Thread: Japanese Toolbox

Don't you love the council's general rubbish roadside pick-ups? I do.

Last Sunday, I was helping my son with some home maintenance and we needed some bits and pieces from the hardware store. On the way I noticed a pine shelving unit on the kerbside. Needless to say, I picked it up on the way back.

The next day I broke it down into its parts and decided to make a few Japanese Toolboxes. I'd been watching YouTube and came across a few videos showing the construction of this style of box. Here's one of the videos I watched:

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None of the half dozen or so videos I watched explained the construction of the lid and placement of the locking slide. In the end it wasn't that hard to fathom it out.

I made three boxes from the shelving unit. One box (not photographed, varnish was still wet) had a couple of sheoak plugs installed to cover the screws. The others I left with the screws in plain sight. The secondary wood, mainly on the lids, is marri. The marri was also a kerbside find from a few years ago. It was good fun.


Japanese Toolbox Front.jpgJapanese Toolbox Inside.jpgJapanese Toolbox Side.jpg