Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Attach the two handles to the hinged decking pieces so that they face each other to look like a hood ornament.
Step 12: Mount the hood ornament
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Lay out and cut the parts
Step 2
Line up the parts
Step 3
Assemble the sandbox
Step 4
Add the dashboard
Step 5
Put on the hood
Step 6
Cut out the steering wheel
Step 7
Paint it
Step 8
Place the sandbox outside
Step 9
Make the lining
Step 10
Add sand
Step 11
Affix the steering wheel
Step 12
Mount the hood ornament
Step 13
You're done!
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Tools List
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Tape measure
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Triangular layout square
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Jigsaw with coarse, wood-cutting blade
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4-foot bar clamps
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Drill/driver fitted with 1/8-inch bit
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Safety glasses
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Paintbrushes
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Shovel
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Steel rake
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4-foot level
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Utility scissors
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Staple gun
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Compass
Shopping List
1. Four 8-foot pressure-treated 2x12s
2. Two 8-foot pressure-treated ½x6 decking boards
3. One 6-foot pressure-treated 2x4
4. 2 square feet of ½-inch pressure-treated plywood
5. Steering-wheel cover
6. 3-inch deck screws
7. ¼x1-inch zinc fender washer8. Two drawer handles
9. Two sets of 2½-inch stainless-steel butt hinges
10. Latex exterior stain
11. Latex exterior paint
12. Landscape fabric
13. 20 bags of play sand
2. Two 8-foot pressure-treated ½x6 decking boards
3. One 6-foot pressure-treated 2x4
4. 2 square feet of ½-inch pressure-treated plywood
5. Steering-wheel cover
6. 3-inch deck screws
7. ¼x1-inch zinc fender washer8. Two drawer handles
9. Two sets of 2½-inch stainless-steel butt hinges
10. Latex exterior stain
11. Latex exterior paint
12. Landscape fabric
13. 20 bags of play sand
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