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Building the Perfect Tool Chest

Name: Building the Perfect Tool Chest
Author: Jim Stack
ISBN: 9781440316289

by Jim Stack

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Overview

Build the tool chest of your dreams!

Why spend money on prepackaged tool boxes when you can make something better from scratch - a tool box tailored to your specific needs?

In Building the Perfect Tool Chest, master craftsman Jim Stack provides complete materials lists, plans and step-by-step instructions for building 15 stylish, yet practical, designs. Perfect for hand tools and power tools alike, projects range from elegant rolling cabinets to utilitarian tote boxes - a selection that ensures something for every woodworker, no matter what your level of skill.

It's all the guidance you need to craft the tool chest design you've been dreaming of - classic, contemporary or uniquely your own!

Projects include:

Handy box
Small tool chest
Tool caddy
Ten-drawer chest
Jim's toolbox
Rolling tool cabinet
Cabinetmaker's chest
Journeyman's tote box
Sliding-door cabinet
Plane cabinet & case
Pegboard-lover's cabinet
Fly-tying box
Southwestern chest
Curved-front chest
21st-century tool cabinet

Why should woodworkers spend money on prepackaged tool boxes when they can create something better themselves? In this book, seasoned craftsman Jim Stack provides clear and easy-to-follow instructions for building 15 tool chests. Each practical and stylish design is adaptable to individual needs and provides a convenient place to store all of a woodworker's tools. Offering a wide range of tool chest styles--from elegant to utilitarian--and minimal tool requirements, this exciting guide is sure to have a variety of projects that will appeal to every woodworker. Readers will also find that completing these projects increases their knowledge and mastery of basic woodworking techniques.

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Library Journal

Tools must be stored safely, but they also must be accessible. The toolboxes used for this purpose are often thought of as purely utilitarian. But some do-it-yourselfers want to put them on display; traditionally, toolboxes have even been used to show potential clients the fine work their owner was capable of producing. Stack, a writer and cabinetmaker, shows readers how to create 15 toolboxes that run from simple to sumptuous. He includes a portable box that would hold a basic repair collection and could be made by a beginner; a rolling, multidrawer chest; machinist's chests; wall-mounted cabinets; and several showpieces that would impress even the most persnickety client. Each entry includes step-by-step instructions supplemented by profuse color photographs and a detailed materials list; nearly every woodworker could make at least one of these designs, although the showpieces would be challenging even for the experienced. Many of the designs could be used for other purposes, such as storing collectibles or other treasures. Recommended for public libraries. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.