Joiner’s Tool Chest Restored by donhatch
I purchased this tool chest about 30 years ago at an auction for a few dollars. I believe it is about 100-125 years old. I was going to fix it up but somehow never got around to it. After watching Paul’s videos I thought restoring the tool box would be a good way to practice some of the things I had learned. The lid was missing, the bottom was rotten, the long sliding drawers were broken, the lock was missing, and the small drawers that slide inside the long drawers were missing. I believe the chest is poplar with the drawers being walnut. It’s very clever the way they designed those drawers to slide back and forth to get the most use of the space. I used walnut for the bottom and the drawers; poplar for the lid. Watching Paul’s Masterclass videos on the Joiner’s tool chest taught me how to make the lid and install a new lock. Watching his other videos showed me how to take rough stock and make it flat and square with hand tools, and how to cut dovetails. I also learned how to restore a Stanley #4 plane and how to actually use it. I now rarely use my table saw. Thanks Paul for sharing your skills.