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I purchased this Toolbox, when I recieved my journeymans Toolmakers certificate 35 years ago. Needless to say That in 35 years, it didn’t look as good as the day I bought it, so removed all the old finish, and sanded on this for about a week, to get it back in new condition. I also replaced all the hardware , which was purchased from gerstner..
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MsDebbieP
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posted 696 days ago
oh my.. isn’t that beautiful!!!!
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TreeBones
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posted 696 days ago
We all should have a tool box like that, very cool.
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DrSawdust
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posted 696 days ago
What an awesome toolbox and an even better story. If this toolbox could talk . . . I’m sure we would hear some pretty incredible stories. I hope you are able to pass it along to a family member when you are done using it.
-- Making sawdust is what I do best
Mathew Nedeljko
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posted 696 days ago
Excellent job! I bet the chests that Gerstner make today don’t come anywhere close to the quality of this one! It should give you at least another 35 years of service!
-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser
CharlieM1958
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posted 696 days ago
Wow! That is one sweet refinishing job. Excellent!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
cajunpen
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posted 695 days ago
That is a beautiful tool chest. Nice job refinishing it. Wish you had posted some “before” pictures so that we could really appreciate how far it came.
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David
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posted 695 days ago
Beautiful! That is a real treasure. Nice refinishing work!
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miles125
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posted 695 days ago
Now thats a toolbox!
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 695 days ago
That is nice refinishing work. How does it look inside?
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rikkor
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posted 695 days ago
Man, that looks too good for everyday use.
Karson
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posted 695 days ago
Yes I’d like to see the insides and a before picture if it exists.
Great refinishing. Could you also post what kind of finish that you used and all of the steps that you took to make it look so great.
Make sure that you e-mail a copy of the picture to Gerstner.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
SPalm
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posted 695 days ago
That is just sweet. More pics would be really nice.
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Dorje
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posted 695 days ago
What a great box you have there – I too would like to see the drawer faces and what have you – you’ve got two more pic spots!
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