued putting the pocket hole jig to use here. It’s 3/4 cabinet grade ply with the legs bolted on. No finish other than sanding – if it ever gets too dirty I’ll just paint it. The train set has grown considerably since this photo – amazing all that you can fit on this thing. It’s the same size as the Thomas sets you see in the stores. I just measured those and went from there. Thanks for looking at all my un-fine woodworking projects!
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GaryK
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posted 563 days ago
Very cool! He should have a blast with that.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Mark Shymanski
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posted 563 days ago
Good thing my son can’t read this or I’d get no rest until I built one. Nice table.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 562 days ago
Rob,
This is a nice table for the train set. I would rather see something hand made, as this is, as opposed to going to a store and buying one.
Well done.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
trifern
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posted 562 days ago
It looks like a lot of fun. Nice job.
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jjohn
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posted 562 days ago
Table really looks nice. I bet your son has lots of fun using it. And I’ll almost bet you do to.
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John Gray
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posted 562 days ago
Nice job it looks great.
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TedM
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posted 562 days ago
He’s a lucky little feller! Many hours to be spent here!
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Woodhacker
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posted 562 days ago
Rob, what a great idea! It looks great too!
I’m sure your son has a lot of fun with it.
-- Martin, Kansas
Kipster
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posted 562 days ago
That is the nicest wooden toy i’ve ever seen.
Thanks for the post.
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ZachM
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posted 562 days ago
I wish I would have went that route, making a decent table and buying a decent train set. We bought a table/train set from Sams Club and the quality is really lacking.
Rob
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posted 561 days ago
Thanks guys. My boy still plays with it most everyday; I think he likes it too!
BigBard
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posted 188 days ago
Oh lord let close this post out before my son runs in here and see’s this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a1Jim
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posted 188 days ago
nice set up
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