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It’s natural for a craftsman to want to build one from wood, apprentices start-out making them, but I don’t have the room for wall cabinets or showpiece storage, and I like the idea that all my tools are NOT on display to passers-by.
I opted for a Mechanic’s Tool Chest & Rollcab. Lined drawers, drawer dividers, ball-bearing runners… They’re robust, take a lot of weight, and will accommodate everything you need in one place. Just a Top Box will cope with all your woodworking tools (except Panel Saws) with planes laid sideways.
I have the Rollcab too – some drawers dedicated to woodworking tools, planes in the deep bottom drawer, other drawers for plumbing tools, socket sets & spanners, decorating tools etc.
This one is a little overpriced, but does have nice curves. I went for the Halfords special and a narrow Carpenter’s wooden Tool Chest for Panel Saws. If you bought a side-mounting locker, that would be an ideal saw-till & clamp storage.
When you have plenty of drawers, and enough dividers, organising will be simpler.
Top section: Block planes, Shoulder planes, Routers
Drawer 1: Bevelled Chisels, Firmer chisels, Gouges
Drawer 2: Tenon saws, Dovetail saw, Coping saw, Hacksaws
Drawer 3: Spokeshaves, Scrapers, Screwdrivers, Files
Drawer 4: Braces, Augers, Hand drills, Drill bits, Hammers, Mallet
Drawer 5: Planes 3, 4, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6
As you’ve invested a lot of time in making Paul’s two-drawer cabinet, why not make a riser box to go underneath that, with enough drawers for all you need?