TOOL CHEST DESIGN

[head clansman]

Hi every one

I recently posted on www.woodworkforums.com thread on tool chest designs and was wondering if i posted it hear any body would like to share there pics of there own design which they have developed over the years for there own individual style of woodworking .

I originally posted this thread to see there design to get some ideas to house my ever increasing hand tools as i have complete sets of tools for all trades now that my workshop is nearing completion all my tools at the moment are in individual boxes and bags which i don't really like as tool get damaged to easily like that .

once my workshop is complete to clear space from boxes and bag one of my first project would be a large tool chest to house all my tools under one lock and key and then a new bench but that's an other thread . So if your interested in posting pics please let us all see look forwards to seeing some of your ideas

 

[CHJ]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... est#223399

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... age#236696

 

[mr]

Any chance of a link to the thread itself on that forum ? Please, again.

Cheers Mike

 

[Philly]

Here's mine, Martin.

And here's how I built it...
http://www.philsville.co.uk/toolchest.htm
Hope this helps
Philly

 

[head clansman]

Hi guys

off to a good start with your pics, and more pics of your workshops .
philly that's some tool chest, nice one.

Hi to mr

here's that link again www.woodworkforums.com look under the general sort of woodworking tread it again is call tool chest design . good luck keep the pics coming there brilliant it nice to see all the different types of ideas and style of tools there many differing types of woodies out there , I'm just a tool nut .

 

[mr]

The search facility on that site is really offputting.

THe thread is here.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=63731

Cheers Mike

 

[Waka]

Martin

You need to read Workshop Idea Book by AndyRae, some very good ideas in there, you can borrow if you wish.

 

[John McM]

This will be my choice when I get around to it, the amount of storage space is amazing.

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ ... x?id=27574

 

[GrahamH]

I'm halfway through building my tool cabinet and I'm going for something similar to the example on the Taunton site. Though its on quite a bit smaller scale.

If you google for H.O. Studley Tool Chest, can't post a link as I've only post a couple of times. You'll see a good example similar to the Taunton plans.

 

[Losos]

Here's mine, Martin.
Hope this helps
Philly

As someone who'se had the privilidge of seeing and touching Phils work I can say it's every bit as good as it looks. All the drawers slide nicely, the case is well proportioned and strong, I'm still struggling to make something even half as good.

 

[Big Fat Pig]

I need somewhere to store my tools in the workshop and have cunningly drawn up some plans, drawings, cutting lists and other little jottings mostly in the firms time :-$ . I have a steel cabinet in which i lock away my hand power tools and so thought a similar size cabinet for the rest would be hunky dory.The plan was simple. Framework was to be 1"x3" covered with a 6mm plywood skin, concealing within a number of drawers of sizes from 8" deep down to 2" deep and some shelving.Overall it would be 6`tall, 3`wide and 18" deep and finished in a grey paint to match the other cabinet.
Then today i saw the pictures of Philly`s toolbox.
And cried.
What a thing of beauty, and heres me about to set to with some 3 by 1 and ply !!
Maybe i should just concentrate on hunting for truffles!

Piggy

 

[Philly]

Thanks Harvey - that's very kind
BFP - you should of seen my first toolbox :lol:
Best regards
Philly

 

[woodbloke]

I've gone down a different route for tool storage:

Everything I use is racked out on the wall in front so all my gear can be oiled and put away at the end of the day. Most planes are stored underneath the bench, some tho' are now on the 'Tool Wall', more space still for a few more bits and pieces later :wink: I like the idea of a tool chest like Phillys' but it would drive me slowly insane :x to keep on retrieving stuff from a box, use it, and then put it away in a box later on. The disadvantage is that I need to be a little bit fussy about what goes on the wall...I only have the tools on there that I actually need...apart from some of the planes - Rob

 

[mahking51]

Hi Rob,
Jeez! S'all so incredibly neat! glad to see you picked up a few pointers when down my way.....
See you soon,
Martin

 

[dickm]

'fraid my chest is just a rough box with interior trays that I picked up cheap. But a tip that might be useful to others - the chest lives under my lathe bench, and it's darned heavy to move in and out, so it now has a pair of those thingys that you can buy to put under cookers to move them in and out. Works a treat, and saves the old back a lot of strain

Looking at Woodbloke's fantastically neat shop, I think I see the usual unit for housing tobacco tins full of small stuff - how do folk manage now that tobacco tins seem to be a thing of the past? (mine mostly came from my Father)

 

[woodbloke]

dickm wrote:

tobacco tins full of small stuff - how do folk manage now that tobacco tins seem to be a thing of the past?

I had a few tins that I inherited from my dad and then Paul Chapman let me have a few more to make up a reasonable number. They are very useful for all sorts of odds and ends. The one I use most contains a couple of spanners, allen keys etc, others have brassware in them, labels are made for each tin using a Dymo labelling gun, just makes life a bit easier - Rob

 

[Losos]

I think I see the usual unit for housing tobacco tins full of small stuff - how do folk manage now that tobacco tins seem to be a thing of the past? (mine mostly came from my Father)

Yes, there doen't seem to be any 'modern' replacement for the old tobacco tin does there :?:

There's plenty of plastic tubs and boxes but they don't last very long and are usually too big.

Might be an idea for another thread, or if anyone has the answer please post here

 

[TheTiddles]

Business card boxes! Clear plastic, cuboid, 2"x3"x1.5", perfect for all those little bits and pieces. My next tool cabinet will have parallel shelves with finger pull recesses or drawers dimensioned aound them.

Aidan

 

[kygaloot]

Yes, there doen't seem to be any 'modern' replacement for the old tobacco tin does there

The large Kiwi shoe polish tins are a good substitute. I especially like the cam lever used for opening.

Of course, it is getting harder to find folks who actually have shoes that require shoe polish and who have ever polished a pair themselves! It does take a while to collect a set.

Too bad Altoids do not come in a slightly larger tin.

 

[CHJ]

Yes, there doen't seem to be any 'modern' replacement for the old tobacco tin does there :?:

Don't know how things are in your neck of the woods Losos but the local markets here sometimes have stalls selling spare 'tobacco tins' alongside the cigaret papers, lighters etc. mind you most of them seem to have 'Wacky Backy' or simular emblems on them. :lol: