Difficulty Rating (one hammer is least difficult, four hammers is most difficult)
The chest measures 12 x 18 inches; together with the stand it's 26 inches high--just right for use as an end table. Inside dimensions of the box are
10 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches, and it's 8 1/2 inches deep. There is plenty of room inside for magazines, videos, the remote control, and whatever else you'd
like to keep close at hand yet out of sight.
Construction of the box is surprisingly easy. It consists of four sides with mitered corners, joined with biscuits. The top is banded with narrow strips
of a contrasting wood that are fitted into rabbeted recesses in the sides.
After construction, the box is sawed apart. (This is much easier than trying to make a separate lid.)
The stand is constructed with four tapered legs and four aprons, joined with mortise-and-tenon joints. Strips of cove molding around the top of the
stand hold the box in place.
We constructed our box of cypress, but a number of other woods--including pine, walnut, cherry, or maple--could be used. The stand could be made from
the same wood or a contrasting one.
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