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Here’s my entry into the 2×4 Challenge. It’s a storage tool box to hold my good rifflers and rasps and to keep them from clanging.
Neet project and fun figuring out how to use that darn 8 foot stick. Forced me to tune-up my band saw, got me familiar with my Incra 3000SE mitre guage and dug out my good block plane that I rarely use. An excellent challenge.
Measurements are: 16.75×5.5×7.25, fastened with #4 Brass – flat head philips, and glue
An absolute pleasure to participate with everybody. It’s why I like being a LumberJock.
































24 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 656 days ago
Nice job! Very good execution.
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mot
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posted 656 days ago
Ahhhhh, I was wondering what you had scheming. Really neat use of the wood!
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rikkor
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posted 656 days ago
Nice! Just plain nice. Good job.
relic
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posted 656 days ago
Another great use of a 2X4.
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mrtrim
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posted 656 days ago
exellent job ! good luck
Thos. Angle
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posted 656 days ago
Nice job, Neil. Useful as well.
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RobS
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posted 656 days ago
Great and with those measurements you can enter it in the box challenge also.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Karson
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posted 656 days ago
Neil A great carrying case. Nice job and congratulations on finishing.
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SPalm
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posted 656 days ago
Good thinking. I like it.
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Russel
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posted 656 days ago
A good looking box that should serve it’s purpose well. Very cool.
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Partridge
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posted 656 days ago
I like it simple but usefull. 5 stars
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scottb
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posted 656 days ago
Nice – that’s a handy project – looks like you had a nice clear 2×4!
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 656 days ago
Neil,
Simple and ingenious design, nice work. Hope you make it to the picnic this year.
Bob
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CharlieM1958
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posted 656 days ago
Great job!
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rpmurphy509
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posted 656 days ago
I’m still being amazed by all of you guys (and gals) uses for a regular old 2×4. Great implementation.
-- Still learning everything
cajunpen
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Good design, project and thinking. It’s amazing how creative some of our members are. Some of these 2×4 projects are really creative – well actually all of them are.
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David
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posted 656 days ago
Neil -
Excellent! Simple & functional design. Great collection of rifflers & rasps.
What do you think of your Incra 3000SE?
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WhiskeyWaters
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posted 656 days ago
Good lookin’ piece of work; those rasps gonna be happy now.
Whiskey
MsDebbieP
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posted 656 days ago
how wonderful!! and all the “challenges” met with finesse. Well done
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Jiri Parkman
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Nice carrier.
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jockmike2
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posted 656 days ago
Good idea. well executed and nice looking use of a 2×4. mike
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furnitologist
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posted 656 days ago
Thanks everybody for the comments….....as I’ve mentioned before, these challenges are important to anybodies woodworking, so participating and reading comments is more than half the fun. I find that I’ll spend more time commenting while I check up on the challengers…...I want that chair for my shop, and the bird house would look nice out my kitchen window. My brother could use that the music stand all fun stuff.
For those of you not familiar, Stanley way back in the 50’s/60’s used to make really nice plans available, this tool box is an off shoot of one of those plans that became a standard in 7th grade Wood shop hand tool project. The kids would get 2 square pieces of 3/4 pine, 2 pcs of 1/4” plywood pre-cut for the sides, another pre-cut for the bottom and an oversized dowel. It was about using measuring tools and cutting the angle one free hand the other in one of those metal mitre box saws. Sanding, fastening, finishing….....we’ve all been there…..except maybe Ms Debbie and Betsy they had Home Ec. OH those were the days.
I’m glad though, that a few telltails of kick’in it up a knotch shows…...... got the 2×4 at a Big Box store and hung out at the KD fir bin and drove the contractors crazy…....they weren’t buying that this was for the LumberJock 2×4 Challenge. But I did get the prettiest piece in the bin…....real clear as Scott noticed, the only big knot was the piece I got the handle out of.
Originally my intention was to make a bench hook and a shooting board, but the ROAR!!!!! of my beautiful Unisaw won out. And running my Incra through the nines was the main reason as in the future, I want to do some smaller work. Maybe Gigi..my better half will finally get a nice jewelry cabinet. She may have to wait though, I just got done assembling 3 $39 furni-kit bookcases. Everybody else has all my good stuff, but Gigi is patient after all she got a house.
As for my bandsaw, I tuned it up and used the WoodSlicer from Highland, worked well the the true test is coming up when it has to resaw some maple.
As for David’s question on my test run of the Incra Mitre guage, I did have a problem with it on arrival, out of the box, it set-up well, slides great, went through the calibration and it was spot on, no adjustment needed, but I fealt there was too much play with the pin that the protractor head rotates on. Called customer service, and was dealt with magnificently. My whole attidue was, I’ve built enough TS sleds, and use more than I can remember that you had to emphasize right-hand pressure on the cut or vice versa and wasn’t going to do that with my new Incra….after all we’ve read so much about them. So I gave it a good test and sure enough, the hole in the protractor head is hand reamed off a laser cutter and it was reamed too much. 2 days later, UPS delivered a new protractor head and the bolt it spins on. WORKS PERFECT!!! I like the feel of it, got some bulk behind it, and setting up angles is a dream, you do have to have that screw driver they provide handy though…....it’s probably going to be like a pencil and I’ll always be looking for it. The shop stop takes a bit of getting used to, but I also like the feel of repitive cuts. No complaints.
So here’s to all the Box Builders and 2×4 Constructors….....I think its time to crack open one of those bottles of wine in Don’s wine rack.
Marge
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amazing what a 2X4 has lurking inside
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Don
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posted 653 days ago
Nice work as usual, Neil.
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