Now that everyone knows I build things, I have quickly become one of the favorites in the family Christmas exchange for giving. Hey that is ok with me. I get to build for others and do some creative things. My brother and sister in law and I had talked about a few things in the months leading up to Christmas. And then a couple weeks before they called and said, "We were thinking we would like a toy chest for the new kids room." Ok, well that was not what we discussed, but not a a big deal, I hadn't started anything yet and it's basically a box right? Then he says, "yeah Dylan is really into pirates, so we want it to be like a pirate chest."

So this is what I came up with. Over all this is not a hard project. The only tricky part with the curved top is those last slats on the end. I had to kind of guesstimate what the angle would be and then rip them down on the table saw. I got lucky, but I also don't remember what my angle was! SO sorry.

This is a huge box and provides lots of storage. I just did the basic paint job (she wanted) and am leaving the detailing up to them. But, think how cool it would be with an awesome vintage clasp, leather straps, and brass clips, or a cool stain, or an antique paint job. Lots of potential.