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This is an oak chest I made for my boy to keep his toys in. It's extremely sturdy and durable. You can climb on top and jump up and down with no fear of it breaking. He likes to climb inside and shut the lid with a flashlight to read a book or play a game. Pretty sure he spends more time in it than his toys do. Anyone else find peace in building and working with your hands?

This is an oak chest I made for my boy to keep his toys in. It's extremely sturdy and durable. You can climb on top and jump up and down with no fear of it breaking. He likes to climb inside and shut the lid with a flashlight to read a book or play a game. Pretty sure he spends more time in it than his toys do. Anyone else find peace in building and working with your hands?

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Beautiful chest, and no I don't say that often yep others. I enjoy when I have the time to make things. Made a bench with storage out of red oak back in the day. 25 years old and sturdy as the day it was built. Just built a 12x10 shed and looking forward to having time for the next project.

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Thank you. For Christmas I built a craft room in the basement for my girl. I put a metallic finished epoxy floor down. I know it's not the same as woodworking but it's still relaxing and the room looks beautiful.

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Cool, how was doing the epoxy floor? Was thinking of doing that on basement floor/ walls on a 4x6 root cellar. Good to teach the kids that being handy is a skill they can do.

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It was surprisingly easy. I was worried I'd screw it up, but once I started i realized just how easy it was. One kit supposedly does 100-120 square feet, I bought 2 for a 100 square ft room. So my suggestion is to double what they consider minimum. I'm glad I listened to my instinct because I don't know how there could be enough in 1 kit to do the square footage it recommended. It's literally as easy as taking a paint roller to the floor. You pour a couple inch wide strip unto the floor and roll it out. Swirl circles into when done then move back towards the door and do again. Take 8 hours to walk on and 24 to drive on if in a garage. It self levels. Looks rough when you first finish but after an hour it looks amazing. Cost isn't too bad either. Between $1-2/ square foot. If I could figure out how to post a pic in the replies I'd show a picture of the floor I done. It has a burnished copper finish. I got the supplies from Menards.