How To Build A Toy Chest

In this video I demonstrate how to build a simple yet smart toy box, chest. The box could also be a blanket chest or storage unit at the foot of a bed.
Link to video of my hand routing a sign.
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[@lawrenceadair1161]

Lovely to see a dad and his family enjoying each other’s company o and the job is great as well thanks big lad

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Lawrence, I didn't realise everyone was going to say things like that😊 we enjoyed the build and time together in the shed.

[@lawrenceadair1161]

@@karlpopewoodcraft 👍

[@paulstrange6654]

Really nice to see the kids getting involved

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers mate

[@FixitFingers]

Becoming a real family affair! Daughter and Lizzy helping out with this one. Mate it is a cracking build made much simpler than it looks. You are nailing this business model producing quality things with an economic use of time and materials. Top Stuff.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks James, we are definitely busy lol, I've had to work all we so I'm definitely going to have a think on my time management. 🤔😊

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

The kids are really helpful as well, Jakob is now my official apprentice and he's going to gain a qualification in furniture manufacturer City and guilds l2 😊

[@FixitFingers]

@@karlpopewoodcraft stop filming so much :P

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@FixitFingers haha

[@FixitFingers]

@@karlpopewoodcraft what about Lizzie? 🤣 That's awesome for Jakob, super cool.

[@uvaldoordonez8353]

Great video and toy box, kudos to your family for joining in.

[@CharacterRedWorkshop]

Love how the family wants to get involved and hangout in the workshop. Awesome video and toy box.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers mate 😊

[@benjaqsonworkshop9974]

Great to see you getting so much more out of your work than just high quality finished products, great to see a big family involvement. Great editing too, thank you.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Ben, ye when I started doing this I didn't realise it was also going to bring us even closer 😊

[@glennphilipson7231]

Cracking job mate! Nice to see your family involved too you must be well proud

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Glenn ye the kids love being in the workshop 😊

[@JamesManCave]

Nice toy box Karl, turned out really smart

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers James 😊

[@GrumpysWorkshop4]

Flaming hell you have a whole team in the shop😂😂😂. Fantastic job

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha I know 😂 Cheers mate

[@jigsey.]

Love the queen cup round shape jig😁😁 great build I've gotta build a toy chest for girl at work..you my friend have just simplified it, I was over thinking it lol...

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers mate, ye the joinery dosent have to be complicated to make something nice dose it. 😊 Send me a picture of the toy box you build when finished 😊😁

[@julianugentarchitect]

The Queen cup template is the best!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha she comes in handy for something 😂

[@Fred16721]

Good build Karl; every home should have one of these, regards Fred

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Fred 😊 I need to make one for Alfie now☺️

[@trevorb1239]

Glad to see your family helping out i normally have to bribe my wife & daughter to just get them down in the shed a good looking project with excellent engraved name on it congratulations Karl 👍👍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏼🇦🇺

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Trevor, oh you won't get our lass in here for sure😩😂 but the kids love it.

[@jim9106]

Excellent work, great video. Thanks

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thank you Jim. ☺️

[@thepeginator2556]

Great project. Videos have noticeably gone up a notch (or several) since the channel started!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers mate I really appreciate that, I've been working on improving a little with every video.

[@heyimamaker]

I love working with pine, I just happen to have a lot of walnut scraps :) Great work Karl!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Luckily bugger lol I'm the same with American White Oak, bits of it everywhere 😂

[@johnoldham2483]

Lovely toy chest karl

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks John. 😊

[@garenne0169]

A familly work !!! Great job, very cool chest 👍🏻😁.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate, the kids enjoy the workshop so much.

[@BrookesWood]

Great looking toy chest. Got one of these on my list for my son so will be stealing a few tips :D

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Paul, pretty simple journey as well and you still get a nice result. 😊

[@Dutchshedwoodshop]

nicely done mate!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks buddy ☺️

[@HEADBANGERINGS]

Relaxing funny informative and involving the family = win win. Great build mate and GOOD narrative instructions. Look forward to the next one. Cheers

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Davy,I really appreciate that 😊😊

[@frankslittleworkshop]

Nicely done "Popes" 😁. Great team effort. The box looks great. Once again you nailed the engraving 👍. Stay safe 😁👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Frank 😊

[@lowesjoinery3031]

Great build mate... slowly working my way through the back log... 🙌 💪 nice simple how I like my woodworking

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Aaron, don't judge me too harshly when you get to my oldest content it gradually goes down hill😂 but still worth a looksee 😉

[@rasmo243]

Box looks awesome well done to the three of you another great build 👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate😊😊

[@eldoradocraftsman3733]

Nice one Karl good job mate and nice to see more of the family getting involved 👍🏾

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Ashley 😊 ye their enjoying workshop time.

[@Poor_Mans_DIY]

Another nice build. Great instructional video with with nice tips! Also nice to see some many helpers involved on the project. (side note. If they havent deliverred the package, should I fought to have it shipped back. It is still valuable mics worth saving)

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi guys thanks, I'm still waiting on the imports agency replying to my form🙄 I'll let you know as soon as they get in touch.

[@InTheWorkshop]

Ace toy chest Karl 👍 Looks like rules of the workshop are if you enter you will be put to work 😀 great video guys take care 🙂👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha I need to make that sign saying that 😊😂 Cheers David

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice looking storage box Karl 🔨👍😊

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Sparky. 😊

[@rickrael3912]

Very very nice!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate 👍

[@mmcc_woodshop6288]

Awesome video and editing as always, thanks for sharing with us!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate 😊

[@johnjohnoj6408]

Good job friend

[@AndrewMcQuillen]

well if i had your coffee cup i could make toy boxes like that!! seriously though that is a great design and i wish your video was out when i mad a friend a toy box a year or two ago. it took me ages i went way over budget making no money and still wasnt happy with the top close method. the soft close hinge you got was great. My friend was happy though which was the main thing.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Andrew, it's definitely the trickiest bit getting the lid and slow close right isn't it.

[@AndrewMcQuillen]

@@karlpopewoodcraft for sure i used blum soft close hinges like you would use in a kitchen cupboard and ended up routing out a load of weight out of the 18mm ply wood top. should have just used pine and it would have been way lighter at the start.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@AndrewMcQuillen ye those hinges don't have the strength especially with such a short reach. Its all a learning curve isn't it making things.

[@sumosprojects]

Not fair Karl, 2 workshop assistants whilst we are struggling alone 😢👊😮🧐 just kidding as many hands make light work & this is a nice build that will be happily received 👍👍👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha the kids really enjoyed this one mate😊 cheers mate

[@steveparkes1266]

Enjoyed that Karl, another great build 👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Steve 😊

[@craigsinclair1560]

Another great video and build fellas. 👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks Craig ☺️

[@ChrisFranklyn]

It's always good to hear a familiar accent describe a bit of wood as manky :) Don't get than on many channels!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha I normally try to use international language but sometimes I revert back to Hullish 😂

[@ChrisFranklyn]

@@karlpopewoodcraft ah, never be afraid to let your roots show!

[@martinsylvester1823]

Just found your channel, I am an ex welder/fabricator but trying to learn more about wood so this is fantastic. You sound like a Hull lad (I originate from Hull) so I understand every word you say makes me feel homesick. I was mates with a lad called Robert Pope as a kid, think he became a carpenter also. Anyway good luck with the channel, very professional and well presented.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi Martin, that's awesome cheers mate. Where abouts in Hull are you from? Weird thing is my Dad is called Robert Pope 🤔 he's a painter though I believe. I don't see him you see so can't confirm.

[@martinsylvester1823]

@@karlpopewoodcraft I was brought up down Talbot street off Wright street which was in the City center think the Pope family lived in the next street off the same road. I am 65 now and think Robert was same sort of age he also had older brothers, going back to the sixties now.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@martinsylvester1823 ye he'll definitely be about your age Martin, sounds like it's him, how much of a coincidence is that if it is. My mam was called Wendy but she's passed away now.

[@martinsylvester1823]

@@karlpopewoodcraft Sorry to hear about your your Mam Karl, looks like she did a good job though, you got your feet on the ground and seem happy.

[@KirstiePervinDavies]

Nice project Karl. Turned out great, hinge fitting is one of my least favourite things. I swear it should be simple but every time it takes me twice as long as it should haha Super job both!😀🙌

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Kirstie, you think instructions would be supplied as well 🤔 oh well I know now unless I forget which is entirely possible 🙆‍♀️😬😅

[@nazarsalih6635]

Thanks.

[@stevereed5776]

Another great build Karl, good to see father and son working together. I assume it was an American client as all done in inches!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha did I do it in inches again, I've been making a conscious effort to use mm as it's more accurate, but sometimes I revert back to 1980 as I did inches at primary school then mm talk about confusing me😂

[@georgiemae11]

Good job as always Karl,anutha apprentice in the making with your daughter.Youll be delagating the jobs soon with a brew in ya hand.All the best mucka

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha ye hopefully Steve 😊 Lilie keeps asking to help as well now☺️

[@georgiemae11]

@@karlpopewoodcraft I can see a branded name change lol+family

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@georgiemae11 don't give them any ideas Steve 💡😂🙄

[@Lord-Panda2112]

I love that you do this with your family. I'm just learning and my children are younger but I hope it becomes something I share with them. Thanks for the ideas! I found your account via Keith Brown's! Is that his old table saw? I recognise the flappy padel off button!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate that's really kind of you to say, the workshop is like a massive craft space so the kids enjoy it, and as long as their safe thar great. I got sent the flappy paddle from a subscriber the same person who sent Keith his but I bought my saw new unfortunately lol its a good saw though.

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

That looks great guys. You won't need to do anything soon Karl with all the staff helping out lol 😆 did the human cnc do the letters they look great well done guys 👏👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

I know right, I'm building up my workforce 😂 ye he did indeed 😊

[@Belg1970]

Great job on the project, I'd love to see any other tips for installing those soft close hinges. Like the spacing from the rear, how far up the carcass, lid well you get the idea.. what were your problems as you said you had trouble

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi Pat, ye it was just the placement and which way round ext, the next one I make I'll go into more detail. I don't like to go to deep when I'm unsure but now I know I will 😊

[@scottdavis7640]

Can you send a link for the engraver bit you used for your router

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

amzn.to/3W2JWyR there you go Scott.

[@Samps04]

why are the handles so far down, was it put upside down? good box

[@PeteBeardsley]

I shall have to build one of these for my own toys. Nice job guys and gals.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha I need one for my scalextric stuff 😂

[@dominicrusso6372]

Karl... Just watching video.. love the Triton straight edge guide.. can u share a link for it?

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

I think it's on my website under the tools section Dominic. If not though I'll add it later 😊

[@Geordie_Hiker]

Just discovered your channel yesterday and it's great. A new sub. Which pocket hole jig do you use? Drawing up plans for an outside dining table, what finishes do you recommend for protection?

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi Andrew, I use the Kreg master system pocket hole jig and as far as finish on a external project, depending on the type of wood you use and finish your wanting. If you use teak then teak oil is great. If you are using pine I'd buy treated timber and paint with an exterior paint or varnish.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

And thanks for the sub and compliment. ☺️

[@Chris_Badger]

Nice job Karl & son, where did you get the pine and oak timber from out of Interest?

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi mate, I buy the pine and oak from my local timber yard, are you based in Hull?

[@philrab6696]

Have you got a link for the glue bottle. Does the nozzle keep clear?

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

amzn.to/3gfl7vD Ye it's a great bottle a bit pricy for what it is but works well on all angles and stays clean.

[@gavjav1]

Nice build Karl, What did you use for the lettering

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi Gavin if you go to our boot crate video we go through how to router out letters in detail. 7m 20sec I believe 😊

[@gavjav1]

@@karlpopewoodcraft I thought you been getting a cnc for a moment ; )

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

@@gavjav1 haha the human cnc I call Jakob my son 😂

[@garvielloken3929]

"because i thought i was clever" LMAO

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha

[@kierannash8641]

Tidy job lad.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Kieran. 🍻

[@acoughlanbrickworks6565]

Hi Karl what thickness wood did you use

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi mate 22mm 👍

[@acoughlanbrickworks6565]

@@karlpopewoodcraft cheers bud Il message you on Instagram 👍

[@akatrina53]

Can u give me the measurements please

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

L1000mm x D500mm x H500mm

[@simonblooddevay]

Looking for the link for the hand-routing video? ...

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Have I not added it Simon, if not here it is 😊

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIavep1tor5qgdU

[@southwest7977]

Does he switch between inches and centimeters throughout this video? Ha.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Probably he did do this lots when he first started out as he's dyslexic. Now he sticks to metric well 99% of the time 😆

[@garvielloken3929]

0:30 HAHAHA

[@OzSawdustMakers]

Love it mate! and those sexy legs hahahah! I am making a chest like this at the moment for the family to stick all their shoes in so this was great timing! Cheers Karl!!

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Thanks mate, ye these types of boxes are great for loads of stuff arnt they.

[@OzSawdustMakers]

@@karlpopewoodcraft absolutely mate, cheers to 2021 mate!!

[@garvielloken3929]

Defo will be treating you to a brew

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers mate.

[@shaunintheshed]

You as bad as me... this is 90 cm long and we are going to put the screws in 2 inches from here and 6.5 inches from here.. metric to imperial and no doubt back again. love the box bud. Can you stop reading my plans in my head of things i need to make.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Haha ye Shaun I'm trying so hard to use just mm as well 😂 I keep failing, but I'm getting slightly better. In a couple of years I'll probably get it😂

[@checkshirtjoinery5372]

The link is to the wrong video mate 🤣 a review of a planner

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Hi mate I'm a little confused as this video was a while back now, did I share a link somewhere that's incorrect? Cheers mate

[@checkshirtjoinery5372]

@@karlpopewoodcraft Sorry mate just realized it was nearly a year ago, there is a link in the description for a planner review when it was meant to be your hand routing skills. Should be this on I think and at 7.20 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpXYYqdjf7GZaNU

[@philippedaburon2035]

américan ! bla bla bla bla piffffffffff

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Who's American?

[@jamiesworkshopprojects1617]

Another great build guys! Thanks for the tips on installing the soft close hinges 👍🏻

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cheers Jamie 😊