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Hi!
Recently I talked to a very good friend who broke the news to me that he will be moving into a house with his family. He is absolutely not into DIY but he agrees that with owning a house, a few basic tools should be kept on hand - an be it only to adjust handlebars and seat on his kid's bike or to fasten a screw on the garden furniture.
I told him not to worry about it, I will gift him a couple of basic tools, already talked to my Snap-On dealer - so that's covered.
Like me, he thoroughly enjoys the finer things in life so I went looking for a small, good quality and good looking toolbox. I found a Japanese one, molded from stainless steel - that is really, really cool and I was just about to buy it. Reconsidering to pull the trigger on the purchase one last time, I thought that he is really a good friend, and that the gift should be more personal since I'm obviously already simply buying the tools.
Since I have zero experience with metal work and I don't have the ability or tools to weld, cut and mold steel - I thought of using wood.
Looking around I found a whole lot of different plans/approaches.
So far I like this one best because it combines the idea of a simple wooden tote with 2 neat drawers. It's from Cher at designsbystudioc.com ->http://designsbystudioc.com/diy-plans-toolbox/
Instead of plywood I want to use either white oak or black cherry (pretty undecided yet, I like both - although very different) and I definitely don't want to use any nails, thinking either dowels or dominos. I'd also would upgrade the wood thickness and overall dimensions a little because of that. As this box will be sitting somewhere and not be carried around - Weight is not a major concern.
What do you experienced woodworkers think of this idea?
Kind regards,
Oliver
Recently I talked to a very good friend who broke the news to me that he will be moving into a house with his family. He is absolutely not into DIY but he agrees that with owning a house, a few basic tools should be kept on hand - an be it only to adjust handlebars and seat on his kid's bike or to fasten a screw on the garden furniture.
I told him not to worry about it, I will gift him a couple of basic tools, already talked to my Snap-On dealer - so that's covered.
Like me, he thoroughly enjoys the finer things in life so I went looking for a small, good quality and good looking toolbox. I found a Japanese one, molded from stainless steel - that is really, really cool and I was just about to buy it. Reconsidering to pull the trigger on the purchase one last time, I thought that he is really a good friend, and that the gift should be more personal since I'm obviously already simply buying the tools.
Since I have zero experience with metal work and I don't have the ability or tools to weld, cut and mold steel - I thought of using wood.
Looking around I found a whole lot of different plans/approaches.
So far I like this one best because it combines the idea of a simple wooden tote with 2 neat drawers. It's from Cher at designsbystudioc.com ->http://designsbystudioc.com/diy-plans-toolbox/
Instead of plywood I want to use either white oak or black cherry (pretty undecided yet, I like both - although very different) and I definitely don't want to use any nails, thinking either dowels or dominos. I'd also would upgrade the wood thickness and overall dimensions a little because of that. As this box will be sitting somewhere and not be carried around - Weight is not a major concern.
What do you experienced woodworkers think of this idea?
Kind regards,
Oliver
