| Project by johnmcfarm | posted 243 days ago | 666 views | 1 time favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This is my first woodworking project on about six years. I have gotten a little rusty, but it was a fun project to build this tool chest for my son.
I used Birch Plywood (1/2”) and some 1X2 pine. Joints are mitered or rabbited. Cherry stain was used, I brushed it on and wiped it off very quickly to give it a light shade appearance. I used a semi-gloss polyurethane finish. And, used brass hardware including piano hinge for top lid.
-- Johnmcfarm
13 comments so far
souichiro
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posted 243 days ago
Wow, what a great box! You did a wonderful job with the stain, what a great affect. I’ll have to give that a try.
Are those brass eagles on the lid?
isetegija
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posted 243 days ago
Very well done.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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spanky46
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posted 243 days ago
Very nice and welcome!
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
johnmcfarm
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posted 243 days ago
Thanks guys and yes, those are brass eagles on the lid… :)
-- Johnmcfarm
woodshaver
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posted 243 days ago
Very nice ! I like the cherry stain on birch. It has a nice warm look to it.
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Les Hastings
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posted 243 days ago
Well done, nice craftsmanship!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Loucarb
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posted 243 days ago
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
ND2ELK
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posted 243 days ago
Nice looking tool chest for your boy. I am sure he was pleased. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Rustic
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posted 243 days ago
very nice could you post some pics of it opened up? If not that is ok. Very nicely done.
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GaryK
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posted 243 days ago
Very nice!
I have one of those on my list of things to make.
Where did you get the brass eagles?
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Bob A in NJ
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Wow, very nice.
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Mark Shymanski
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posted 212 days ago
Looks good. I have finally decided I am going to get rid of all the mechanics metal boxes I have and make myself something from wood that will hold all my hand tools and help keep the clutter down. Thanks for the photos of a great idea.
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
a1Jim
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posted 196 days ago
Looks like a great gift well done
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