http://www.bconnex.net/~zirgo/treasure/treasure.html A week or three
back, someone wanted a simple project for kids. I'd forgot about this,
it's about as simple, and relatively safe, unless they glue each other
down, as you can get.

JOAT
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you can be distinct. To be distinct is to be different. To be different,
you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
- Alan Ashley-Pitt=A0=A0=A0

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Web Page Update 15 Jan 2004.
Some tunes I like.
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"T." wrote in message
...
http://www.bconnex.net/~zirgo/treasure/treasure.html A week or three
back, someone wanted a simple project for kids. I'd forgot about this,
it's about as simple, and relatively safe, unless they glue each other
down, as you can get.

Thank you, they made a trivet and enjoyed it.

As it happens, they made this box last summer in scout camp. There were two
glue guns. Those who used the guns made a box; those who stuck to white
glue made a mess.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 04:44:40 -0500 (EST),
(T.) wrote:

http://www.bconnex.net/~zirgo/treasure/treasure.html A week or three
back, someone wanted a simple project for kids.

I did something similar to this once, but with different hinges. My
choice was leather strapping, two pieces all the way around the chest.
It made both hinges and (with a buckle) a catch to keep it shut. A
huge bag of bronzed upholstery tacks also let them personalise their
own chests a little. Leatherworking with pre-cut materials is quite a
fun project for kids too - hole punches and riveting are easy enough
to work.

If you're pre-sawing the stock for the lid and you have a jointer with
an adjustable fence, then take the time to cooper the lid strips. It
makes it a whole lot better as a finished product, and it's little
enough extra work if you're making a batch.
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Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 5:44pm (EST+5)
(Andy=A0Dingley) proclaims:
I did snip leather strapping, two pieces all the way around the chest.
snip bronzed upholstery tacks snip

Neat. Gave me some good ideas.

Now, somewhere I've got instructions on making a working, wooden,
padlock. Scale the chest up, straps, working lock, viola, real pirate
chest. Hehehehe

JOAT
You have two choices in life: You can dissolve into the mainstream, or
you can be distinct. To be distinct is to be different. To be different,
you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
- Alan Ashley-Pitt=A0=A0=A0

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 15 Jan 2004.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofal...OMETUNESILIKE/

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:33:45 -0500 (EST),
(T.) wrote:

Now, somewhere I've got instructions on making a working, wooden,
padlock.

Do you work metal ? Take a look at eBay and the widely advertised
traditional Chinese "rat's arse" padlocks. The design isn't hard to
copy.

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