Traditional Toolbox

Nicely done…..I like the simple lines….I don’t know how many times I have to whip out a box of some kind to protect and transport a tool…

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Well done Charlie.
I made one of these using finger joints years ago for a carpenter buddy of mine, wish I had taken pictures of that, yours looks very nice, love the accent trim.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

I use to have one. Use to be that every carpenter had one of those now they have all those fancy tool boxes.

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

i love this…the idea of the one day project is always enticing…very nicely done…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

A very nice toolbox and good selection of wood. The design is less complicated but perfectly executed. The buttons add to the beauty of the box.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Charlie,

Neat. Looks very handy.

But something need to be done about that sticking our of the Tool Box. No offense.

I had a friend’s wife, who fell on to her tool box which had a pointed pry bar sticking out. She is lucky to be alive, it did damage to the brain.

I, on the other hand, the other day I had my electric drill with a spade bit in and in my tool bucket. The bit stuck our of the bucket by 1/2”. Some how I stepped on the cord, that allowed it to tip over and caught my calf by one inch. Ouch.

I just don’t like anything sticking out. You never know.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

Charlie nice tool box, just one problem…

It seems too nice to use.

Rob

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Nice tool box, but tools and pools don’t go together :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Kirk, thanks for the safety reminder. I really just threw the square and the handsaw in the box to add an idea of scale for the photos. But you are right…. it is probably not a good idea to leave it laying around that way.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Charlie, That’s a real beaut! These boxes usually aren’t made with looks in mind, they’re usually slapped together with an extra board that’s hanging around, like this one:
Threw that together many years ago, originally to carry ammo when my Dad and I went to “Burn some powder” on the firing range.
Nobody told me we have to make EVERYTHING pretty…;-)

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Charlie now your showing off LOL ….............love the tool tote and the swimming pool i show mine on my decking and you go one better with the swimming pool LOL…...

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Nice one Charlie.
I like a quick small project. I gott’a find me some.
I also like the cathedral grain pattern matching the side shape in pic #2.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Mike, I was just trying to make up for the ugly outfeed table I caught such a hard time about. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

The box is a beauty. I myself even made one of these. But the pool, oh wow! That pool. Could you make one of these and send it on over to my house? It sure would be used!!! LOL!
You could also line that box with a plastic bag for the time being and fill it with your canned (no bottles by a pool) beverages! LOL!
Sorry could not help myself. LOL

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

Allison, you can come over and take a dip anytime. BYOB. (Bring you own bikini)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

You could even carry café au lait in it with room for beignet to boot. Looks good Charlie.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Charlie very nice. You are just showing off up puttinf it by the pool. You should have used a walmart plastic one.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Nice job,Charlie. Did you put a chlorine,water based finish on it? Do you have any alligators in that pool?

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Charlie, I reread the out-feed table thing. They did kinda feed ya some beans, didn’t they? ;)
Seriously, great job on both and all, my Friend!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

This may be a “simple” box but it’s quite elegant at that. I would need a half dozen of them for my assorted projects and tools. Very nice.

Now we know what you’re doing when you’re not in the wood workshop. Sitting by the pool working on your tan!

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

Mighty pretty Charlie

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice tool box.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Charlie: You do great work i was looking through all of your posting and they are outstanding. I am working on a hope chest it should be done in a couple of weeks so i will post mine as soon as i am done. Keep up the great work.

-- Monty Q, Columbia, South Carolina.

Nice tool box, Charlie.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

like the toolbox! pretty ironic, I just finished one similiar in form last week too! Not bad, I had the same itch to build something in a day, well it took about 2. I like Elm, its great wood!

good job!

-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany

Charlie, how’d you find time to build that tool box when you have that pool in your backyard? Great looking though. Pool and tool box that is…...............LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

When you have an un-air conditioned shop, the pool is a great place to cool off from a day of sawdust-making.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice. ———————-I want one (The tool box that is—I already have a pool)

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!