Project by PaulDB | posted 02-14-2016 08:37 PM | 1998 views | 3 times favorited | 5 comments | ![]() |
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The time had come last year for a better way to store some of my hand tools and I decided it was time to build a toolbox. After viewing so many different options, I decided to make a Japanese style box using a slide lock top in the fashion of Japanese woodworker Toshio Odate. I found an article that described the basic dimensions and process of building this toolbox with nails. I changed the dimensions based on the lumber I had available to me and glued and nailed all joints. I sanded the toolbox down and finished it with a Briwax Dark Oak paste wax to give the wood some color.
-- Paul, "Measure once, cut twic"
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Jacob
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#1 posted 02-15-2016 01:31 AM
Nice! I keep meaning to one too.
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Ted Ewen
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#2 posted 02-15-2016 06:34 AM
Got a link / reference?
Lovely box.
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PaulDB
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#3 posted 02-15-2016 02:13 PM
Thanks guys. Ted, I read an article in American Woodworker Oct 1995 page 58 written by Toshio Odate. It can be found on google books
I also read some blog entries by Woodcraft and by Giant Cypress which were helpful to see pictures of the build process
-- Paul, "Measure once, cut twic"
Ted Ewen
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#4 posted 02-15-2016 02:28 PM
Brilliant! Thanks , Paul.
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#5 posted 07-26-2019 01:54 PM
Beautiful result, Paul. The Briwax Dark Oak is an excellent choice, reminds me of a sunset.
-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity
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