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While the bottom sections of tool chests are fairly consistent, what happens at the top of each chest varies a bit more. The simplest solution is to divide the upper section into a number of trays that slide forward and back. Two or three trays are typical, and their number depends on how tall your chest is. Chests that have trays that slide left and right are out there, though they are more rare. Why? Hard to say, exactly. I’ve never worked with a tool chest with this arrangement, so I’m only guessing here. But I think that left-to-right-trays would get in the way of removing the long tools from the bottom of the chest. It would be a bit of wrist gymnastics to get a 30"-long jointer plane or 32”- long handsaw from the bottom of the chest with half of the airspace above being occupied by trays. Also, and this is a minor point, I want to be able to see all my moulding plane profiles at once. Left-to-right-trays would always keep half of the planes obscured. Maybe that’s not a big deal to some woodworkers, but it is important to me. The trays slide forward and back on runners that are nailed and glued to the sides of the chest. These runners are like shallow steps up the side of the chest so that each tray can be pulled up and out of the chest if you need to repair it or mess around with some serious business below. Trust me on this – you don’t want your trays to be a permanent installation. — from “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” by Christopher Schwarz #The_Anarchists_Tool_ChestAn Irish chair in three acts. Act 1: Hey Megan, I just dry-assembled this Gibson chair. As you are more Irish than I, you can sit in it first. Act 2: Megan sits in it and says: Nope. Gets up and leaves the room. Act 3: Megan returns with Paddy whisky. Sits. Takes a swig and says: Aye.It’s our first sale since we started Lost Art Press In 2007. We are selling Roubo’s “The Book of Plates” for $49 — down from $120. When they are gone, they are gone forever. We are not reprinting this book. Visit our website for all the details. Link to the book in our profile.@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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The Not-IKEA Gateleg Table (Sold)
Recently on Facebook I was mocked for this gateleg table with the quip: “But in the picture, do not you see a Ikea style table?” This table design pre-dates IKEA by about 150 years. Gateleg tables with clean lines and … Continue reading
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A Chair from Hall’s Croft in Stratford-upon-Avon
While teaching in England in the summer of 2015, Roy Underhill and I had a day off together and headed to Stratford-upon-Avon with his wife, Jane, to check out all things William Shakespeare. While touring Hall’s Croft, where Shakespear’s daughter … Continue reading
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Officer’s Strong Trunk
Trunks such as this – sometimes called “strong chests” or “barracks chests” – are a common form of campaign furniture. They were available in a variety of configurations, from plain deal boxes to elaborate affairs lined with zinc, camphorwood or … Continue reading
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Benjamin Seaton Squares in Old Mahogany
This week I’m finishing up a run of a dozen Benjamin Seaton try squares for friends and customers (sorry, they are all spoken for). Oh, and I’m going to talk about building them on “The Woodwright’s Shop” during a taping … Continue reading
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Another 6-board Chest
For me, naming things is akin to violence. So you can imagine how fond I am of the habit of people “naming” their pieces of furniture. But no matter. Today I finished up a six-board chest made of Eastern white … Continue reading
Roorkhee Chair in ‘Crazy Horse’ Leather
We’re starting to stitch and ship out the latest run of Roorkhee chairs to customers. This one – bound for Virginia – is in “Crazy Horse” leather with stitched seams and copper rivets at the ends of the seams. For … Continue reading
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Nothing to Divorce
“After he moved to Indiana, and from there to Ohio, Chester (Cornett) again held his raw materials in a gentle embrace as he shaped them, once more using hand tools which were extensions of himself and with which he caressed … Continue reading
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