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I always wanted a Gerstner Wooden Tool Chests but it was out my price range.
So last summer I decided to see if I could build one, it was a fair amount of work but here it is.
All made from cherry, trimmed with walnut and solid maple drawer interiors.
Not the caliber of a Gerstner Wooden Tool Chests but, maybe close.
Now it looks like I have to make another one, my wife confiscated it for a jewelry box.
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That is one nice tool/jewelry box. A tool chest like you made is on my project list. I think nice tools should go in a nice box. You did a really nice job on that chest. I can see why your wife would confiscate it.
 

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I agree on the jewelry box idea
 

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Wow that's one beautiful tool box, excellent work.
 

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I know what you mean about the price of the gerstner chest…. That is why I am working on one like you did. Yours turned out great !!!
 

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Sweet! Nicely done. I really like cherry as well. The proportions look great!
 

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That is a lot of box. Sweet.

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Truly amazing work. I have always wanted to try this project but have not had the nerve. Love the wood tone and knobs on the drawers. Good job!
 

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Very nicely done, really like the cherry with walnut trim.
 

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I'm betting "fair amount of work" is a gross understatement! It turned out beautifully and will get even more stunning as that cherry ages.
 

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I've seen the recent Gerstner's, and I would say yours wins hands down in a side by side review.
 

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Thanks everyone for your kind and encouraging words.
 

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I can only dream about creating something as amazing as this. Thanks for sharing. With the inspiration from your project I am one step closer to building one myself…soon.
 

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@Dave-Gorgeous, simply gorgeous! Did you work from a plan, or did you just look at the Gerstner boxes and design it yourself? In either case, your design and execution is worthy of a Gerstner label, but put a "Dufour" on it, for sure!
 

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I can see why your wife confiscated it. It's beautiful…
 

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I hope i can store my tools in something that nice one day. Mind you that means i'd actually clean up my shop and put them in their correct place once in a while
 

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Confiscation may be the highest form of flattery, and those beautiful ladies we marry seem to know just how
make us happy about it. Now the next tool chest will have to be too big to be used for anything but tools.
Lots of luck on that. Welcome to Lumberjocks and thank you for sharing. It is a wonderful looking jewelry
box, now if you can just buy the wood for your tool box before she starts to fill it, you can start playing in
the shop again.
 

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I bought a Gesner used on EBay, they are nice for my machine tools, But I want to build one like yours for the wood shop
Was the plans for this in your head or could I find them some where.

I like the great job you have down
 

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Bill: The plans were in my head, I just kind of went by Gerstner Wooden Tool Chests specs.
I changed a few things mainly the drawers.
You can check it out here:
http://www.gerstnerusa.com/DETAIL92xl.html

Good luck my friend
 

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great work I hope you told her you wont fill it with jewlry´s :)

thanks for sharing and welcome to L J

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