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I'm going on a mission trip next month. No idea what particular projects I'll be doing, but in general Katrina rehab/repair. I was thinking about building a tool tote to carry my hand tools. I've been wasting time looking at youtube, pinterest, and general postings on tool boxes for a few days. What a remarkable lack of diversity there is. Open top tool totes with a handle or divider that runs from end to end, with or without a drawer bottom (have a couple of those, including my first from '70s made from a fruit crate) Open top box or crate (got a bunch of those, most in use) Carpenter's tool boxes, circa WWII. Tall not very wide, one side opens up and there is usually a till at the top of the main case (yep,, gave that one away) Jeremy Broun's tool box, essentially a smaller version of the prior item, but with both sides that open Just a box with a lid (big or small) maybe with a till -- got one of those Tool Stool a la Gary Katz . Might have two levels. I have a couple of those, not nearly so fancy (basically a saw bench) Stacking box Japanese tool box (couple of those that I've used on prior trips, now hold my Shaker oval box kits) Larger box a la Frank Klausz's box that he wrote about in a magazine Machinists' style boxes like the Gerstner Then there's the Anarchist's Tool Chest and Dutch Tool Chest and wall tool cabinets, not all that suited to portability. Meh. I think I'll just load up a couple of my nylon bags. I really like the backpack bags but I'm not sure I want to spend the money on one. My work kit is well tuned to what I do, but that includes repairs to cabinets, doors, and drawers, repairs to upholstered furniture springs, frames, recliner mechanisms, and fabric parts (remove and replace panels, or to get to the insides), and structural repairs to wood parts.
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Put the hardware on the totes this morning. One each for two of my grandsons and one for me. Roughly based on Frank Klausz's article in PopWood a few years ago, with lots of thing to be decided by the builder (only went from rough dimensions, and a note that if he made another, he'd make it smaller). and a picture or two. https://cdn.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/YourFirstToolkit.pdf Around the edges are spots for screwdrivers, awls, chisels, nail sets, pencils, etc. Inside is a removable till for whatever and can be centered, or pushed to front or back. Realized too late what those little telephone pole thingies on the side were for -- I think it was to lock the drawers in place, but I'm not really sure. I normally make a box a one piece, then cut off the lid. I didn't on this one (but maybe should have) so it took some extra care to make sure the lid was the same size and shape as the base. I guess you can consider this "trash art" because everything except the hardware came from my leftovers and recycled wood stash. When I first started woodworking when I made something from pine I'd always say, "For all the effort I put into this, I should have sprung for a better wood." But I think the pine is traditional, makes the whole thing a bit lighter, and will show the "wear and tear" of a functional life well lived. The bottom has box joints that were made from the router jig that I showed a few weeks ago. The top dimensions didn't work out too well with that spacing, so they are hand-cut dovetails.
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Got the dovetails all planed smooth, even added a bit of round over. Final sanding is done. One coat of that SMELLY BLO is on. Brush on, wipe off. Soooo, drum roll, if you please.... Full side view. Splay is @ 22-1/2 degrees. DTs were spaced by eyeball-Mk1 has a solid oak floor! Note that the handle does not go all the way to the floor. Allows some tools to slide under. Speaking of tools.. That be a full length handsaw, sitting very compfy in there, You can almost see the slight bit of round over on the corner. Plane and a sander did most of that. Over all length is 33-1/2", with a width of about a hair over 12". handle tops out about 7-1/2" tall. weighs about the same as my Stanley No.7c. more pictures in the Gallery.
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