Cherry & Maple Toy Box for my daughter

[asmang]

This is the first piece of furniture I've built and did so mostly with Festool equipment.  It's a cherry and maple toy box for my 15mo old daughter (started out as a first birthday present, but with work and other schedule conflicts was a little late, not that she minds!).  My dad, Sandy, gave me a lot of help and advice on it.  A link to my build photos and equipment used is below.

Photos on Flickr

Tools Used:

Saws:
TS 55
PS 300 EQ+

Routers
OF 1400
MFK 700 EQ

Sanders
RO 125 FEQ+
RO 90 DX-FEQ+
ETS 125 EQ+

Others
MFT/3 + Guide Rails
Domino + a ton of dominoes!
CXS Drill

Other Tools
Router table/Incra Fence
Delta X2 Jointer
Rigid Thickness Planer
Grex Pin-nailer
Assorted Hand Tools

 

[mattfc]

Very nice job, well done, am sure she will use it a lot... the one I made (http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/walnut-toy-chest/) gets a daily battering, probably due a snad and refinish by now!

Those hinges look good, I take it they are stay-put ones? who makes them?

Also I noticed a lot of burning on your end cuts.. time to sharpen your TS55 blade I think

 

[ajones]

Hi nice solid looking piece of funiture,well documented build, thanks for sharing.

What thickness of ply did you use?

 

[CDM]

Very cool, especially with your dad able to help out.

I miss my dad.  He would have loved all the Festool gadgetry.

 

[mouppe]

Great job and good picture log. Thanks for sharing!

One tip, I couldn't tell from the photos if you had chamfered the feet or not. This will stop the grain splitting if the chest is slid across the floor or catches on a carpet fibre. Just ease the corners with a block plane or sandpaper by a couple of mm or so.

 

[whk]

Just a safety question:  Is there anything that can prevent the top from slamming on a kid?

 

[asmang]

Thanks for all the comments!

mattfc - Yours is beautiful!  I really like the joints and I want to learn to do rounded things like your top.  Very nice work!!  Re: Burning, that cherry is some hard stuff!  Coupled with the fact that I was more used to cutting sheet goods than hardwood, you're right.  I burned a lot.  That said, I got to get really familiar with the Rotax!  I also improved my skill as I progressed in the project and stopped doing that.

whk & mattfc:  The hinges are Rockler's Lid-Stay torsion hinges.  They support 60in-lbs and keep the top from slamming down.  Here's a link.  Also, as another safety feature, the hand hold was made wide to allow for airflow and the back of the lid sits up on the hinges to provide a bit more airflow.

Richard:  The legs were rounded over.  In fact, every edge of the thing has been rounded over both for safety and to prevent splitting.  I also sealed the feet and may install some felt pads, too (more for the floor's benefit).

CDM:  Thanks.  It was cool.  The gadgetry was all his too (though I've got a few of the same items in my garage "shop").

Festoolfootstool:  Thanks.  Sides and top sheet goods were 1/2".  Bottom was 3/4".  Hardwood was 8/4 (I think) down to a little more than an inch after milling.

Thanks again for the comments!