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9 July 2014 at 6:03 am #59228
I started making this fall front as a practice piece before I started making my version of Paul’s chest. I was pleased with the way it was turning out so I decided to fill it with a collection of tools I had been gathering for my wife’s son and give it to him as a graduation present.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.9 July 2014 at 1:08 pm #59252Great work Martin. I Like this style of toolchest very much. Attention to the grain is apparent – very nice attention to detail. Wonderful Gift!
9 July 2014 at 3:08 pm #59256Thanks Matt, this style of chest holds a lot more tools than I expected.
10 July 2014 at 7:21 am #59277Hi Lucian,
Thanks for the compliment. Unfortunately there are no plans as such to point you to, instead I relied on interpreting the images in Paul’s Blog posts
http://paulsellers.com/2012/10/progress-this-week/
http://paulsellers.com/2012/10/a-joiner-travelling-tool-chest/and then applying the techniques shown in the tool chest video series concentrating on episodes 1-5 and 14. The outside dimensions on my chest were 24″x 16″ x 8″ using 3/4″ materials. The rails were 3″ wide. I wanted to make a deeper chest but the 9″ wide stock I had on hand was too cupped and twisted. So I had to rip the top, bottom and sides to 6 1/2″ to deal with the cupping and then crosscut to avoid the worst of the twist. The two tills were 22 1/2″ x 6″ x 2 3/8″ (60mm).
10 July 2014 at 7:31 am #59278Thanks Martin,
Earlier this year he showed a lot of interest when we made a small keepsake box for his girlfriend. I hope the interest continues.
10 July 2014 at 3:24 pm #59285Hi Bert,
To be honest I have only used this style, therefore I have nothing to compare it to. I flattened the bottom of the spoke-shave, the back of the blade and sharpened per Paul’s instructions. With this preparation I have been able to shape quite a few spoons and cutting boards.
Nice job, very well done! There are plans for the design Paul uses though … just not easily found. I stumbled across this article while searching for something else awhile back.
http://www.getwoodworking.com/news/article/mint-boxed/865
Enjoy!
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11 July 2014 at 3:00 am #59304Well done. It is surprising how many tools can be put into this style toolbox.
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