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  1. 07-03-2011 #1
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    Default Lego holder / stand

    Well, Thursday LOML asked if I could make a Lego stand for my boys legos and as she said she would provide the "drawers" I only needed to make the case. Friday Morning I went to the lumber yard and got a sheet of 3/4 cabinet grade 4x8 mahogany ply and got to work.

    I'm quite pleased-- quick, cheap (less than $75 not including the cloth drawers), solid as a rock, and practical... and I'm even happy with the way it looks... It is 60 inches long, 32 or so high including the back, and 12 inches deep.





    The middle and bottom shelf are held into dados in the sides- the top is held in with a rabbet. I then trimmed the fronts of the ply edges with mahogany (boy using a shooting board to sneak up on the cuts makes them 'just' fit into place )

    The back is a piece of 1/4 ply pinned into rabbets.

    The top runner is removable by screws and was made with my carvewright out of solid mahogany. The finish is mahogany gel stain followed by a padded on 50/50 solution of 2# amber/blonde shellac topped off with 2 coats of tung/poly/spirits mix.

    The carving is just a quick DXF and centerline done, spray painted black, then planed off

    Thanks for looking--
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    Looks like there is imagination going all around in this family!
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    Nice job Lawrence!
    I wish I had thought of that when my son was young. It looks great and makes it easy to clean up.
    Thanks for sharing.
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    Very nicely done Lawrence,

    You put a lot of care into the design and finish and it really paid off well. Boy do I remember stepping on those in bare feet on the carpet at night. So what's your solution for Hot Wheels left adrift. Thanks for sharing this and again nice project.
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    Great use of your Imagination!!
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    Well done I'll bet that the kids really like the colors too. Capt Barry
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    My wife has tons of those drawers. Really wish I would have thought about that. Thanks for sharing the idea.
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    Lawrence,

    Great job! WOW your boy has lots of legos!!
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    Just came back from San Diego and went to Lego land and check out the amazing Lego cities and such!

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    Guess I am the only one that finds it interesting the cities made of Legos?! Seeing the Lego stand made me want to share the awesome things you can make with Legos

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