Tuesday, August 9, 2016

DIY Keva Planks

My son (Workshop Gremlin #1) is turning 4 this month.  I set out to find a gift to give him on his birthday.

He has tons of toy trucks and cars, tons of LEGOs, a big bag of randomly shaped building blocks.  He doesn't really need more of those, but I didn't want to buy him just another toy.  I like buying him things that stimulate his brain.  He's a smart kid, let's keep his brain moving.

I stumbled across Keva Planks, showed my wife, and as quick as that, the decision was made.  I'm building him 1,000 Keva Planks and a box to store them.

First step: The Dovetailed Box.  I made this out of pine, which really demands the sharpest of tools.  Geez.  But it's so nice to work with soft wood for once.  Planes with ease and a gentle shooshing sound, smells wonderful, and is plenty strong.

The cambered clamping cauls work like a charm!




I've got it on four small casters so it slides around.  I may drill holes and make some rope handles for it.  We'll see.



2 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm looking forward to how you keep the plant sizes exactly uniform. I'm guessing you'll need hundreds.

Steve Erwin said...

Skip ahead two posts. Ugg. So monotonous!

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