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Best of ‘I Can Do That!’ Tool Chest
What started as more of a toy chest has been upsized and made into a tool chest (though it would still happily hold toys). This classic pine chest requires only glue and nails for assembly and simple hardware to make it functional and portable.
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I Can Do That host Chad Stanton is a custom furniture maker with almost two decades of experience in building and teaching. He has written for a number of woodworking magazines and continues to operate his custom furniture business in Toledo, Ohio, and his work can be seen at stantonfinefurniture.com.
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Our free I Can Do That! online manual (in PDF format) explains all the tools and shows you how to perform the basic operations in a step-by-step format. You’ll learn to rip with a jigsaw, cross cut with a miter saw and drill straight with the help of our manual.
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