On 27/02/2021 12:55, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 27/02/2021 12:15, Richard wrote:
On 27/02/2021 09:16, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Friday, 26 February 2021 at 12:10:32 UTC, wrote:
A new job has popped-up: making the lid of an antique oak coffer
(blanket box) safe for kids. It would be easy to fit one of the
off-the-peg stays but this "box" dates from the mid 1600s so I want to
do something that is in keeping and can easily be removed. All ideas
gratefully received.

Show them photos of kids with traumatically amputated fingers.

Tell them not to play with the coffer.

Owain


+1
Yes, let them learn. The "told you so" is satisfying.
Just wondering how many people has this box maimed/killed in the
almost 400 years of it's existence?

None. It wasn't a toy then. Plastic toy boxes are available.

It's a request a bit like asking for a child friendly chain saw or angle
grinder.

In other news ....

Every door in a house could trap small fingers. Has anyone thought about
fixing that?

Remove the doors.
That fixed, back to your box - something like this:
https://theschoolofthetransferofener...g/cherry-wood/