my new tool chest built from wood

I’d imagine that you can fill it with every tool I own, and it would still be half empty. I love the idea of everything having it’s own place. A very pretty design that might have been built 100 years ago aw well as yesterday…

Assume it will also get wheels for mobility? Or are they already there and the wedge just hold the chest in place where you need it?

-- Steven

Thanks for kind comment yes steven wheels are under the bottom skirt to hide them but they function fully it’s a great help to me.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

This is a sweet toolbox!! Nice work

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Very nice addition to the shop Scotsman. Thanks for posting.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Wow, nice. Sorry to hear about your parkinsons but it looks like you do very well with it. Does it bother you+ much? Hang tough and keep up the good work.
Smitty

Sorry, if I had read your profile my question would have been answered,
Gods blessings to you,
Smitty

Nice design with clean lines. Please tell us more about the materials you used. It appears the upper section has the drawers set back to allow for doors.

-- Don, Pittsburgh

Cool! Great stuff. Nice design and excecution!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

I like it.

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

Beautiful!!

What type of finish will you use to prevent the machine oil from staining the wood?

Lew

Wow! Nice job,great looking toolbox Bud~!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

I just varnished it believe me, no oily stuff gets near this. Only all measuring devices chucks including micro collet chucks and tungsten and hss tools and blanks quick change toolholders one day I will post pics of my machine shop which I have very well equipped etc, etc. All clean stuff it is nearly full though The top cabinet I still have not finished yes this is a copy of a well known desing on the top box the lid opens to reveal a storage facility and there is a wooden slide front panel no doors but good guess thanks for the very kind comments. I am alone a lot of the time not many people even know I have workshops so the encouragement you lovely people really makes me get out even on bad days (WGHICH ARE BECOMMING TOO MANY THESE DAYS ) to do something I am about to start on a new project but haven’t decided what to do yet thanks again and GOD Bless ALISTAIR

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Alistair, This is a beautiful chest that is not only functional but it beauty is representative of the craftsmanship that went into it. Many of us simply settle for functionality when it comes to shop furniture but you have gone well beyond the “call of duty” with this piece.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Don’t worry about me guys my faith in the lord keeps me smilinhg on I am by nature a very happy type of person and the parkinsons is not full parkinsons so I am happy as can be the good lord provided me with a wonderful wife of thirty sevsn years and three beautiful sons who are amazingly wonderful to me so it’s all good for me and the good friends I have especially my brothers and sisters in America make me inspired every day O I love you gys I always have and am glad we are such good friends and allies between our two nations. thanks again for very kind comments I have lots more of my work still to show but the best pieces are out with my sons and I need to get more pictures of them thanks again kindest regards Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Alistair, this is a piece of art you have there buddy. Amazing job. I’d love to have the time to make a nice big tool chest like that one day. Take care.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

Very beautiful work. It will take some special tools to fill such a nice chest.

-- Scott in Texas

Aye Scotty, t’is a wonderful box. Nice work.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! What a chest! What a shop!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Designed to suit your needs Alistair & a great job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Super job on the box. I can tell that your work is top shelf. Thanks,

-- Tony "Everythings' gonna be gravy"

That is a BEAUTIFUL chest for tools! I would want to bubblewrap each tool before placing it in there. You do meticulous work. Your workshop is also very organized and neat. I love your work and also your positive attitude towards life. Keep up the good work and I hope to see you hear often.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Holy smokes! That’s gorgeous. Good job.

-- Emily, Utah, http://michiedo.blogspot.com

A masterful work of craftsmanship Alistair.

Myself I’d have a real hard time remembering which drawer I put a tool into.

I’d be wearing out the slides looking. <(:O)#

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks guys and Dick and Barb.As I said it’s for my machinist shop and full of machining tools or nearly full of lathe milling machine related items ,for measuring ,also cutters etc etc etc Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

You must never get bored.

I envy you, for having both a machine shop, & wood shop.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks Dick and barb your comments mean more to me than you may think god bless I am making you my newest buddies Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Thanks Alistair, we must be wired together someway,

because I added you to my buddy list at exactly the same time.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

This spring I intend to build myself a “wooden mechanic’s tool chest” Nice Job. I just can’t bring myself to have a metal toolbox in a wood shop. In one of my woodsmith magazines, they made tool cart with continuous extruded aluminum handles which look similar to those on mechanic’s toolboxes. I have been toying with the idea of using them or just simple handles. They look cool, but at $3/running foot, it will cost me $150 for handles. You just made the decision tougher on which handles to use since yours looks great also. Thanks for the post and inspiration.

Bonney looking toolchest. Really great.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I want one!!! LOL Very nice.

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI