Comments on: Screw this Anarchist’s Tool Chest Stuff

By: MStone

MStone — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:01:19 +0000

We didn’t get an answer to the “When” question, as in When can we purchase this DVD? i’d like to make one at work but my bosses would never go for me spending 40-50 hours on a personal project, even if I did it after hours on my own time. The fast path, in this case would be appropriate.

By: ausworkshop

ausworkshop — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:30:42 +0000

I bought the video at the hand tool event here in Australia so maybe that’s why I paid so much more (we always pay more for things here in Aus), never mind, I got to meet Chris and got a signed copy of his book which is great, just thought the DVD was a bit over priced for 30mins. I learned more from the free online video which went longer and cost me nothing. I didn’t get a receipt so i guess I can’t prove anything anyway. Maybe next time I’ll order direct from the USA and pay postage, might work out cheaper.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:12:55 +0000

The LN video? Pretty sure that’s only $20. If we overcharged you, please let me know and we’ll make amends. And I know we’re making the final edits on the new Schwarz DVD – should be soon!

By: ausworkshop

ausworkshop — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:15:57 +0000

When will the video be ready? I’m dying to start on my chest but if I dont watch the video till after I make it I know there will be something I’ll regret. Hopefully the dvd will be better value than the $35 – 30min scraper sharpening video I bought recently. Watched once. Learned nothing new but hey it’s the Schwarz!

By: johnover

johnover — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:40:06 +0000

Hello Chris

This is Perfect – I was going to try this to hold some tools, while I cut and dried wood for the permanent Anarchy. Not to push you to hard, But Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!

Oh, and if you need someone to test????

Thanks

John

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:36:05 +0000

David, that chest, which Chris calls the Dutch Tool Chest, will be featured in an upcoming issue of the magazine. You can read a little about it and see more of it on Chris’s LAP blog: http://blog.lostartpress.com/?s=dutch

By: dthorpe@sbcglobal.net

dthorpe@sbcglobal.net — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:17:31 +0000

I like the cheast and believe it is completely in the spirit of traditional chest. But also I see the portable chest on your bench. That is exactly what I have been looking for. I want to carry around my tools when I go camping or go to another shop. That looks like it is big enough to carry around by my self and hold my saw ect. Can you share more details on that?

David from Austin

By: PWFan

PWFan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:56:27 +0000

Both the plywood and the solid pine chest published in ATC have their strengths. An advanced beginner/ budding intermediate woodworker, I could have come up with a similar plywood version if all I wanted was tool storage. I chose the pine version because I wanted to develop traditional joinery and construction skills for larger pieces at the same time I built something that looks good and is useful. I only have hand tools and a few hours every week to work on projects, which is why it’s taken a year to complete the chest, but I am happy that I used the chest and the ATC book as an intensive self-paced woodworking course.

By: fortrat

fortrat — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:01:03 +0000

The dovetailed boxes are undoubtedly more beautiful in execution, but we have to remember why craftsmen of old used dovetails. Aside from being not as strong, screws were very expensive and not as easy to get as today. By the mid to late 1800s, hardware as we know it was becoming more plentiful, and many craftsmen turned to mechanical joints for simple projects like this.

By: fortrat

fortrat — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:57:42 +0000

Clay, knowing birch ply the finished product is undoubtedly a lot heavier than one built with pine. A solution here for weight might be to buy some good grade pine boards at the home center, and glue them up into the size panels you need for lid, carcase, etc. It will add some time, but definitely cut the weight, and you could then build it pretty much like Chris’ example