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Tool Box : apprentice piece in oak

comments (4) September 24th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

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Well if an architect can do an aprentice pieece at 50!.  I based them (one for the Mrs and one for me) on the ubiquitous design with machine cut dovetails on the drawers. Oak and Maple with oil / wax fininsh and hugely expensive fittings imported to the uk from Gerstner.

Trickiest bit was installing the spring pins that hold the front panel closed. You have to do this with box assembled so there is not much tolerance to play with.  Resorted to a plunge router iin the end.

I found the Veritas plan is a useful reference for some interesting construction details / methods for installing the small drawers.


Design or Plan used: adapted from the Veritas plans
posted in: Reader's Gallery, box, dovetails, tenons, white oak, maple, frame and panel, tool chest, oil
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Comments (4)

Architect11 Architect11 writes: really great, well done.
Posted: 9:30 pm on November 15th

Les5757 Les5757 writes: Lovely
Posted: 11:38 am on September 26th

Ron Alley Ron Alley writes: Well done.
Posted: 7:28 am on September 25th

Doug_Turner Doug_Turner writes: I always wanted to make one of these. I have my father's big red Mac toolboxes from the 60's. Very functional, but not anywhere near as beautiful!
Posted: 10:26 am on September 24th

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