Build a case for some chisels?

[steven c newman]

At least one that looks better than this?
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I think I can build something a little bit better than that plastic blister pack...

Maybe take a plan from Paul Sellers Masterclasses, and build a case?
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and..
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Will have to change a couple sizes...
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Give things a little more "elbow room"? Maybe add a cross piece to the floor to support the chisels better?

Smaller chisels could be stowed away in the enlarged drawer?


Lumber on hand, at the moment...1/2" x 5-1/2" x 24".....3 planks worth.

Will use the above Bench Top Organizer as a pattern...plus, I can dial up his videos if need be.

Stay tuned...

[Jimmy Harris]

Are you making this for those Harbor Freight chisels? If so, I'd just make it coffin shaped and bury it in the back yard.

[steven c newman]

Actually, those chisels are helping to build that case...and working quite well, too..YMMV, of course..
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One of the 3 planks...
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Another was made into 2 ends, and the back of the case. Another was cut to make that Base...and parts for the front.
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While trying to match up the grain..
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And..
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On the ends...
5-1/2" was a tad bit too tall...so..
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All four sides are down to just under 5" tall....trying to keep the front 2 centered..1/4" off of the top and bottom.

Will run a rebate to house the floor of the compartment..and grooves in the back and ends..
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And then a few tools to lay out and cut the through dovetails..
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Stay tuned, IF you dare...

[Jimmy Harris]

Ha! Yeah, maybe they're fine. I've never used them, so I can't say. I own several HF tools, and some are not bad. Others, especially ones that rely on good steel, have left me unimpressed. But I'm talking about drill bits, files, hammers, wrenches, and stuff. I do have some cheap Buck Brother's chisels with the plastic handles that work. They don't hold and edge very long and they're awkward to hold with the heavy handles, but they do work. I still use them from time to time, even though I've replaced them with much, much better chisels. But when they're freshly sharpened, they cut as well as anything else out there. For a little while, anyway. And sometimes that's all you need.

Well, it looks like a fun project! So I will stay tuned!

[Edward Weber]

Ha! Yeah, maybe they're fine. I've never used them, so I can't say. I own several HF tools, and some are not bad. Others, especially ones that rely on good steel, have left me unimpressed. But I'm talking about drill bits, files, hammers, wrenches, and stuff. I do have some cheap Buck Brother's chisels with the plastic handles that work. They don't hold and edge very long and they're awkward to hold with the heavy handles, but they do work. I still use them from time to time, even though I've replaced them with much, much better chisels. But when they're freshly sharpened, they cut as well as anything else out there. For a little while, anyway. And sometimes that's all you need.

Well, it looks like a fun project! So I will stay tuned!

I bought a set of them, mainly because they were about $9.99. I've not gotten them ready for use yet but they should be a good enough set for occasional use, where i don't what to use my precious chisels.

[steven c newman]

Had to make a run to Harbor Freight just now....as I use their Acid Brushes to spread glue around, when gluing up Dovetails or other such joinery.
This post is a Build Thread...on how the case was built ( it is awaiting glue at the moment) as about any set of tools could be stowed inside the case.
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And, as long as a tool does the tasks I ask of it..I am happy. More concerned about how a tool does it's job, than who made the tool.

[steven c newman]

Ok...
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Lay out is done Pins first...have to work around that groove...a bit of saw work..
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Then a bit of chopping, show side first..
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Then flip over, and finish the chops..( sorry, I don't own a fret saw)
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A little rough on the inside? Not to worry, the glue won't mind a bit...

Trace around these pins onto the "Tail Board" and bandsaw out the waste..
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Run the router a bit to clean up around the groove..dry fit?
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Tab is holding things up a bit...

Then repeat for the other end.
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And, call it a day...

Stay tuned..

[Jim Koepke]

Are you making this for those Harbor Freight chisels? If so, I'd just make it coffin shaped and bury it in the back yard.

LOL!

jtk

[Edward Weber]

And, as long as a tool does the tasks I ask of it..I am happy. More concerned about how a tool does it's job, than who made the tool.

Well said,
How big will your box be when all done or should I say, how many chisels will it hold?

[steven c newman]

Really...oh well...

[steven c newman]

11-1/2" long, 5" tall..and 5" front to back...hoping for 6 larger chisels and 6 smaller chisels..between the upper Compartment and the lower drawer...depends on how big the handles are..

[steven c newman]

Front: First try was tails first, even did the layouts..

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But, there were issues with that bottom corner...went back to Pins first,
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Because I needed to cover that groove...
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Took a while, but..
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Dry fit. The "open" area is for a drawer...Compartment needs a floor, BTW...so
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I'll cut one out of this "Leftover" 1/4" Plywood panel....
Cross cut again, because I was about 1/8" too long...dry fit (again)
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Wide was a tad too wide, as well...we have ways...
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Removed a 1/16" off of both long edges...then try again....plane a hair more..then things fit together enough to dry fit the clamps..
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Check for square...close enough, for now.
Legs are in BAD shape tonight,,,and do not feel like going to the shop, and trying to get the glue up done.

Maybe tomorrow, eh? Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Well, a couple of them were on the job..without any issues..
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Such as the 1/4" sized one.

Tip: I use a dog hole or 3 to hold chisels..
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Keeps them from rolling off the bench, and onto the concrete shop floor....or worse, like my feet.
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And..NO the edges did NOT fold over like some claim they do...Sales Hype MYTH.
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The 1/2" wide chisel also saw a bit of work....

[steven c newman]

New brushes, as we will be doing a glue up, this morning..
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Needed a couple cauls..
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The other end was fine as is..checked each end for square-ness..
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And the other end..
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Those C clamps?
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Where the front edge of the floor panel meets the rebate...would be a bit rough to nail it in place...

Had trouble with one corner that did not want to close up...we have ways
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Used one or two to pare for a better fit. This is also the reason I am building this case...de-clutters the tool well.

Old sanding belt?
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Was a bit full of metal bits, from Plane Rehabs, so, while I was getting those brushes..
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A pack of 5 belts, for just under $9...

Letting the case sit a spell...might start on a drawer next? need to get the base and the lid ready as well..
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Clamps came off this morning...wanted to get the outside of the case cleaned up..so
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Ends were cleaned up..gaps filled as needed..then the front part was also cleaned up...then
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The back was also done up nice a smooth...which left..
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Getting the top edge where the lid will go..leveled out...

Not sure who was getting the work out, today.....that Stanley No. 3, Type 11...or..me...because..
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This is to be the base of the case...and needed to be flat as the plane could get it...why flat?
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It will make doing a Thumbnail edge a bit easier...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Both ends were done first, going across the grain...a "stop line" was marked along the center of the edge, and about a 1/4" or so down the face...Tools?
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Spokeshave where the grain allowed...otherwise it was just the No.3...Got both ends done, on both faces..
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Then hand sanded with 80 and 220 grit sandpaper....then the long grain edges were done..
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Trying to keep that sharp corner....

Once all four edges were Thumbnailed...time for the glue bottle..
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Used a caul across the front...and..
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3 clamps around in back.

Will let this mess sit a day...while I figure out the building of a Drawer....and. whether to use through dovetails for it...we'll see...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Got the lid to size
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4 parts for a Drawer..
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Milled a place for the drawer to house a plywood...
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Dovetails as well..
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[steven c newman]

Keyboard issues this morning...had to go and replace it. Seems a cat had walked across the computer desk, and knocked over my glass of Tonic & Gin...right onto the keyboard.
Monday....gotta love it...not. The way things are going this morning, I think I might just leave the Shop closed for today..

As for that plane?
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Craftsman No. 3720..aka..Sargent No. 79, Type 2......that Mr. Brown was kind enough to nickel plate up like new...
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Dovetail layouts, as I had to work around that rebate...
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Back 2 corners are done...need to find out the width/depth and cut the plywood to size...length is fine..
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The #3720 does make a mess on the shop floor...had to sweep up the floor when I was done...
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Lid and all 4 drawer parts...will see how today goes along....and how bored I get...

[steven c newman]

This case can then sit on a shelf..until a Project comes along that needs chisels...then it can sit down on the end of the bench, where I can access the sizes I need that day...when not in use, back onto the shelf.

Thinking I'm going to do Half Blind Dovetails for the front...we'll see how the Brain works, today...

[steven c newman]

Half blind dovetails for the front of the drawer...meant I needed to cut existing pins back about 1/8" from where the others were...instead of 1/2" long pins...they needed to be 3/8" long..

I still lay the pins out at 1/2" long, though...
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Then cut them for final length..then used those pins to do the layout for the tails..
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Just traced around. Dovetail saw to cut inside the waste side of those lines..just nicking the base lines. then the chopping began..
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Some with a normal chisel, and some with...
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One that was reground into a triangular shape, to get into the corners better..

Got both front corners done, and tried a dry fit...
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And this is what you will see when the drawer is closed...a panel was cut to size, and dry fitted..
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Was about the right length, just a hair too wide...plane skimmed enough off for a nice snug fit....then the clamps and glue arrived..
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So....later today, I'll remove these clamps, clean things up...might see about a wood knob. Then work on that lid..

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Ok...those clamps came off this morning...back was cleaned up..
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Followed by both ends, and then the front..
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And the top edges leveled...then the bottom was leveled...
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As some of the rebate edges were a hair proud of the panel

Was able to do a test fit..
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But, until a knob was installed, didn't feel like push it all the way in...

A support was added to the inside of the drawer...
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Then laid out the diagonals, to find the center of the drawer front..
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A cordless drill was used. A Mini Shaker Peg was modified to fit....
And NOW I can push the drawer in as far as it can go...
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Maybe tomorrow, I can work on that lid a bit?

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Lid needs a rebate, like this older case has..
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Which gives the hinges a bit more room, and the rebate acts as a stop when the lid is opened..so..
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Ends were a bit deeper than the front and back edges..used the case to mark out where the rebates went..then start on the ends..
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working on end grain, with a Stanley No. 3, Type 11...trying NOT to nick the rebate's walls..then do the "top" edges..
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And smoothed out with 220 grit...then, with both ends done, repeat for the long grain edges..
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Was trying to keep a "crisp" corner...
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All sanded to 220 grit..am now about ready to make some feet for the case to sit on...

Stay tuned..

[Ben Ellenberger]

I’m just catching up on this thread. The chisel box looks like it is coming along nicely, but I have a more important question: Do you often have a gin and tonic in the mornings?

If so, I have something to look forward to when I retire!

[steven c newman]

Sorry..Dry Shop...I save the booze for when I am done for the day....sometimes a Guinness,,sometimes the Tonic & Gin.....now and then maybe a shot of good Irish Whiskey?

[steven c newman]

Was working on feet for the case to sit on...Miter saw cuts..
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Were having an issue...when a part is 1/4" x 1/4" square...and the back corner that meets the fence on a folding Mitrebox...
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Has a round-over..small parts can ( and did) roll backwards a bit, into the gap...not an issue with 90 degree cuts...but with a 45 degree sort of cut, it becomes angled...decided to put the GEM away, and continue with the bandsaw..
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Will sort through this mess, tomorrow...to find the best 4 to glue up as feet for under the case...always nice to have a few spares handy...

Hinges:
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Had a "flaw" at least for me...so...this was used to correct that flaw..
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And the flaw?
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Note the gap back by the barrel? We have ways...
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Pinch it in the Monarch Vise, once per side..hammer adjust for any bends going on...

Need to do a bit of layout work, before these tools can do their thing..
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Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Layout work...the barrel of the hinge, sits in the rebate under the lid..
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I set the hinge at the corner of the rebate, make a mark on the other end of the hinge,,,the lay out the hinge locations..

I needed a way to keep the lid ( and the case) from hopping around on the bench, while I worked to install the hinges...so...
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For the lid. a 6" clamp will do ( case needed 12" clamps) one on each end...
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Only had to remove the thickness of the hinge's leaves...Wide chisel along the back..1/2" chisel to chop the waste..3 hits, move, 3 hits, move..before the last hits, turn the chisel so that the flat back faces away from the waste...then pare away the waste...wide chisel to flatten things a bit. Eggbeater drill, with a 1/16" bit, for the pilot holes. Phillips screwdriver to drive the tiny screws that came with the hinges (and clock them..)
Repeat for the other end..
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Then use these hinges, to lay out the locations on the case..
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And chop and drill...Then the "FUN" part...Holding the lid in place, while trying to install a screw, with a screwdriver...with just 2 hands..and one of them shakes a lot..once THAT one screw is in...the rest follow easy enough..
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Then try to close the lid....found a high spot on the back left corner of the case...lowered that down a bit..
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I don't have a way to "latch it" closed..yet...so..
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I think that will do the trick, for now..

As to how many chisels?
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

This is getting very OLD! To correct this? Either the Mods FIX the site...or...I have to go back and re-load EACH of those photos...seems to happen about once a month..there is NOTHING changed on MY end of things....same picture size, same loading actions...they even show up when I go to edit the post...as soon as I hit "save" these stupid blue "Attachment 123456" blurbs take the place of the photo...and...when I click on those..it tells me this is invalid? WTF!

IF you people want to see thiose photos in the last post..talk to a Mod....

I will try to post ONE more time, to see IF the Photo BS has been fixed....

[steven c newman]

Shoptime today? feet installed....fancy feet, at that..
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With glue and very small nails..
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Letting this sit overnight...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Laundry Detail. this morning...so..despite it being a Monday....the feet have been leveled...need to unload the washer after a bit...and the Chisel Case...and see about a finish of some sort..

Dungeon Wood Shop Spring Cleaning is also underway...amazing what one finds underneath the piles of junk....

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

A coat of Witch's Brew was mixed first....old stuff was a bit too red...dumped what was left of the Special Walnut into the can..and gave it a good stir..
Coat has been brushed on..and I am allowing it to dry...before the next step....

have to go and unload the Clothes Dryer after bit...will see how things are doing...maybe a rub-down with 0000 steel wool? We'll see...

Photos? When this site gets it's act together, I MIGHT post a few....

[steven c newman]

See how this goes...
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[steven c newman]

Hmmmm..can't edit this any more...so...it is what it is...don't feel like doing a repeat of this entry...and take a chance on the same stuff happening again...use your imagination, I guess..

[steven c newman]

Try again...Project Post, this time around...fingers crossed?
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A view of the front..after the Amber Shellac had been rubbed down..
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A view of them fancy feet...
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A view around in back...and..
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A view of one end of the case...
Opened the lid..
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All 6 of the new Harbor Freight chisels...open the drawer..
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Another 6 chisels, for right now...

Project complete...

[steven c newman]

two burnt fingers later..
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Waiting on that Branding iron to fully cool down...before I stash it away..90% of the heat comes right up the handle...

Have a few things to do with a Black Sharpie, before this can be called done..
Left Pinky finger happened to brush against the barrel as I was trying to place the iron where I wanted it to go...heat coming up the handle roasted the right pinky...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

THIS is what the brand should look like...IF I do it correctly..
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Which hangs on the door to the Shop/Laundry Room..
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Both of which are in the Basement of the house...

Had to go to Wallie World, last night..items the Boss wanted...and a few Black Sharpies for me...shop was out of WORKING Sharpies...