Reader Jason Frantz of WoodShop Artisans sent me a photo of a tool chest that has been in his family for many years. The corners are bound with brass plate, both on the main carcase and on the plinth, upper skirt and dust seal on the lid.
I like the cove shapes that the owner cut into the brass plate. It’s a nice touch on what could otherwise be a pedestrian job. Thanks Jason!
— Christopher Schwarz
That’s a great looking chest in need of some TLC. Maybe save all the hardware and rebuild the chest with new wood.
I was hoping that Doug, who replied in your article “A Chest Bound in Steel”, would also have sent his great grandfather’s chest pictures by now. But as Doug said “It is currently in the corner of my grandma’s garage with random junk piled on top of it.”