| Project by ChesapeakeBob | posted 365 days ago | 648 views | 2 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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I made this tool tray for my son-in-law’s birthday. The red oak was leftover from our house remodeling project three years ago. The design was inspired by both Jim Tolpin’s book, The Toolbox Book and a photo of a toolbox from Mate’s book The World’s Best Sailboats. The dimensions use the “Golden Rectangle of Design.” The length is 18” and the width is 11 1/4”. The corners are counterbored screws with teak plugs. The screwdriver ledge is made so that it can removed (notice the brass screws and finishing washers) and customized or replaced in the future. The finish is Minwax Wiping Poly.
-- Chesapeake Bob, Southern Maryland
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dustynewt
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posted 365 days ago
Nice, clean looking tote, CB.
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woodworm
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posted 365 days ago
Nicely built tools tray. The plugs were neatly cut flush.
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sharad
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posted 364 days ago
A very clean and neat construction of a tool tray.
Sharad
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Napaman
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posted 362 days ago
i like it!!
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Tomcat1066
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posted 361 days ago
Neat little tool tote! I like that. I’m looking at building something similar for my son (though a smaller version since he’s only 7) and your design looks pretty good!
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!