One for the Road
When I think of a tool chest, I think of a carpenter’s box, usually open and inviting, a little rough perhaps but clearly made by the hand. Think of Roy Underhill merrily skipping over the stream [...]
I Can Do That: Gent’s Chest
A Craftsman’s Tool Chest
Machinists and mechanics keep their small tools in a chest with shallow drawers. I do, too—except mine is custom-built, sized to exactly fit what I want to keep close at hand. And it’s more [...]
Authentic Sloyd Tool Cabinet
Authentic Sloyd Tool Cabinet This reproduction is a fun build and a great gift for a budding woodworker. Project #1922 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 3 days • Cost: $200 “Hand and heart lead [...]
Machinist’s Tool Chest
A few design modifications turn this garage staple into great tool storage. Learn how to make your own machinist's tool chest.
Make a Tool Tote for Hand Tools
Using digital tools, you can make this handy tool tote in less than an hour. Learn how to build and customize your own tote.
Modified Traveler’s Tool Case
"I was looking for a tool tote to set beside my shave horse when doing demos with the SCA East Kingdom Foresters Guild. I attached the cover with hinges and added tool slots for use when working. [...]
Traveling Tool Chest with a Marquetry Lid
My favorite project from 2014 is one I haven’t been able to talk much about, until now. Jameel Abraham of Benchcrafted and I collaborated on building a tool chest for a two-article series in [...]
The Slant-lid Tool Chest
In some Victorian books on woodworking, the author suggests that if you don’t have a shop you could use a chest of drawers as a woodworking bench, tool chest and shaving collector. I’ve not seen [...]
Tool Chests, 1997-2014
I’ve worked out of a traditional floor chest since 1997 when I built my first cover project for Popular Woodworking Magazine. It’s not that I’ve always been monogamous, however. I’ve tried all [...]
Details on the Dutch Tool Chest Plans
You can now get both Dutch tool chest plans – both the big one and the little one – in the October 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, which recently shipped to subscribers. If you don’t [...]
The Great Australian Tool Chest Experiment
I’ve been teaching classes on building “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” for two years now, and with every class I find some way of goosing the students a bit further along. Last year at The [...]
