The previously cut tails are used to layout the pins, this helps eliminate any errors from measuring and ensures a “custom” fit for each pin. The shallow rabbet’s on the inside of the tail boards made this process easy as the lip created from the rabbet will register along the pin board and the whole […]

Now that I’ve decided on the Dutch Tool Chest, the pine is bought and the sides and bottom are crosscut to length, it’s time to start the joinery. This begins with the most difficult task, the dovetailed sides and bottom. The dovetails are laid out so that the tails will be on the sides and the […]

As I’ve slowly begun to unpack and see the floor of my new shop it’s become possible to start in on my long list of projects. I’ve been needing a better solution for storing my hand tools other than the re-purposed bookshelf.  The main concern here is getting the tools out of direct contact with dust and […]