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I realized that the white pine anarchist toolbox I was making as described in Chris Schwarz's book does not work for me. It needed to hang on the wall to suit me. Isn't that the ultimate anarchy? So I finished the dovetails then sliced it in half. I sliced a lid off each half. Each lid received a frame and panel door. Each back received a glued up panel. I hung it using french cleats above my high workbench (same height as table saw). Then I made some leather pockets for the chisels and other sharps and hung them on the right hand door. Then I made a set of drawers from scraps of 3/16 hard maple leftover from a lamination project maple and 1/4 luaun. Finally I added the saw till pieces and the plane shelves as shown. The whole thing was finished with a couple coats of poly/blo/turp.

This project incorporates ideas from many others as they suited me. The hanging leather for sharps is unique I believe and seems to be an easy way to access and protect them. So far, it works well.

The hinges are "incorrectly" mounted on the outside so that I have flexibility to add additional hinged panels inside.

I used pocket screws for the internal joinery.

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I've had mine for some years now probably 6 years and still finding room for more stuff, great storage unit enjoy filling it up…BC
 

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They're only "incorrectly" mounted if you have it closed…. I've found most of my tool boxes stay open. ;)

Nice work.
 

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chilimac you're quite right!
 

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Like the hanging leather tool rolls instead of making a bunch of special brackets. Brilliant idea, putting them in hanging up in a tool cabinet.
 

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Very nice tool cabinet Dave, looks great and a place for everything with some empty spaces for adding more later.
Great job and thanks for sharing.
 

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I agree with you. A hanging tool cabinet was in my opinion, the way to go. Yours looks nice. I wish I had left room for saw storage like you have. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year.
 

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Thanks Lumberjocks! I so enjoy your comments. Happy New Year all.
 

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Nice save on the Chris Schwarz's toolbox. Maybe I missed something, but I thought it was a kind of silly idea to bend over and slide shelving over to get at each tool. If you have the "ultimate anarchy" for storing tools, then I have the ultimate ultimate anarchy. I bought the magnetic bars at HF, attached them to the wall, and stuck my tools on them. Works great. Doesn't look as good as yours though.
 

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I love that you just ripped you design in half to create what you felt you needed midway through a project. Well done on all fronts…especially guts.
 

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Great job
 

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Lyn: hat's off. That's anarchy!

RG: You know my last name is Gutz?

Hoss: Thanks, man.
 

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Nice! I always like to see others' arrangements for storing tools. That looks good.
 

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Ripped it in half? Not my baby you won't! GUTZy call Dave and well done. I don't mind sliding the tills back and forth, gives me time to think.
 

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Nice Dave, I do like the chest; but my situation is better suited with a wall mounted cabinet; like you built.
thanks for sharing…
 

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Great looking tool box.
 

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Dave,

You made yourself a great tool storage unit. I like the wall-mounted type best, too. That's what I made for myself, but it's no where nearly as nice as yours. Thanks for sharing.

L/W
 

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Seems like you just made yourself a cabinet full of awesomnes!
 

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I know I cant be the only one who gets a warm fuzzy feeling inside every time I see a well done tool cabinet like this?....lol… All kidding aside this is very well done. Would be proud to have this jewel hanging in my shop. Good stuff!
 

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Thanks all. First time I had a popular post. It gave me a lift. I spent the day in the shop in celebration.
 
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