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Nice job, but how could you not remove the drawer knobs before staining & finishing? It leaves dark shadows in the finish around the knobs.

Great work. I just bought an Excelsior tool chest. Plan to do the same.

I just finished a similar restoration of a WWII era Gerstner model 42. I also had to replace the top board of the front panel. Your video was an enormous help. Thanks.

Gerstner? No.

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I've redone a couple of those handles, the last one was for a chest like this one. You would think they would use something other than paper under the leather wrap. I still have to get the video edited for the last handle I did. Nice job on the refurb.

Did you ever find out about those 2 nails you mentioned in the beginning sir????

I would have knocked that pot of water over at some point. 😜

I love adding paste wax to the slides, to make them slide easier. Good job!

That is the model I am currently ‘restoring’. It had taken a nasty fall and some of the joints had partially separated. I am on the felt now and this video is a huge help.

What stain did you use?

That looks fantastic! I just came across one a couple wks ago. I’m about to clean it up, line the inside drawers with green leather and use it as a men’s jewelry box: watches, cuff links, rings, neck pieces, earrings and bracelets that I’ve accumulated over the many years.

That particular tool chest was manufactured by Sipco and marketed under the name Star. Conventional wisdom on the Internet is they were made from 1938 to 1948 but I actually believe they were made earlier than that.

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Good video thank you sir

This guy is an artist!

Absolutely beautiful

Can someone please be able to let us know how we would be able to reach out to Mike? We'd love for him to give consideration in refurbishing our Gerstner 042, 11 drawer for us. Hard to find someone good nowadays. Thanks so much.

GREAT Craftsmanship! How might we be able to reach out to you to have you consider doing a box of ours? (Please)

Did I miss something? Where's the part that shows the painting of the box? What kind of paint was used, how was it applied, and what color?

New handle from Gerstner???? They will just redo your leatherette for you, at a reasonable charge. What an idiot !

Coming back?

Where do you find your tool boxes. I like restoring things. These tool boxes look interesting.

they didnt get much done in 20 seconds lol

I can see painting the old leatherette--a vastly easier job than replacing it and it passes the user test. But for the handle, why not just buy a new handle from Gerstner? They still sell them--not cheap but also not likely to have the wood split when carrying a 100-pound box full of tools.

Love the intro, nice personal touch.

Did you swap the engine?

Several tyro mistakes. Never put finish the tracks on tambor doors, use candle wax to lubricate instead. Back snd bottom panels should have been screwed on for repair ease of tambor door. All bottom holes on side panels should have been epoxy filled to stabilize the wood and harden it for screws.

Beautiful piece !

What an amazing job you did on this.

Fun channel! Please add some extended photos of the finished restoration and what it looked like before at then end in future videos.

Great job

Great job! My Dad who was a machinist had one of these cases.

Very nice!

Great job. Really love how it turned out! The front panel does not seem to have any hardware at the bottom - what keeps it from falling off?

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My Dads Gerstner 52 had a tack my Dad had added to keep the front panel from moving to far backwards toward the drawers. If the front panel moved out out alignment the lock would not work.

The box you have is a National. Great job restoring it, i am hoping to restore my Union Steel after i retire.

An upholster’s trick ,when adding felt to all sides of a drawer, measure fabric to include height of the sides, cut fabric. On back of fabric, measure exact size of bottom and mark fully across the fabric. Where the lines intersect, cutout the extra square on each corner. Glue in fabric onto bottom and stretch to insure a good bond, glue sides and attach extra fabric onto sides of drawer. This takes less time and insures that there is no edge fabric except in corners of sides.

Thanks for sharing. You have more patience than I do. Great work with a very worn wood tool box. What part of Indiana, as we are also in Indiana, just across the river from Louisville.

According to Gerstner website, that handwritten number inside the main cabinet is the control number. That way all the pieces, that were hand fitted together, can be reassembled after finishing and hardware attachments, etc. I like how the chest pops back to life once the stain is applied, it looks great! Also, if anyone is interested, they have a service ($50) to identify the age, within a few years, of the tool chest. They sell the split rivets, felt, handles, corner brackets, and locks. I'm guessing that the one I inherited from my father, it is about half again as wide as the one you worked on here, is about 60 years old, I know he ordered it direct from the factory, not as a second hand purchase.

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Love their reaction!!!

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Just found your channel, like this video! Where in Indiana are you?

What a shame! I thought this would be a good video and topic! However: Your editing really doesn't help. There is little continuity. Not much in the way of Actual woodworking, just video showing pieces already done! I lot of time complaining. Poor workmanship in general. "It is, what it is" is not the comment of a good craftsman! Generally, it fits where it touches, is a fair appraisal of this Project.

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