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Cheers for that guys, hope it works now..

Weird, same way as I always post pictures, technology....

Very nice work Alex.
Lovely tools as well. I wish I had such tools when I was 15.
Well done.
SG

Excellent job I wish I'd spent the time when I was starting out by making tool storage. I didn't and now my stuff is all over the place
Again, very nice job.

Cheers for the comments guys, I think it was a really good project because it didn't have to be perfect as it is obviously for the shed, however, was good practice and turned out well, I recently went on holiday and had spending money, so I hid it away and didn't spen much so I could get some new hand tools, also I have a job at Bunnings so thats how I afford them.

Alex

I still can't see the pics.

Originally Posted by Alex.R

... it didn't have to be perfect as it is obviously for the shed...

Everything you make should, intentionally, be perfect. How else will you ever attain perfection?

Not a bad cabinet all the same.

I wish I had been that skilled and enthusiastic (or had that many tools!!) at 15 years of age!

Well done!!

Regards from Perth

Derek

Set tool envy = ON

One of the FWW contributors had a plane rack similar to yours, but he added a series of cord loops from the top of each compartment that reached down and around the front knob of the corresponding plane. He even put the cord thru' a wooden bead so the loop could be tightened up. Result: no matter how clumsy you (or unsupervised guests) are, it is almost impossible to knock a plane off the rack onto the floor. Just an idea you might consider adding to your excellent tool cabinet.

Congratulations. Very nice.

Originally Posted by Alex.R

I recently went on holiday and had spending money, so I hid it away and didn't spen much so I could get some new hand tools
Alex

I dont know too many 15 year old's that would save thier spending money to buy tools, i certainly didn't. Makes a great change from the norm.

Excellent tool cabinet too, those new tools have been put to good use.

If i can offer some constructive criticism, after all the effort you have put in to make such a nice cabinet, i would have used some magnetic catches and maybe some knobs instead of the pin latch to hold the doors closed. But as you said, it's just for the shed.

Keep up the good work, hope to see more of your future projects.

Steven.

well done! Very functional, and very attractive. You could embed small rare -earth magnets ( from old hard disk drives) in the trays holding the planes, for better security, addrssing the points raised above. Make sure you leave space for your circular saw or table saw blade storage too - that would be an ideal location.

You let yourself down a bit with the latch - a nice handle to complement the rest of your excellent work would have been a nice finish.

hope this helps for your next storage project. Keep up the good work

Nice work there Alex