Robert McNaull
02-06-2017, 9:32 PM
I acquired some new tools at Christmas and have determined my random storage I have been maintaining the last few years is no longer sufficient. Jerry Olexa's thread on storage ideas provided some great starter material as well as several searches through the archives here.
I started out by getting all my current hand tools out on the workbench and grouping them similar to my storage desires. My plan is to build oversized to not have to package things too tightly, I admire the Studley tool chest, but I would rather spend my time building rather than designing for the next month. My arsenal of tools is at a stable point, but is not complete so I want the extra space for future tools.
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The case is going to be 36" x 42" tall, and 11" deep total. The case frame will be poplar and the back will be 3/4 Baltic birch with a set of drawers at the bottom and a shelf with the gap space at 7" of height clearance for smothers, rabbet, shoulder, and other small wood bodied planes. Some Vertical spacers will be added for separation after some more layout with tools. The main case will be assembled with through dovetails and the shelves rabetted in (sliding dovetail would be nice but lack skills I think for this). The cabinet is going to be hung on a false wall in the shop on French cleats.
353374
The doors are going to be about 3" deep to accommodate chisels and marking tools. I haven't quite figured out how to attach the face of the doors to the door cases yet, so if anyone has good suggestions I would love to hear them.
353378
I cut the parts for the main case tonight so I can get the large panels glued up and hopefully start hand cutting dovetails by the weekend. Once the main case is assembled I will work on better laying tool storage as I find it easier to be able to physically arrange the items into their spaces to create the best and cleanest fit.
Thanks for looking,
Bob
I started out by getting all my current hand tools out on the workbench and grouping them similar to my storage desires. My plan is to build oversized to not have to package things too tightly, I admire the Studley tool chest, but I would rather spend my time building rather than designing for the next month. My arsenal of tools is at a stable point, but is not complete so I want the extra space for future tools.
353376
The case is going to be 36" x 42" tall, and 11" deep total. The case frame will be poplar and the back will be 3/4 Baltic birch with a set of drawers at the bottom and a shelf with the gap space at 7" of height clearance for smothers, rabbet, shoulder, and other small wood bodied planes. Some Vertical spacers will be added for separation after some more layout with tools. The main case will be assembled with through dovetails and the shelves rabetted in (sliding dovetail would be nice but lack skills I think for this). The cabinet is going to be hung on a false wall in the shop on French cleats.
353374
The doors are going to be about 3" deep to accommodate chisels and marking tools. I haven't quite figured out how to attach the face of the doors to the door cases yet, so if anyone has good suggestions I would love to hear them.
353378
I cut the parts for the main case tonight so I can get the large panels glued up and hopefully start hand cutting dovetails by the weekend. Once the main case is assembled I will work on better laying tool storage as I find it easier to be able to physically arrange the items into their spaces to create the best and cleanest fit.
Thanks for looking,
Bob