Thread: Handtool wall cabinet

Very pretty; well done!

What’s inside the door sections; saws?

That's a great cabinet, pw, I like the way those unassuming doors hide a veritable Aladdin's cave filled with jewels far more beautiful than diamonds, and it looks like all tools are easily accessed. And no more trees suffered in the making - highly commendable, or as the Chief said "Well done!"

However,

Originally Posted by pwjupp

....Finished my hanging tool cabinet......

..is a bold statement! I said that too, about 20 years ago. I sincerely believed I'd made a tool cupboard to see me out. I even thought I'd provided for a bit of future expansion, "in the unlikely event I'd acquire more tools". Hah! I've lost count of the number of times I've modified it since, to squeeze in a few more bits & pieces that I discovered I couldn't live without.

I'm resigned to the fact that any tool chest/cupboard remains a work in progress 'til the day we put the tools away for the last time...

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Very pretty; well done!

What’s inside the door sections; saws?

Moulding and dado planes in one and saws in the other


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Here is a photo of the internal parts of the doors

Hi PW. Ian was right about the treasures. Great collection of planes. Is the Knew saw as good as everyone claims?

I have to say that it is a premium priced saw whose main advantage is angling the blade. Have a look at Rob Cosmans approach of bending the blade of standard coping saw to get the same affect

Looks really nice, pwjupp!! Thanks for sharing.
How thick is the doors? About 4 inches?

Cheers,
Andy

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

...... Is the Knew saw as good as everyone claims?......

M.A., Derek reviewed them a while back, & discusses their virtues.

Swivelling blades are of dubious advantage in some situations. I can swivel the blade in my small bowsaw, for example, but it can be hard to saw very precisely with an unbalanced saw. To me, the real advantage of the K.C. design is the light, stiff frame. This really matters when cutting metal, which is what the original was designed for. I use a jewellers' saw quite a bit, cutting out plane parts, etc., mostly with a pretty standard 75mm frame-depth model that cost me the princely sum of $20 (that was a good while ago, I see similar saws are around $30-40 now). The frame is stiff enough to tension the heaviest jewellers' blades (#8), and at 200g, it's not so bad, even for longish sawing sessions. Its Achilles heel is its short reach.

I have a saw I made, that has a deeper reach JS2.jpg

..but this saw is probably the best demonstration of the advantages of the Knew Concept design. It's heavy (330g vs 148 for the equivalent K.C.), and the frame is only barely stiff enough to tension a heavy blade, so it feels 'bouncy' and is difficult to keep to the line. You really start to notice the weight cutting out a 4mm thick side for a 300mm plane! I don't need it all that often, so I haven't been able to justify the cost of a 5" K.C., but I would certainly not complain if some family member got overly generous some year & one appeared under the Christmas tree....

Cheers,

Three inches frame but 4 in total due to the outside frame. Ply is 12mm. It’s a heavy cabinet. Used French cleats to hang it.

Thanks Ian. Most of my use is coping skirting board joins. I had a Bahco CS but never liked the shape of the handle. Replaced with a Groz and much nicer to hold. Still think the mechanics of holding and adjusting the blade angle are pretty clunky but I'm not using CS every day so.......

On another note I am almost at the point of replacing my hardpoint cheapish handsaw in the ute with one of my older resharpenable wooden handled ones. The more I use the "vintage" ones the better they become. And my confidence with hand sharpening increases with the frequency of doing it successfully.

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

... my confidence with hand sharpening increases with the frequency of doing it successfully...

Yep, no doubt about that - I think that applies to many, many situations!

PW

That is a marvellous cabinet and you have the tools to compliment it. I am a big fan of those deep multi doors (I don't really know what to call them).

Brilliant job.

Regards
Paul