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Project by Bradford posted 720 days ago 5657 views 1 time favorited 23 comments Add to Favorites Watch

My little tools needed a place to stay, so I made this using the route-r-jig system from woodline. Pine/oak box with ply drawers, oak faces and brass knobs. This was a lot of fun and a nice addition to my little shop.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.


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Dadoo

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posted 720 days ago

Neat!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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rikkor

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posted 720 days ago

Nice. I like the alternating drawers.

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rpmurphy509

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posted 720 days ago

The alternating drawers are what caught my eye too.
Very pleasing to the eye.

-- Still learning everything

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MsDebbieP

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posted 720 days ago

I’ve had my jig system from Woodline for 2+ years and have yet to use it. First I had router problems and then I had router problems and then I had router problems… and then I had router problems… and then I gave up.

the tool chest is beautiful. I’d love that in my kitchen to hold gadgets and cutlery!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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bryano

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posted 720 days ago

Great looking chest. Love the dovetails

-- bryano

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CharlieM1958

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posted 720 days ago

Drawers can be a challenge to fit, and you did a great job!

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

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DAN

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posted 720 days ago

I like it ! welcome to Lj’s

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Grumpy

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posted 719 days ago

Very nice set of drawers. Look too good for the workshop or is it the shop?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Bradford

787 posts in 721 days


posted 719 days ago

Grumpy,
The box is in my little 4th bedroom/wood-shop. I keep my small rulers, mechanical pencils, extra scroll-saw blades, and such in a safe place. I use to have them in my shop apron but kept poking myself with sharp tips of bits and the corner of the ruler, so it was time to protect the tools from myself or vice versa. Thanks for asking.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 719 days ago

Really nice little bit of furniture, and yes, the alternating drawer colors really make it sing. How did you do the doves? Looks like a Leigh jig profile.

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

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Blake

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posted 718 days ago

Beautiful! I have seen that joinery technique in the advertisements but I had never actually seen someone use it for a project. Looks good.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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Bradford

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posted 710 days ago

DOUG, The jig used was a woodline brand “route-r-jig”, simple set up and cutting is controlled and very precise. Wayne from woodline has a booth at “The woodworking shows”. His demonstration using a 12 year old girl to cut dovetails for a box was enough to sell me on the jig. I have made dozens of projects with it. But sadly I have no pics of them. It was only recently that I started documenting my work. And I am humbled to be part of this LJ wood-a-holic website. Thanks for looking at the work. Bradford

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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EGA

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posted 692 days ago

Man if the good lord made anything prettier than the grain on oak, well I guess he must have kept it to himself and didn’t let the rest of us in on it. Pretty as litter of speckled pups!! Semper Fi !

-- www.flickr.com/photos/egamarine/

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grovemadman

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posted 655 days ago

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! This is an awsome little chest – I had to have a second look before I realized it was miniature. I thought this was a full size chest of drawers. I’d like to make one of those for my desk or one for all of my chisels and measuring stuff and one for alll of my knives, forks & spoons and one for my camera accessories and on…..

Nice work!!

-- --Chuck

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Bradford

787 posts in 721 days


posted 653 days ago

Thanks for the comments Chuck, the box is approx. 14×8 x 8, and does a great job of holding al my delicate tools and small parts. I’m a guy who puts things back where they belong, but little things get knocked off into sawdust or behind the bench and “bang” they are gone. so this little box is a must for me. again thanks.
p.s. I really like your projects too.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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pappyjohn

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posted 608 days ago

Bradford, Very nice indeed. Do you have the drawers lined or are they natural. Am wondering how good this will be at holding Trout Flies. Possibility, may have to make a few more drawers though…..your brother in woodworking john

-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 608 days ago

Hi Bradford,

This post just came up on my review list. What a nice box. And I am impressed by the drawers. I am sure that it provides you with plenty of much needed storage for your small tools and it looks nice too!!! Craftsmen used to use their tool boxes as a form of advertisement, often constructing them just as they would pieces of fine furniture. This tool box speaks volumes about your craftmanship.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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EGA

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posted 599 days ago

Brad, had to come back and take one more look at this project. My admiration for your woodworking could be in volums. Great work! Semper Fi!!!

-- www.flickr.com/photos/egamarine/

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jeanmarc

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posted 592 days ago

tres beau boulot

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Dusty56

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posted 579 days ago

awesome tool chest!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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Dusty56

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posted 514 days ago

Rolling the dice brought me back here again for another look at this little beauty : ) While reading your responses to others I came across the term “wood a holic website ” and L M A O !!!! It’s sooo true and I am proud to be one and hopefully there is no recovery program for us ….hahahahaaa I tell people all of the time that my “hobby” keeps me out of the bars and away from “cat houses”....thanks for the humor and have a great day : ) I also have several of those jigs from Woodline and for some reason they are collecting dust…Time to open the boxes and see what I bought again !!! LOL

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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SteveKorz

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posted 438 days ago

I’m not sure how I missed this… What a terrific project. I have the same jig from Woodline (Route-R-Joint). It’s a breese to use.

I may have to add this project to my list of things to do.

Great Job, it looks terrific!!

—Steve

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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TiffanyJeanne

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posted 113 days ago

I love it! Nice design and construction. Fun and functional, too!

-- Tiffany Jeanne Balk ~ Labor, Live, Love, Learn, Repeat.

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