| Project by bondogaposis | posted 232 days ago | 1785 views | 10 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I built this simple Japanese tool box to set up for my traveling tools. My girlfriend has 3 houses and I’m always being called on to fix something or another at each of them. She has an atrocious set of tools, not even a Phillips screw driver could be found at one house. Currently I’m hauling things around in a plastic bucket. This is a big step up from that. This was a very easy project, simple butt joints and nails. I used cut nails. The lid has a unique locking feature that is so simple but works like a charm w/o any hardware. Built in handles on the ends are another feature that is built right in. I finished it with a simple 1/3 BLO, 1/3 spar varnish, 1/3 mineral spirits mix. The plans are available online here.
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Jim Jakosh
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#1 posted 232 days ago
Nice going. Necessity is the mother of invention!! You are now in Mafe’s Japanese tool box club, I bet!!..........................Jim
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waho6o9
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#2 posted 232 days ago
Nice work Bondo!
Stephenw
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#3 posted 231 days ago
Any inside pictures? Is it basically a box, or are there some organizational features inside?
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bondogaposis
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#4 posted 231 days ago
I put a saw till in it. Other than than it is just a box. I plan on using it a while before I decide on any features. I haven’t fully committed to what tools I’m going to keep in it at this point. I wind up doing everything from plumbing to electrical to carpentry. So I don’t want to get too customized with the interior yet. Right now it is taking the place of a bucket.
-- Bondo Gaposis
rmoore
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#5 posted 231 days ago
Simple and practical. I like it. But…. what about the wood panels on the extensions on the table saw? Looks like a custom job. How about a separate picture. Interesting.
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workerinwood
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#6 posted 230 days ago
Very nice!! Should serve you well.
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bondogaposis
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#7 posted 230 days ago
rmoore, They are not wood panels, but formica w/ simulated wood grain. Just some cheap stuff I had around. I laminated it to mdf and filled the gaps in grid in the cast iron wings on my Craftsman table saw. I was always losing tools and what not through the gaps.
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#8 posted 228 days ago
Very nice! I like the simplicity of it and marvel at the way the lid locks on these.But; I do wonder if we couldn’t hide 2 small wheels on one end and a retractable handle on the other for ease of transport while retaining the traditional japanese nature of it?
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