If you are familiar with the original you will know that Schwarz built it of Cherry & Spalted Maple, and it had two doors and decorative Arts & Crafts hardware. I decided to go the cheapo-utilitarian route, so I used Poplar that I got in Alabama for about $0.87/bf, made only one large door with book-matched panels, and made all the shelves and partitions by edge gluing 1/2” & 3/4” Poplar to MDF instead of gluing up multiple panels. The case sides, top, & bottom are solid Poplar panels, joined with handcut dovetails (my second attempt on a project….my first actually turned out better…)

The interior is incomplete; I haven’t made the drawers & dividers, and there is no finish on the entire piece as of yet. Ultimately I like this design; it holds a nice amount of tools, and I will eventually get around to including compartments for my glasses, dust mask, respirator, etc… to keep them clean. The only specific tool-holder I got around to making is the hanging rack for my chisels. I had them in a leather roll, but I got tired of having to fool around with that.

Anyhow… thanks for looking; hope you enjoy. I don’t know when I will get around to finishing this as work is really ramping up. But, I will post as I make progress…

Regards, Jarrod