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| Kids' Football Shelf |
Shirley helps to knock up a trophy shelf for a young athlete.
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Here is a project that a youngster can handle, thanks to a viewer's letter from seven-year-old Lachlan Stokes. Using basic tools, we help him build a simple shelf to display his sporting trophies.
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Start by sawing 3 x 600mm lengths of pine using a handsaw. Use a square and pencil to draw the cut lines. Tip for youngsters: place your saw to the left of the line and line up using your thumb to guide the blade, keeping it well above the teeth.
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On one piece (backing board), mark 30mm down from the long edge, and glue and nail a 600m piece (shelf) into place. Fasten the bottom piece (shelf) in the same way, but this time flush with the bottom of the backing board. You should now have a backing board with two shelves attached.
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Cut the plywood into 2 x 320mm lengths. Then draw the shape of footballs onto the two pieces and cut them using a coping saw. Sand all the edges to round out the shape.
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Glue and nail the footballs onto the sides of the shelves with an equal overhang on the top and bottom.
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Nail punch the nails and then fill the indentations with putty.
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Sand all the edges with the sandpaper.
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Paint according to your preferred football code!
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Materials
18mm x 1800mm x 290mm pine (shelves and back)
4mm x 640mm x 200mm plywood (footballs)
40mm nails
craft paint
Tools:
Handsaw
Coping saw
Hammer
Square
Sandpaper
Nail punch
Wood glue
Putty
Pencil
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Cost
$25
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More Info
All materials are available from any leading hardware store.
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