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I wanted to try some hand cut dovetails and rather than start on something delicate, I decided to make a rugged workshop tool caddy.
I also wanted to incorporate some old american oak that I recovered from a bookcase my father made when I was a kid. (A bit of sentimental value. I think I picked up my wood working bug from watching him saw and plane and glue when I was a kid!)
I use it to keep some of my finishing gear – paste waxes, etc.
-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)
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9 comments so far
cajunpen
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posted 345 days ago
Well done – I like the dovetails and the sentiment involved in the piece. Almost to pretty to use in the shop, but that is what it was built for.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Thos. Angle
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posted 345 days ago
Good work.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 345 days ago
a very special project! Well done.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 345 days ago
A real classic. Nice dovetails.
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WayneC
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posted 345 days ago
Nice. Is the handle attached with a tennon?
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jaspr
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posted 344 days ago
Thanks all
WayneC – yes the handle sits in a sqaure mortice each end.
I am very fond of it.
-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)
David
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posted 343 days ago
Claire -
That is very sweet! Very cool project – congratulations.
David
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teenagewoodworker
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well done. those dovetails look great. cool project.
Scott Bryan
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posted 162 days ago
Jaspr,
This is a beautiful tool box. Craftsmen used to use their tool boxes as a way of advertising their skills. You have done a masterful job with this one. The dovetails make it a “cut” above. Thanks for the story behind it as well. I have often said that the story is just as important as the project.
Thanks for the post.
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