TOOL CHEST

NIce job, you should be proud.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Looks great! What type of wood did you use?

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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ted
the carcess is made from tulip and the drawer fronts are made from iroko which makes it light so its not to heavy when i load it full of tools

andy aka pommy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Do the drawers ride on wood glides?

-- A famous poet once said: “There is a name hidden in the shadow of my soul, the name is wood. Sweet, ever beautiful, earth grown wood. It warms my heart and brings a tear to my eye.”

Very nice job. I’ll bet you learned a lot.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

looks great.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

pommy,
Looks great! I never would have chosen something with drawers for my first project! Your ambition however seems to have been a great success, amply rewarded. I too am curious as to what type wood you used? Does it have an oil base finish or clear varnish or lacquer applied?
Congratulations on a great first project.

Regards,
Ken McGinnis

-- woodbutcher north carolina

Pommy,there’s a few things going on there but who cares… you got her done and it was a learning experience.
Way better than my first tiered project.

At least your drawers close without a boot! <g>

Sweet!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I think its a beautiful job! I especially like your choice of wood. It looks like something your wife would like to kick your tools out of & store silverware in.

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

very nice! you should be very proud of this piece! it came out great! thanks for the post.

Pommy, Great build! Drawers for the first project can be quite challenging, but you appear to have passed the test.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Beautiful, to the point that it is too pretty to put tools in.

I am with FJPetruso and put your tools in a crate and give this chest to your wife.

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Your tools box is beautiful.
Nice wood too.

Take care and work safe.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great job! I’m such a sucker for these posts with toolboxes/chests, the various designs, materials, and joinery used in their construction, tops the list of my favorites. I feel a toolbox or bench should be everyones first “real” project, you took no short cuts and were quite ambitious. Thats a real testament to character. Keep it up, I look forward to viewing more projects.

Is there some type of spring loaded or push action mechanism to open the drawers?

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Wow! I love the contrasting woods and the flow of the grain. Thanks for posting!

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

Pommy, This looks great, you’ve done a terrific job!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Simply awesome. Thanks for sharing Pommy.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Gotta make one some day. It’s on the list for sure. Like the table it sits on as well. Looks teak, perhaps?

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Your first project is too good to call it first. Pl do a blog on how you did it. It will be an inspiration for many. Thanks for posting it.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Nicely done. Did you build it to fit the tools you have or did you just build it with the 4 drawers and will fit whatever tools fit in it? I’m curious as to the design process if you designed it to accomodate your inventory of tools. Thanks for the post and congratulations on the great first project.

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Thank you LJs
your views and comments are an inspiration. if i knew how to do a blog i would honest, as for the timber iroko is a oily timber that i used for the drawer fronts and used linseed oil two coats then fnished off with a clear varnish the tulip(popular) is just two coats of clear varnish the draws run on iroko runners i still need to souce the handles for the fronts but i was thinking half cup brass handles and as for the lid i haven’t decided how i will lock the lid so any surgestions gratefully taken.

Again guys i’m humbled by your comments to hear words like this from such excellent craftsmen

Andy aka pommy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Beautiful cabinet, extremely clean lines, great piece!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

Very clean lines! Nice proportions
Larry from the land downunder

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Nice job! You have the bug and it takes 50 or 60 years to get rid of it!
I hope to see more from you in the future!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

good job man, first project you say?

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