I know everyone here knows how important it is to use hydrolic hinges
on the lids of chests but....I just had to write this. This weekend my
neighbor's 2 year old granddaughter was knocked unconcious and
suffocated. I'm writing this to ask you to think about your families,
friends, neighbors, babysitters,,,that have chests in their homes and
remind them to have hydrolic hinges on them. I realized myself after
this accident that I have an antique steamer trunk in my basement. I
now have an excuse to get rid of the junk stored in it and the trunk
can go on the slabwood pile for all I care. Jana


Jana THANKS for sharing. Friend of mine just built a very large Mahogany
blanket chest for a friend family of his, intents to line it with aromatic ceder.
It's got this huge heavy lid on a free flowing piano hinge that could no doubt
kill a kid! ... or a little toddler.

I will relay your message to him.

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Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
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