| Project by Roger Strautman | posted 612 days ago | 792 views | 3 times favorited | 21 comments | ![]() |
I received an old machinist tool box from my grandfather after he got to were he couldn’t use it anymore and I liked it so well I reproduced another like it with a couple changes. I made this out of African ribbionstrip mahogany that was left over from a church trim job we did and I used Deft spray lacquer to finish it. Instead of using wood bottoms in the drawers I used 18 gage sheet metal to gain more space in the drawers. I used contact adhesive to hold them in place. This was one of those projects that I had to really had to make sure everything was just right or I would have been in real trouble.
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21 comments so far
Obi
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posted 612 days ago
On a scale of 10… you get a 10 1/2
That’s the stuff that put Gerstner on the map. And they sell theirs for about $1000.00
So how much time and money do you have invested in this item?
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Chip
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posted 612 days ago
Really beautiful Rog. Another great piece. One question though, where’s the carving? Or is this a bit of a break for you?
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Roger Strautman
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posted 612 days ago
Obi, I made this about 18 years ago and at that time I probably had around $30.00 in the hardware and the wood was FREE! I think I spent around 2 weeks in the evenings and on the weekends.
Chip, this piece I made before I started the chip carving thing but I will have to admit that I have been eyeing it for sometime now and my knife keeps getting closer and closer.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 612 days ago
gosh golly..
amazing!
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dennis mitchell
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posted 612 days ago
Beautiful work
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David
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posted 612 days ago
Beautiful!
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DrSawdust
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posted 612 days ago
Wow. I have always wanted to make something like this. I can only imagine what the original piece from your grandfather must mean to you. My older brother has my Dad’s very first workbench that my Dad made. I have made him promise me that he will never throw it out (my brother is not a LumberJock, but he promises me he is taking good care of it.)
The Tool Chest is amazing. Way to go!!!
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oscorner
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posted 612 days ago
Sweet!
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 611 days ago
That’s one of the nicest tool chest’s I’ve ever seen. It looks like new yet.
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Karson
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posted 611 days ago
Great Toolchest Rog.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 609 days ago
Great job! I did a less-sophisticated version and I know how it hard it is to get everything lined up just right with that kind of drawer/slide combination.
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Jon3
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posted 608 days ago
This is definitely on my to do list! Fabulous!
Diane
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posted 593 days ago
So beautiful, it does still look new!!
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woodspar
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posted 593 days ago
Picture three says it all.
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biggist
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posted 498 days ago
Wow
Bob #2
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posted 498 days ago
I saw one of these for the first time up close at a low end tool store here on the weekend. (made in China and of extremely poor quality.)
It’s nice to know that some treasures exist out there.
Great job!
I am contemplating a more modern version for my shop to house my calipers,meaures and miniature drills etc.
I am curious as to how the front panel is attached as it seems to slide out for a working surface?
Bob
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mot
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posted 497 days ago
Great tool chest. I learned some woodworking from a man that had one of these. I always admired it.
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Don
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posted 493 days ago
Roger, this chest just falls within the outside dimension of my definition of a small box, good thing too, because I just love small wooden boxes!
I particularly like the use of the chest hardware – gives the piece an “old world” look.
I note some very tricky joinery, small finger joints holding the bottom to the sides, and the top rail on the side panels seems to be dovetailed to the panel (hard to tell from the picture).
All in all an exceptional piece.
Thanks
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Dorje
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posted 493 days ago
I love machinist’s tool boxes and this is certainly a nice one! Glad that biggist dug this up a few days ago!
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Dusty56
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posted 114 days ago
great job indeed !
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SteveKorz
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posted 114 days ago
Wow, fantastic work… a true craftsman.
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