tool chest in progress.... lot's of fun

Looks interesting so far. Your 3 pictures at the top are very small. You can upload large picture there.

Patrick - the stand is really nice - beautiful curve to the legs and good joinery. Keep posting!

Looks like it will be extremely nice when you're done!

i can't wait to see the finished project.

Thanks for the post, Patrick.

This looks like it is coming together. I have never had the chance to work with elm, other than as (GASP) firewood. How did you happen to select this wood as part of your project?

Oh , I got a good price on the ELM , and suprize !!! I LOVE IT , it's so so so easy to work with , nice medium density , of course that may be just this board i got, who knows >? But I like it , Think I'll try ekm again , I like the color and grain and 'texture'.... Plus it's cheaper. Thanks!

I like the legs and the 'go ahead, drop a truck on me' joinery. I know…can't help it.

Pretty elaborate for a tool chest. Should look pretty good in my shop don'tcha think?

Nice Asian look to the legs on this, Patrick. Coolbreeze's descriptive is pretty funny. Who knows how heavy those tools will be. Might as well be ready for anything, handplane bodies made from depleted uranium, etc.

Looking forward to seeing the finished project. You have a great start.

Hi Patric, It looks like you are on your way to building a nice looking tool chest, Im in toe middel of building one myself baised on the Gerstner design. I never thought about building a stand for it though, it sounds like a great idea and i cant wait to see your finished project.

That is going to be on fine looking tool chest. You will have to polish each tool before you put it in the chest.