This is a storage Ottoman I made for Diane. She crochets, and the cats
think that all of her projects are SUPPOSED to have cat fur in them. So I
gave her a place to tuck her projects away when she is not working on them.
The construction of the carcass is entirely of mortise and tenon joinery,
requiring no hardware fasteners. In fact, the only metal in the project is
the hinges, the screws that hold the hinges in place, and the chain that keeps
the lid from opening too far. The lid's braces are notched for long
crochet needles, and are strong enough that I use the Ottoman as a step stool.
I put rails in to support version 2.0, a tray to sit towards the top (plan for
upgrades, right?).
The frame wood is maple, and came from neighbors next door that were throwing
away a few planks of the stuff - Score! The panels are a red oak plywood
veneer. The finish is one of my favorites, a simple polyurethane.
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