Tool Cabinet

That’s a cool tool cabinet. The best thing about it, it looks like it has been used well and shows the character to prove it. I bet every ding has a story to tell. Also, I bet the lessons learned in building that cabinet have served you very weill over the years.

-- Hey, woodworking ain't brain surgery. Just do something and keep trying till you get it. Doc

MORE Pictures!!!!!!

I demand more pics of that wonderful chest.

That is really great!!!

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

looks nice

-- Ben L

Wowsville so nice

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

Real cool box…nice job.

That is a fine looking cabinet, and I agree the time you have used it has just added character to it.. I too would like to see more pics of it…

Thanks for sharing

-- Scotty - aka... SgtSnafu - Randleman NC

Very Cool !!

-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one

I really like your project. You’ve combined elements of a machinist’s chest with a wall cabinet and it has served you well over the years. Thanks for posting.

-- Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance. --Kevin in Happy Valley

I too would love to see more pictures of this jewel. I absolutely love seeing work horses like this that has stood the test of time. Ohhh the stories it tells.

I absolutely love this and definitely plan on building myself one soon. I hope in 30 years it looks as good as this. Thanks for sharing (and thanks in advance for posting more pictures.. Hint hint…lol)

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Very nice! I personally like the clutter – reminds me of my own shop. Lots of character there, and I too would love to see more.

-- Robert - Visit my woodworking blog: http://littlegoodpieces.wordpress.com

Think Antiques Roadshow: folk art: mucho bucks!

-- Caulk and paint are a poor carpenter's best friends

OK, OK…more pictures will come. I’ll take some this weekend and post as soon as I can. Geez…who’dathunk a 30 year old tool cabinet would warrant such interest. I’m flattered, guys, truly flattered.

Thanks so much. No false modesty at all. Truly humbled by your interest.

As I recall (as best as a 30 year old memory can be accurate) I saw a bunch of tool cabinets in Fine Woodworking and thought I could do that. My guidebook was Tage Frid’s first book and FW. When you’re young, nothing is impossible and I had the time.

If you only knew the backstories of an 80 year old landlady who helped with the glue-up and more. She never understood what I was doing in the garage she was renting…but that’s a story for another day. Don’t ask about her two sisters who were older than she, or her son and my stolen tape decks….

A really great looking and practical tool cabinet Grantman. I too retired thinking that I would be artistic. It was quite a shock for me to realize how limited my creative abilities are. I still have fun trying though.

-- Mike, American in Norway

That tool cabinet is a sign of a real craftsman and woodworker. A 30-year belated “great job.”

-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.

first rate, I could really use that!!!

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.