Woodworker's Journal 1985-9-5, страница 56

Kids' Kitchen Plciycenter

Sink and stove combo doubles as toy organizer

We think kids will enjoy hours of fun with ihis project. Il features all the amenities found in a modern kitchen—an "oven" with a Plexiglas viewing window, a working clock, a large drawer, and a iik with plenty of room for storage underneath the construction is rock nil ! ... ..nril he able to pass il along to kids for years to come.

Materials

We purchased ihe plastic faucet al a local hard v. stoie 11>r under $20 (see Bill of Materials lor onlering information i. Jusi about an\ inexpensive faucet can he used. Before buying .1 new faucet, though, check a few neighborhood tag sales, as you may he able to ye I a used 56

one for jusi a couple of bucks. Some faucets come with a pop-up type drain assembly. Since our sink dix'sn't have a drain, you'll want to remove the assembly before installing the faucet.

Our "sink" is actually just a plastic dishpan. We used one made by Kubber-maid (see Bill of Materials for pari number), but any dishpan about the same size will do. You should l>e able to get one at a hardware store lor .iboui S4.

The clock not only adds a bit of realism to ihe piece, it can also he used to help the kids learn to tell time. The one we used has a plastic face (a mail-order source for the clock is listed in the Bill of Materials*.

Needless to say. you don't want to expose kids to broken glass, so if you

substitute another clock, make sure the face is plastic. And. for the same reason, the oven viewing window must be made from an acrylic sheet such as Plexiglas.

The back and the drawer bottom are made from birch plywood, while the adjustable shelf and the burners are made from hardhoard. All the remaining wood parts are made from pine.

Glue I p Stock for Ihe Case

Begin by gluing up stock for the two sides (A), the divider (B), ihe topiCi. the bottom (D> and the two fixed shelves (E). You'll probably need to edge-glue three or four boards in order to get the needed width for these parts. When edge gluing, it's a good idea to cut ihe boards so lhat the glued-up stock will be a bit The Woodworker's Journal