In the Tool Chest #2.     Found a slab of pine, had a V groove down the center of it.    Board WAS 3/4" thick.    Needed a 1/2" thick slab for a tray bottom.    Set up a planer stop on the bench, and grabbed a few planes.    In a while, was ankle deep in wide pine shavings, and had a 1/2" plank for a tray's bottom.    Re-sized two "sides" and a couple "ends", and added some glue and screws.    A wee bit of fine tuning with the beltsander to loosen the fit a bit.

 

 

Ok let's take a tour, shall we?    Walk down the stairs ( watch yer head!)  and see a box sitting behind me bench

 

Looks like an old chest, right?   Well, lift the lid

Ah, saws and other goodies show up!   The tray on the left side is a tote, carry it around as needed

There is a rack right in front of it, to hold a few chisels and a LONG screwdriver.    Between the rack and the front of the chest, there is a gap.   Down through this gap, is a set of bits for the braces in the right hand side of the chest.    Speaking of which

There is a hook in the front wall on the right hand side.   Holds three coping saws.   Down below these, there are four braces, for those bits.  Now, about the trays on the right side

The one on top is the latest one.  About the right size to hold the Wards #78, plus a few extras.   This is the one I made tonight.   Below it

this tray is sized about right to lay the two smallest of my bench planes in.  A Dunlap #3 with a York Pitch frog, and a Windsor #33 scrub plane. 

 

The top tray will slide all the wat to the front, if needed, too

 

So, for now, I think this old chest is ......DONE!    I can go back to Tool Chest#1 and modify it if I want to.  

 

How did you like the tour?

Man Steve you have got that thing all organized. I would be afraid I would find something I didn't know I had two of.

Now if only I had one I might be able to find somethings.

I like it!

That is an heirloom project Steve, great job, will the grands end up with this one in the future?

Fantastic job, Steve! Compact and sturdy and a place for everything.