Planning and organizing my work space, I am going over in my head different ways to build, or not to build, storage for my hand tools. I have gone over in my head a whole bunch of ideas, and one thing I always love to think about is re-purposing old cabinets for my storage solutions. I currently have old kitchen overhead cabinets now, where my finishing supplies and hardware is stored, they were given to me by a buddy at work years ago, and they have served me well.

 

I was looking through local ebay sales in my area for antique cabinets, that I could reconfigure to fit my hand tools, and I came across this old pine cabinet for $285 bucks on Ebay. The lumber would cost that much to build it, and then my time, of which I have very little, it would be nice to just have this cabinet, and retrofit some dividers into it for my hand planes, and shaves and braces etc. I think this would be a really fun project wouldn't it?

 

I could most definitely make this work for my hand tools storage.

Beautiful Shaker style hutch. A couple of interior lights and you'll be right there with John Moody!

I think they call that style a "hoosier"

24 minutes ago, lew said:

I think they call that style a "hoosier"

It would be called a Swede 1934, here

Herb

Hello John

That's an excellent idea. I have used several of the old kitchen cabinets in my shop and basement storage areas.

hat

Definitely see this as an excellent hand tools and fasteners cabinet/hutch

Thanks guys, the top I could built in some slanted hand plane supports after removing the very top shelf. Behind the slanted hand plane boards, could be a compartment for the plane irons and accessories. Just thinking out loud here.

Or kind of something like this built into the top hutch area.

 

Built the til as freestanding and then place it in the top of the hutch . This will allow you to place it somewhere closer to bench if your work arrangement changes.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

Built the til as freestanding and then place it in the top of the hutch . This will allow you to place it somewhere closer to bench if your work arrangement changes.

Excellent idea!!!!!!!

John the hutch is beautiful. Is it old or a reproduction? The finish is what makes it look so good in my opinion.

1 minute ago, hawkeye10 said:

John the hutch is beautiful. Is it old or a reproduction? The finish is what makes it look so good in my opinion.

The description from the seller is that it's old, late 1800.s

I do love it, it's just screaming for hand tools storage!

So is it a "Buy it now" or an auction? You better jump on it.

1 minute ago, hawkeye10 said:

So is it a "Buy it now" or an auction? You better jump on it.

It's a buy it now, just trying to figure out how to get it home. It's a couple hours away, and our truck is busted right now. But I am working on it!

 

 

 

Looks like at one point it had white paint, and was stripped and clear coated, but it's still cool.

Found another possibility! The timing may be right this time, I actually have a couple hundred bucks in my nightstand and this one is selling for a couple hundred bucks. And it's local. Hmmmm

This would make a wonderful hand tool storage cabinet after some tasteful customization. Hand tool storage upper cabinet, small drawer storage below, and a hand tool tuning work surface at the table top, along with lower storage for the rest of whatever.

Beautiful solid maple, with years of patina.

 

WOW!!!

2 hours ago, Stick486 said:

WOW!!!

It gots good lines don't it Stick?

2 minutes ago, John Morris said:

It gots good lines don't it Stick?

way more than that...

look to the details...

2 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

way more than that...

look to the details...

Yep. The details are cool. Also I can see tilted till in the upper for my hand planes and such, and hand saws, the table top for sharpening and such. The lower for jigs and shooting boards storage and such, just thinking out loud without much thinking.