Tool chests
This chest is a reproduction of an antique tool chest owned by a boat school instructor. Of unknown origin and age this medium sized tool chest is an excellent starter or teaching project as it features several joinery techniques: dovetails and pins, lapped top corners, floating bottom panel, hardwood tray sliders, decorative chest lid trim, full or half mortise chest latch, mitered and beveled outside trim, and recessed and raised chest lid panel. Click on the photographs for larger views.
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Dimensions: 21 inches by 10-3/4 inches at the base, 9-5/8 inches high.
Pine tool chest: Shop closed for several months.
The original tool chest is shown at the end of the photo gallery. It takes decades of use to acquire the patina the chest has earned. The first chest shown in the photo gallery was built from number two pine to complement the rebuilding of a 50 year old wooden boat by a fellow boat building student. The finish is a combination of stains to arrive at the antique type patina. The body of the standard tool chest can be built from readily available 3/4 inch thick pine. It can also be built from any available wood species and the chest dimensions can also be modified.
The sliding tray is also an excellent small project. Built from quarter inch thick stock the original featured very small top, center, and bottom dovetails and pins at each corner. Tray dividers can be arranged to suit your needs.
Detailed tool chest plans are available
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