Coopered Lid Tool Box

An elegant way to transport your tools. Well done. It would be very interesting to see how you did the coopering.

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

Nicely done. I like the coopered top. I like the two piece supports on the outside faces of the split coopered top also. I built my wife a jewelry box with a coopered top and now wish I had seen this before I made it.
Live and learn. Thanks for showing us.

-- Mel

That’s one fine looking tool box. You did a good job, on the box and the post.

-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with

Great looking box. I need one of these. Thanks for posting.

-- Emmett, from Georgia

nice box :-) and the best is …. you made it so no one can sit on it and eat

thank´s for sharing
Dennis

Very nice. Great toolbox worthy of all your wonderful hand tools.

-- Clarence

Great looking toolbox. Anybody who build ’s anything can appreciate that toolbox. The chores are slick.

-- life an woodworking is one big experiment

Fantastic piece of work!!!

-- When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for

Great looking box it would be a shame to put tools in it.

Ian

-- The Boxmakers Jewellery. Neat Hinge - Neat Lock - Neat Screw - http://hawthornecrafts.com/box-hardware/

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Very well designed and practical, good work …

-- Vanzemaljac

Congrats on a fine toolbox. This is also in Jim Tolpin’s Toolbox Book from Taunton, and I’ve always wanted to do it. You didn’t build in the ‘card lock’ feature? The swinging handle is a great lock for the drawers. It’s wonderful. I’m envious!

-- http://barbsid.blogspot.com/

Outstanding. This is the idea I’ve been looking for. I want to make a unique box to store several wooden puzzle toys for a friend’s cottage – your innovation is going to work beautifully. Thanks for posting.

-- Dust to more Dust - http://www.woodworkingplanes.org

Thanks everyone.
Barb, I looked up the coopered top toolbox in Jim Tolpin’s book just now – that’s certainly a lot more involved than my box!

All issues of American Woodworker are available on Google Books, so it’s easy (and free!) to look up the article that I used to build this box.

-- Greg, Burnt Hills NY

Greg,

We really like your tool box and if you ever get tired of it, we can think of numerous ways to put it to use!

L/W

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

VEry nice job. I especially like the idea to secure the drawers ;-)

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0