Wooden Storage Chest
I wanted to build a storage chest for our bathroom so I drew a plan in my design program. It would sit by the toilet and hold extra toilet paper with magazines or books on top. I had rough cedar lap and gap siding left over from house repairs and I cut a board of the 3/4" thick siding into 10" pieces to form the sides of the chest. The board was cupped so we ripped them down the v groove on the table saw. I glued and nailed the pieces together to form the 4 sides. I glued and nailed the sides to a solid mahogany base of 12" x 7 1/2" and glued and nailed the corners. I cut pieces from scraps and glued them into the gaps at the bottom. At this stage it looks like a planter. Overall it is 13 1/2" x 9" x 10" tall. I glued and nailed pieces together on 1/4" plywood to form the lid. Notice I stained the cut corners on the chest which matches the rest of the wood. I glued cedar trim on the lid and cla