Craftsman-style Tool Carrier: Episode 6
Posted 10 June 2020
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Making and fitting the tool tray for chisels and such has some additional complexities, but we’ll make short work of these with some tricks of the trade. Just follow Paul as he takes you step by step through procedures he uses in his day to day woodworking. It’s the little things that make the big difference to the outcome! Tricks from sawing the groove sides to use of the poor man’s router are included here, so have fun as you follow along.
Hi Paul! Thanks for this great project!
I am doing mine and had to find out the hard way why not to start with the tray 🙂
Q: why are you sanding the corners after applying the first coat of (linseed?) oil?
All the best, Tomas
Hi Tomas,
Thank you for your question, I passed this on to Paul and he said:
I was applying shellac, the first coat of shellac is usually the sanding sealer which causes the surface fibres to feel rough. The shellac, when left to dry it stiffens the fibres and subsequent applications will no longer raise the grain. Once this sanding is done, subsequent applications will no longer raise the grain.
Kind Regards,
Izzy
Thank you for this project!
As I work my way through the steps, I’m wondering about the upper grooves for the tray support. On one side the support rails are on the ends, while on the other side they are along the side and the divider. You may have mentioned the intention, but I missed what you had in mind. Was there a smaller tray intended to slide along the rails?
Thank you for the great video instruction!
Hi Gary,
Paul says:
Yes, there is a smaller tray that slides across.
Kind Regards,
Izzy
The screw driver you adjusted the plow plane with looks like it is made from a spade drill bit. Is that what it is?
Hi David,
Paul says:
No, it is a classic flat head screwdriver of vintage model.
Izzy
That screwdriver is not a spade bit, it a cabnet makers screwdriver.
They come in various sizes and clay and marples are a couple names on tthem. I think there are more makers and sellers but thats all i have seen for sale