Issa and I wanted a chest to put on the porch, to keep things like umbrellas, work gloves, and other such items. Always eager to justify my “investment” in power tools, I made one.
Total cost was about $200 in materials and probably about 20-40 hours of work, spread out over several weeks.
The plans came from the book, “2×4 Furniture,” which I recommend for amateur carpenters who desire to make furniture. I’m not going to be documenting the build here, but you can go view the album on my Fotki site if you’d like more information. Each of the pictures has a description that will give a little more detail.
#1 by pauly at December 9th, 2009
looks great. i am considering making an investment in more power tools. what tools did you need to make it?
#2 by Joshua Bardwell at December 9th, 2009
I will actually turn this into a separate blog post.
#3 by Joshua Bardwell at December 23rd, 2009
@Pauly: Just FYI, I haven’t forgotten this question. Having covered the basics (circular saw and drill), I’m going to move on to the more interesting miter saw and table saw. Just haven’t gotten around to it.