Ahem, I was trying to see if my tools would fit in there … not you.
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Category: Dutch Tool Chest
Dutch Tool Chest – laying out the tool rack
I got a chance to sneak out in the shop and start laying out the tool rack. I thought put the rack in before putting in the front panel. Easier that way.
Dutch Tool Chest Progress
First, I laid out tails on both sides and cut them at the same time.
Then sawed out the waste between the tails and pins.
And finally, chiseling out the rest.
Before gluing up the carcass, I made slots at the back of the shelf for saws.
Chest all glued up ..
.. nice and sqaure.
I used my hand plane to clean up the dovetails.
Then I laid out the tools, making sure everything fits.
I sawed and chiseled out lock slots.
I used the tongue and groove plane to match up the back boards.
Tongue and groove back with spacer.
Then I nailed on the back.
Oh, I found another use for my bench on bench. I needed a little boost to plane the edges of the chest.
Let’s go dutch!!
Turns out I’m not the only one making a Dutch Tool Chest. Dan over at The Fameless Woodworker ~ Inconspicuously working (aka. Project Severed Cords) is also starting his Dutch Tool Chest. Looks like we’ll both be working on our own chests in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to see how each of ours turn out.
In the meantime, I’m milling, milling, milling.
Breakin’ down stock for the Dutch Tool Chest
Fat popular in the rough.
Seems like someone didn’t learn her lesson about milling and wide stock.
Lay with my panel gauge.
Making sure it fits under the bench.
Once stock is cut to size and the top is sloped it should fit fine.
… and makin’ sure it fits under the bench where it will live.
A while back I found some nice wide popular at the lumber yard, so I scooped it up for this project. It’s just under an inch thick and 15″ to 16″ wide. I’ll be making the Dutch Tool Chest from this wood which is the same chest in the October 2013 Popular Wood Working Magazine. My plan is to have it live under the end of my bench.
So in order for it to fit and sit on 2 1/2″ wheels (simulated by scrap wood in the picture) is ends up being almost exactly the same height as the chest described in the magazine article. BUT .. since I have just shy of 15″ wide stock, I’ll be making it a bit wider (Chris’ is made with 1″x 12″ Home center lumber aka 3/4″ x 11 1/2″). It’ll be the Chubby Dutch. 😉
I’m hopin’ this will be a quick project, but I have a way of turn short project into epic journeys so we’ll see.
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