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Wooden Toolbox – a new design

365 Create, Box-gallery, Cabinet-gallery

My new toolbox I made over the last few months.
I was inspired to make this toolbox/ briefcase type thing after viewing Henry O. Studley‘s 1900’s tool box. I fell in love with it and wanted to make my own interpretation of his classic.
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Made of all solid hardwood construction with hand cut/ chiseled dove tailed joinery. Materials used include maple, sycamore, walnut, sheet copper – thicker gauged.

When starting this project I believed the case and drawers would have been the lion’s share of the build.
I was wrong.
After constructing the case and drawers I found myself at a loss with what to do with the 2 large open areas and how to fill every single square inch of all the dead space. Sounds simple, keep in mind I wanted a look and a flow to how everything would be housed in the cabinet. All the while when fully closed and latched I wanted to be able to roll this thing down the stairs and nothing would move out of place.The trickiest parts of the projects are often unseen before you start.
I’m glad I started.
Enjoy!

Individual photos:

365 Create: Day 31

365 Create

Camera Cabinet –

I made this for my wife to store our cameras in.

We have it hanging up in the living room next to my gas mask girl cabinet.

She loves it. Its nice to have a safe place to store them – especially her dSLR (that’s taking this picture)! And its easy to get to so she can grab it any time to use.

The antique Brownie-esque cameras were my inspiration. So I painted & stained this one to look aged.

365 Create: Day 28

365 Create

Day 28 –

Here’s a small chair I made for our boys. It was the first chair I had ever made. Took the design from our dinning room chairs, just shrunk it down to scale. All traditional joinery and super sound. The chair now serves as a laptop bay.

Playhouse for my boys

Misc-gallery

I built this playhouse in the backyard when we moved into this house. We’d made one in our previous house and when we moved our oldest son was sure to miss playing in it. I designed this with simplicity in mind, some place for them to have friends over, store toys, and use their imaginations in! Its a square “house” design with a wood porch for hanging out on. My oldest son enjoyed pitching in and helping me build it too. We’ve come to realize that maybe they’d like a balcony – they use the tree behind to climb up on the roof to enjoy the view!

You can find this and many other unique items in my Misc Gallery!

If you’d like a playhouse built to your custom desires please send an email to me. You can visit my Contact Page to fill out the easy form!

Anything you see in my galleries is for sale. You can request a replica or we can work together to design a piece of furniture / art specifically for you!

Chop Block Island

Table-gallery

I made this chop block / butcher’s block table for my wife to use as an island in our kitchen. Its custom made for her height. We keep a food grade mineral oil on the top to keep it moist and dark for years to come.

To see more of the tables I’ve created click this link: Table Gallery

Anything you see in my galleries is for sale. You can request a replica or we can work together to design a piece of furniture / art specifically for you!