With the chest completed it’s finally time to start adding some of the tool holders and begin filling it. The goal is to have all of the regularly used tools easily accessible in the upper, main compartment and the specialty items in the lower. The floor of the main compartment will hold the three bench […]
Category: Dutch Tool Chest
If you have to ask the question…
While I may voraciously devour books, articles and videos on woodworking, this does not count as experience. I’m an amateur at best when it comes to traditional woodworking and I only have a limited amount of hands-on-tools time that I would count as experience. That’s not to say that every trip into the shop isn’t […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part IX
I’m starting to have to look up the Roman numerals, I had no idea it would take some many posts to cover the project when I started. The project is, however, moving along and we’ve reached the finishing stage. I’m going to use milk paint to finish the outside of the chest. Chris Schwarz has been […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part VIII
With the lid complete I can finally layout and begin installing the hardware for the chest. The chest will ultimately be painted but I want to test fit all of the pieces and the hardware before I begin painting. Additionally, the hinges and hasp will need to be morticed into the back and lids and […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part VII
The lid of this chest is one of its most notable and distinguishing features. With the chest open it will display the panel saws, the beautiful strap hinges, and it will guide the eye down to the heart of the tool chest. When the lid is closed it’s still in full-view due to the slant […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part VI
The fall-front is a clever way to secure the front of the chest’s bottom compartment without having an actual drawer or door. It’s secured with a sliding lock that is inserted through the top of the chest, engages a catch on the front, and sits in a shallow notch in the bottom of the case. […]
Hardware for the Dutch Tool Chest
I contacted blacksmith John Switzer of the Black Bear Forge in Beulah Colorado to make the hardware for the Dutch Tool Chest. Well, those pieces arrived last week and they are even better than I could have imagined! Every piece is incredibly well made and beautiful. The hardware includes the lifts for the sides, the […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part V
The back of the tool chest will be composed of several pieces of pine, which will help it to accommodate any seasonal wood movement. The back pieces need to be joined to help keep dust and moisture out, and it’s aesthetically more pleasing. Options for this joint include the shiplap and the tongue and groove. I chose the tongue […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part IV
I got a little ahead of myself last time when I said the next thing to do on the Dutch Tool Chest was to move on to the front and back of the chest. I must be getting too excited to have this thing start looking a little more like an actual chest. First, the shelf […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part III
Before I assembled and glued the dovetails I had to complete two things: Dado’s for the shelf The 30° angle for the lid. To keep the walls of the dado’s dead straight a batten was clamped across the sides to use as a sawing guide. Once the edges were cut to their required depths I […]
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