Thread: Carpenters Tool Chest

HI Folks,
I've never done one of these before, but made it as a 40th birthday present for my brother-in-law who does a bit of handyman stuff & would like to get into a bit more of it.

I started with the lid, and sized it to suit a handsaw & a tenon saw.
The base was to take a 7" circular saw at one end & a drill &/or jigsaw under the sliding tray (or anything, really).
The end stop slots at the left are for wood chisels.
The holes in the back of the tray are for pencils or spade bits or whatever.

The timber was all old hoop pine from our kitchen, pulled out before we gyprocked it, and the handles were abit of silky oak from a tree we cut up years ago. I designed a clamshell file, with grooves to suit my fingers, and cut them on the CNC router then hollowed underneath with a linisher/belt sander.

The ornamental monogram & chisels on the front were in some lovely hard spotted gum offcuts I had. (aided by the cnc router). The brass hinges were salvaged from old QR railway carriage doors from Wulkuraka, near Ipswich, back in about 1980-81.

No tek-screws were used- all slotted countersunk brass or steel screws, & a few brads & exterior aquadhere. Plywood base. The idea was to spend no extra money on it-but I bought the chain & latches. It was actually really nice using the old screws. (I had a small supply of 12 & 14 gauge brass ones.)

I don't know if this is the right place for this, but happy looking anyhow!