Project by bandit571 | posted 10-31-2016 06:09 PM | 2474 views | 2 times favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
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Took about all the pine scraps in the shop to build. The black foam pad idea didn’t work, wasn’t enough clearence. Lots of ways to make bit holders…I think I tried most of them. Outside pieces to form each page were finger jointed, then nailed and glued in place.
Brass hook & eyes to make the latches. Modified to fit. may tried to make a “table of Contents/Index and add that to the inside of the front cover. Brass plated hinges…a LOT of them….were used around in back.
Witch’s Brew for the finish, top coated with a BLO/ Varnish mix. Will have to do a headcount on the number and sizes of the bits. They run from the #4 up to the #20.
There is a build blog around, somewhere. May need to make a bookshelf to hold this book. Thanks for looking in.
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bigblockyeti
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#1 posted 10-31-2016 06:24 PM
Looking good Bandit. Glad you found something for the latches, looks like it worked out well.
-- "Lack of effort will result in failure with amazing predictability" - Me
lightcs1776
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#2 posted 10-31-2016 06:27 PM
Looks good. You made excellent use out of pieces that I probably would have used in a campfire.
-- Chris ** If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. — Tom Paine **
robscastle
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#3 posted 10-31-2016 06:56 PM
yep thats a tick !
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diverlloyd
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#4 posted 10-31-2016 07:15 PM
Looks better then the cardboard box I have my bits in.
Festus56
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#5 posted 10-31-2016 07:57 PM
Looks good, great idea to keep them all in one place.
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#6 posted 10-31-2016 08:18 PM
Brilliant.
-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
gfadvm
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#7 posted 10-31-2016 11:50 PM
Very tidy .
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CFrye
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#8 posted 11-01-2016 01:27 AM
Way better than the Styrofoam block in to which my bits are stuck!
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bandit571
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#9 posted 11-01-2016 01:30 AM
Get busy and build a “book”, using some of Jim’s new boards….
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CFrye
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#10 posted 11-01-2016 01:41 AM
Heeheehee!
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#11 posted 11-01-2016 03:34 AM
Excellent!
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helluvawreck
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#12 posted 11-01-2016 01:24 PM
This is a wonderful storage project for the shop.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Ivan
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#13 posted 11-02-2016 05:58 PM
Very well organized and space saving. You realy take care of your tools.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
TopamaxSurvivor
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#14 posted 11-12-2016 12:23 AM
Kool, I like it!
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