After finishing my shed, I had plenty of cedar trim left over. My girlfriend is a Mary Kay consultant and needed a box to put on the front porch, to leave product for people to pick up when she wasn't at home. While I knew I could whip something up that would work, I wanted to try to really make it last. This is my most ambitious furniture project to date, although a little easier than building a large shed by yourself. 
This is my first project with the Porter Cable Dovetail jig (love it). I had about a 3 month pause in building while I was trying to figure out how to do a sliding dovetail for the lid to allow for wood movement of the panel. I finally just glued the front and sides to the top with biscuits. If the wood panel expands and contracts enough to crack, I'll just have to build a new top. Getting it done was more important than getting it done perfectly. It was supposed to be done for last Christmas. I guess it is good enough when Amy said that it looks too good to keep outside. Coated with many coats of brushed on Minwax Gloss Polycrylic. Final coat was Satin Polycrylic to tone down the shine.
I also added clear rubber stick on feet to protect the bottom from the concrete. The inside boards are tongue and grove to allow for expansion. The last thing I will be doing is "nailing" them in placed, spaced out, with 23 gauge wire brads.
This is my first project with the Porter Cable Dovetail jig (love it). I had about a 3 month pause in building while I was trying to figure out how to do a sliding dovetail for the lid to allow for wood movement of the panel. I finally just glued the front and sides to the top with biscuits. If the wood panel expands and contracts enough to crack, I'll just have to build a new top. Getting it done was more important than getting it done perfectly. It was supposed to be done for last Christmas. I guess it is good enough when Amy said that it looks too good to keep outside. Coated with many coats of brushed on Minwax Gloss Polycrylic. Final coat was Satin Polycrylic to tone down the shine.
I also added clear rubber stick on feet to protect the bottom from the concrete. The inside boards are tongue and grove to allow for expansion. The last thing I will be doing is "nailing" them in placed, spaced out, with 23 gauge wire brads.
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