Tool Cabinet

Very nice display case, er, cabinet!

You said it was a learning experience… what did you learn along the way?

Nice wood choices too.

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Great Idea and a great look!

I like this cabinet a lot, nice design, elegant, but I think I like more the selection of tools that you own, something for every project, also I like the way you are protecting the blade of the planes from contacting the wood while sitting on the cabinet. Nice

Alonso

-- The things I make may be for others, but how I make them is for me.

Nice work and practical too. Welcome to LJ’s, enjoy and share, glad to have you here. BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

A beautiful home for your fine hand tool collection!

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

Nice cabinet, sweet set of planes and such too.

-- Measure three times, cut twice.

Very nice cabinet for tools. I can’t help noticing your planes. Are you a serious collector or like me a collector of good user planes?

-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.

Hi Jonathan. The learning experience was:

• I had never used a stacked rail/stile bit before. I made several mistakes getting the doors to align.
• I do not own a planer/jointer so all flattening and squaring was done using hand planes (one of the sides was pretty warped which I did not notice when I bought the wood).
• I used a dado blade for the horizontal pieces. I would use a dovetail joint if I was to do it again.
• Because my band saw is cheap, I resawed the front of the drawers by hand using a Dozuki Japanese saw (I love this saw I purchased from Bridge City).
• The finish is General Arm-R-Seal satin.

-- And Still Too Short - "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon

Nice job, I like the case. I like the HAND TOOLS a lot. Looking forward to your next project.

Thanks.

later,

-- dust control

The case looks so good I almost forgot to drool over all the tools inside it! Nice job.

-- James - www.walnutweasel.wordpress.com

Hi Bob. I am a serious collector of user tools. All the planes except for the Veritas scraper and Stanley Bullnose were purchased from Ebay. I buy them usually with rust and abuse and then restore them. I believe I am done :) I do collect Bridge City tools that I hardly ever use.

-- And Still Too Short - "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon

nice work

-- -erik & christy-

Wow, that turned out very nice!

-- Jim, Nebraska

Wonderful tool chest and nice assortment of tools too.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Cute & beautiful – excellently executed!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.