I really enjoyed the chest tour, especially how you made use of earth magnets. I have used them a lot in my tool chest (Shuster tool chest). Thanks for explaining how you attached everything.
Probably one of the very best Dutch Tool Chest tours - a place for EVERYTHING and everything in its place. There is hardly any space that doesn't have a tool or two fitted one precisely fitted on top of the other. This is simply awe inspiring. I've been back several times to revisit your precision craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
The tool chest is great. From a video standpoint, I liked the angles, pace, and descriptions--very well made! I'm recuperating from an injury, and this made me feel like I was in the workshop rather than stuck in bed. Only thing missing is the smell of freshly cut wood. Thanks for making this.
Attention to detail as always. I love the use of magnets as in stage carpentry we use them all the time. Most all plays/Opera/Broadway shows you'll see, there's magnets that shut doors with such precision and they always create a great sound. Especially when mic'd up for audio. So good as always, Take care !
John Montgomery standard practice. Before the pozidrive straight slot screws were always aligned to the piece screwed on. As here horizontal, which is the lie of the handle and in the likes of door hinges vertical, following the door height. On door hinges the alignment also served to prevent paint gathering in the slot, (as it would if horizontal) as well as looking neat.
I've watched this a few times Marty and probably commented before. I use a Snap-on type red steel tool chest, my first Grandson has inspired me to make something like yours for all my favourite tools so that it can go to him eventually. I'll be using yours as a resource when I start it. Lovely job ;-)
Awesome work! thanks for the inspiration! Hey just a thought for the ruler & straight edge... if you cut in little "finger recess/ pocket" into the lid, etc. behind where they sit it may make it easier to get your finger behind the ruler & straightedge to pull them off the magnets.
that is quite the collection of rare earth magnets u got there..haha!;) j.k. one hell of a tool collection and box. man that thing must weigh A LOT! and be worth ALOT.Thanks for the tool box tour got some cool ideas..super organized.AWESOME job bro!
Marty Backe ALWAYS Bro!! i use them a lot for holding planes and rulers in my tool cabinet also. they do work VERYwell.can't go wrong with them especially considering what they're holding. and yeah I wouldn't want to lift that tool chest either.. unless I want a herniated disk. lol
Beautiful! I have a fraction of the tools you have, but I still find myself trying to figure out the best way to store them. I'm amazed at how much this chest can hold.
hahaha, actually I perceived a little amount of dust over the awl holder behind the chest just in the beginning of footage and remember wondering "well, on the editing session this man must have thought a hundred times in remake the film from zero just to match the high-end NASA standard of his workshop". Well, that is a thing a man like me suffering WOD (workshop obsessive desorder) would think. by the way, this chest is a unique masterpiece! Greetings from Brazil
Incredible! Maybe should relabel this video “extremely magnetic OCD tool chest”. Not sure if the magnetic field repels sawdust somehow. Either way, very impressive. Thanks for the great video!
Initially the Dutch Tool Chest turned me off because it seemed like a jumbled mess of tools in most people's boxes. Yours is without a doubt the nicest DTC I've seen and probably one of the nicest in general. Thank you for sharing. 've watched it probably 5 times over the past 6 months as I contemplate my build.
I really enjoy mine and anticipate using it for the rest of my life. If you build one and fit it nicely I'm sure you'll love yours. Thanks for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.
Nice Dutch toolchest. I'm a Dutchman and may tell you that luckily the contens of your toolchest isn't typically Dutch. Like the absolute heirloom appearance of the tools and chest.
Thank you very much for those nice words. It's a pleasure every time I grab a tool from it. I hope you can make a tool chest that inspires your best work.
fantastic mix of practicality and beauty. I was surprised by the use of the magnetic holsters on the exterior, but the more I think about it the more sense it makes. It seems like a mix of a modern "kai-zen" approach (the tools have their places, and if you use those exterior ones frequently and they're visible, it's even more easily grabbable) and a time proven dutch classic box. I am going to experiment with a set of trays that go into a box, and when I work, I will leave the trays out somewhere visible. If I don't have enough space in my shop, then the outside of a tool box would be a great place for a lot of magnetic catches. I do plan to take a toolbox out and about sometimes with me, so I'll not end up with exactly what you've got, but I loved your tour and its given me lots of nice ideas. I'm stealing the rare earth magnet thing. I'm gonna go nuts with those. thank you!
I was stoked to attend two of his workshops. For the first four days we built the Roorkee Chair, then two days to build the primary parts of the Chest. I was saddened that later that year he decided to stop giving workshops :-(
Warp - for you tray idea, what about building a box where the trays slide out in different directions? For instance, two on the front, two to the left, two to the right. they could be still "at the box," but visible. I've got a picture in my head. May need to spend some quality time w/sketch up..... hmmmmmm
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! One idea...can you do something w/ the lid to make it a drawing surface? either as a drawing desk or as a place to keep drawings in use? that slope just exudes drafting table...
The slant would be nice for that, but then it gets in the way of accessing your tools. The beauty of the slant lid is you can't pile stuff on top of it which would make it a hassle just to open the chest. All of the flat surfaces in my shop eventually collect junk, but my dutch tool chest is always free and ready to be opened.
Super storage chest, well laid out. Wouldn't want to have to carry it Anywhere. Just looking at it, imagining having to pick it up made my hemorrhoids flutter.
I sense a high degree of obsessive compulsive behavior. Please pass on my condolences to your wife 😩. Beautiful tool chest! Why anybody would leave a thumbs down on this effort is beyond me. Keep up the good work!
Hi Marty- Can't say that I'm going build a tool chest, but you gave me a ton to think about. It gets tiring looking through the drawers for tools and tool rolls. Are sometimes a pain. So I will use many of your ideas, if it's ok with you.
That's a very impressive box! I'm preparing to build my own, and yours is my favorite, by far. Are the dimensions the same as the plans the October 2013 Pop. Woodworking article or did you increase the height to make room for the drawer? How tall is that drawer? Thanks for the inspiration, Marty!
Thanks. Mine was built during a workshop with Christopher Schwarz. Yes, we used the plans (his plans) from the Pop Wood article. The drawer is 2 - 3 inches in height. If you want to incorporate a drawer then I would first build the basic chest, determine what you are going to store in the bottom section, and then size the drawer based on the leftover space. Good luck with your build. I really enjoy using mine.
As I watched this, I kept critiquing the redundancy of the tools, but you really do have a lot of nice things and it is apparent they all have a utility to you. I really appreciate well-thought design and you have truly put in the effort. Bravo Zulu.
Amazing work, wondering if you could share where you got your work apron. Something lightweight like that would be handy in the summer humidity. Thank you!
Very nice tool box! I like how you have very thing layer outside looks really good, where do you your larger hand saws and panel saws or do you not use them? Anyways thank you.
Thanks for sharing. I've been so caught up in making foam rubber organisers that I've forgotten how easy it was to use magnets and shields for tool storage, so thanks for that. How do you ensure your magnets don't come out? I like the idea of creating an outline "shoe" for every tool. That way a missing tool is easy to identify.
Thanks for the tour Marty, nice work! Did you have each tool in mind before you constructed the chest or did you place them afterward? If afterward, how did you make the place for the magnets? Some look like they would be hard to drill. Thanks again.
Thank you! The basics of the chest was built during a workshop, and is not my design. Over a period of about two years I settled on the placement of the various tools that I use. All of the tool holders and associated magnets were installed after the chest was built and in use, and weren't too difficult to do (I have a nice right-angle drill by Milwaukee that's very useful for operations like this).
Nice tool chest . Do you keep a picture of each drawer? I could not remember where I put all my tools but I am 67 , so I need all the help I can get. What table saw do you use ?
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Every tool is implanted, and place precisely, thank you for sharing this delicious collection and magnificent tool box. Tool porn at it's finest.
Thanks for that :-)
Nice sideline for you making/selling these , i"ll put an order in now .......good vid., just sub"d :]
....Sexy....
What an incredible tool box, just spectacular, thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful set up.
That is one awesome tool chest! I love your modest decorative touches and the use of magnets.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for those nice comments. I appreciate it!
I really enjoyed the chest tour, especially how you made use of earth magnets. I have used them a lot in my tool chest (Shuster tool chest). Thanks for explaining how you attached everything.
Lovely tool chest, well presented tour of same and everything in its place. Thanks for sharing.
I've watched this a few times and love all the little details. You gave every element purpose and aesthetics. Great work.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful! Love how every tool has a spot and a magnet!
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
He’s one of my favorite Woodworkers too. I love everything Chris does!
Probably one of the very best Dutch Tool Chest tours - a place for EVERYTHING and everything in its place. There is hardly any space that doesn't have a tool or two fitted one precisely fitted on top of the other. This is simply awe inspiring. I've been back several times to revisit your precision craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for those nice words :-)
Thanks for the tour Marty. Really like how well organized everything is. I especially like the collection of fine tools you have!
Thanks Guy :-)
Beautiful work! A joy to watch!!
Magnificent Work, definitely a Tool Chest to be Proud of. cheers from Michael Australia.
Very nice box and tools Marty! Thank you.
The tool chest is great. From a video standpoint, I liked the angles, pace, and descriptions--very well made! I'm recuperating from an injury, and this made me feel like I was in the workshop rather than stuck in bed. Only thing missing is the smell of freshly cut wood. Thanks for making this.
Glad you enjoyed the tour. Hope you can get back in the shop soon.
gorgeous tool collection and amazing job compacting and organizing.
I really like your videos, I find your attention to detail and skill very inspiring and motivating. Thanks for making them.
That is one of the neatest tool boxes I have ever seen! A real gem of storage features and tricks. Thanks!
You have many nice features on your tool chest. Thanks for the video.
So much details, I love it ! great work (for great tools)
This is an amazing tool chest!! So we’ll thought out. Gives me inspiration to make my own. Love it! Well done. 👍
Lovely Marty. So thoughtfully planned out. We all love to other craftsman's tools. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks John!
Very nice work. Sure holds many tools securely and at easy reach. Thanks for sharing.
very nice tools, and very nice dutch tool chest, thanks for sharing and giving me inspiration
Attention to detail as always. I love the use of magnets as in stage carpentry we use them all the time. Most all plays/Opera/Broadway shows you'll see, there's magnets that shut doors with such precision and they always create a great sound. Especially when mic'd up for audio. So good as always, Take care !
Thank for that James :-) Nice to hear from you
I love how you aligned your screws
John Montgomery standard practice. Before the pozidrive straight slot screws were always aligned to the piece screwed on. As here horizontal, which is the lie of the handle and in the likes of door hinges vertical, following the door height. On door hinges the alignment also served to prevent paint gathering in the slot, (as it would if horizontal) as well as looking neat.
I love how organized this chest is. Really like the spokeshave holders. Great attention to detail.
Beautiful work. Very well made. Very inspiring.
That’s beautiful work!
I've watched this a few times Marty and probably commented before. I use a Snap-on type red steel tool chest, my first Grandson has inspired me to make something like yours for all my favourite tools so that it can go to him eventually. I'll be using yours as a resource when I start it. Lovely job ;-)
Beautiful, well thought out, creative, and inspirational, Marty!
Thank you!
Gorgeous design!
Awesome tool chest! Thanks for sharing.
You could call this the "rare earth magnet toolchest"! Awesome and thanks for sharing!
Thanks :-)
Wow...beautiful work Marty, good use of space and I like the layout. I can tell a lot of thought went into the planning. Thanks.
Thanks :-)
Wow! Really awesome tool chest, with an amazing collection of fine tools!
Thanks for the tour Marty, there is quite a bit of inspiration in that chest!
Thanks. I enjoy getting inspiration from other tool chests too.
Beautiful tool chest and brilliant tour 👍! Thanks for sharing 🙏.
Thanks :-)
Thanks for the tour. Great idea for holding the front panel.
Thanks :-)
Great tool chest the details are awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for that :-)
Nice chest holding a real nice collection.
Awesome toolbox Marty! So many sweet tools. I have tool envy now!
My favorite Dutch Tool Chest on RUclips.
What a great way to spend a half hour! Wow, super organized colection, nice work!
Thanks :-)
You must have a lot of spare time ;) Love some of the quality tools you have on display. Thanks for sharing.
Woodworking is one of my passions so I devote time to it. Less TV, more woodworking ;-) Thanks.
Very inspirational tool chest and a beautiful tool collection! Cheers
Thanks for that :-)
Awesome work! thanks for the inspiration! Hey just a thought for the ruler & straight edge... if you cut in little "finger recess/ pocket" into the lid, etc. behind where they sit it may make it easier to get your finger behind the ruler & straightedge to pull them off the magnets.
Thanks, and that's a great suggestion regarding the finger recess.
Dang - so simple of a draw stop! Need to do that with my son's dresser now...
Beautifully done! Nice collection of Bridge City tools. Impressive.
Thanks. I enjoyed acquiring them those so many years ago
Beautiful tools.
Great job Marty. Very impressed.
Beautiful. Thank you.
Rare earth magnet drinking game! Just kidding, love the box and tool organization. Subscribed!
I like the idea to use magnets. Think I'll do some of that too whenever I put a tool chest together. Really nicely organized.
Thanks. I do like the magnets :-)
Amazing job. Kudos from Brazil.
Functional e beautiful, congrats Sir !
Another work of art..
beautiful
Well organized, well thought out!:)
Que increíble y hermosa colección de herramienta. Si yo la tuviera no la utilizaría con el fin de no estropearla. ¡Gran trabajo!
that is quite the collection of rare earth magnets u got there..haha!;) j.k.
one hell of a tool collection and box. man that thing must weigh A LOT! and be worth ALOT.Thanks for the tool box tour got some cool ideas..super organized.AWESOME job bro!
I do like my magnets, but they work so well :-) I would not want to lift the chest, that's for sure. Thanks for your nice comments, as always :-)
Marty Backe ALWAYS Bro!! i use them a lot for holding planes and rulers in my tool cabinet also. they do work VERYwell.can't go wrong with them especially considering what they're holding. and yeah I wouldn't want to lift that tool chest either.. unless I want a herniated disk. lol
:-)
beautiful tool box
That sliding drawer although very simple is just super sleek how it slides across and everything
Awesome Toolbox !!nicely made.
Thank you
Beautiful! I have a fraction of the tools you have, but I still find myself trying to figure out the best way to store them. I'm amazed at how much this chest can hold.
Thanks. I really do like the form factor of this type of tool chest. It serves me well.
Thanks Marty!
Good God! Does anyone else get the feeling that there's no dust in this guys shop? :-) This is just fantastic! Beautiful work sir!
hahaha, actually I perceived a little amount of dust over the awl holder behind the chest just in the beginning of footage and remember wondering "well, on the editing session this man must have thought a hundred times in remake the film from zero just to match the high-end NASA standard of his workshop". Well, that is a thing a man like me suffering WOD (workshop obsessive desorder) would think. by the way, this chest is a unique masterpiece! Greetings from Brazil
Loved to see your satisfaction face at the end. With all this, you can build not one or 2 houses, you can build 10.
Very nice! Thank you Marty.
Thanks
Incredible! Maybe should relabel this video “extremely magnetic OCD tool chest”. Not sure if the magnetic field repels sawdust somehow. Either way, very impressive. Thanks for the great video!
@MartyBacke I'd love to see how you made your magnetic plane holders. Any chance you'd be interested in showing off a bit?
T'is a thing of beauty!
That stuff almost looks too nice to use hahaha
Beautiful collection, I hope I'll get there somewhere far in the future!
:-) Just start and you'll get there eventually. I had almost no tools 25 years ago.
Thank you for your reply!! Luckily it's going well with my collection, my first Lie-Nielsen is on it's way, a number 4 bench plane.
Me too , its taken me @ 25 years to get quality tools like Knipex , Wiha , Stahlwille , etc..:]
GRACIAS MARTY BACKE -- EXCELENTE GABINETE --- Lo estoy compartiendo.
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So Manny tools 😱 Dream toolchest
Initially the Dutch Tool Chest turned me off because it seemed like a jumbled mess of tools in most people's boxes. Yours is without a doubt the nicest DTC I've seen and probably one of the nicest in general. Thank you for sharing. 've watched it probably 5 times over the past 6 months as I contemplate my build.
I really enjoy mine and anticipate using it for the rest of my life. If you build one and fit it nicely I'm sure you'll love yours. Thanks for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.
Your planes are beautiful
Nice Dutch toolchest.
I'm a Dutchman and may tell you that luckily the contens of your toolchest isn't typically Dutch.
Like the absolute heirloom appearance of the tools and chest.
Awesome work man!
Thanks!
I pereodicaly watch this video for inspiration! Amazing tool chest!
Thank you very much for those nice words. It's a pleasure every time I grab a tool from it. I hope you can make a tool chest that inspires your best work.
Beautiful tool chest, but I'd expect no less from you. I hope I can someday make one as nice as this one!
Thanks Erik! I appreciate your words.
Awesome box Marty.
Thanks :-)
fantastic mix of practicality and beauty. I was surprised by the use of the magnetic holsters on the exterior, but the more I think about it the more sense it makes. It seems like a mix of a modern "kai-zen" approach (the tools have their places, and if you use those exterior ones frequently and they're visible, it's even more easily grabbable) and a time proven dutch classic box. I am going to experiment with a set of trays that go into a box, and when I work, I will leave the trays out somewhere visible. If I don't have enough space in my shop, then the outside of a tool box would be a great place for a lot of magnetic catches. I do plan to take a toolbox out and about sometimes with me, so I'll not end up with exactly what you've got, but I loved your tour and its given me lots of nice ideas. I'm stealing the rare earth magnet thing. I'm gonna go nuts with those. thank you!
Thank you for that very nice comment. I'm glad you found a few useful tidbits :-)
Pretty jealous you got to do a workshop with the mighty Schwarz. Some day I will go to one of those!
I was stoked to attend two of his workshops. For the first four days we built the Roorkee Chair, then two days to build the primary parts of the Chest. I was saddened that later that year he decided to stop giving workshops :-(
Warp - for you tray idea, what about building a box where the trays slide out in different directions? For instance, two on the front, two to the left, two to the right. they could be still "at the box," but visible. I've got a picture in my head. May need to spend some quality time w/sketch up..... hmmmmmm
Did you know that these chest were also used in the 17th century in dutch sailingships? The sloping top was to prevent rain dripping into the chest
Also so no will park there buttocks on your chest
Excellent work! RWB
man loves his magnets and block planes
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! One idea...can you do something w/ the lid to make it a drawing surface? either as a drawing desk or as a place to keep drawings in use? that slope just exudes drafting table...
Thanks :-) Regarding the lid, I have seen some examples where the lid is used as you suggest. It just doesn't fit my needs to do so.
The slant would be nice for that, but then it gets in the way of accessing your tools. The beauty of the slant lid is you can't pile stuff on top of it which would make it a hassle just to open the chest. All of the flat surfaces in my shop eventually collect junk, but my dutch tool chest is always free and ready to be opened.
Super storage chest, well laid out. Wouldn't want to have to carry it Anywhere. Just looking at it, imagining having to pick it up made my hemorrhoids flutter.
I sense a high degree of obsessive compulsive behavior. Please pass on my condolences to your wife 😩. Beautiful tool chest! Why anybody would leave a thumbs down on this effort is beyond me. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for that :-) I appreciate your words.
Hi Marty-
Can't say that I'm going build a tool chest, but you gave me a ton to think about. It gets tiring looking through the drawers for tools and tool rolls. Are sometimes a pain.
So I will use many of your ideas, if it's ok with you.
I'm glad you found some useful ideas from the video
That's a very impressive box! I'm preparing to build my own, and yours is my favorite, by far.
Are the dimensions the same as the plans the October 2013 Pop. Woodworking article or did you increase the height to make room for the drawer?
How tall is that drawer?
Thanks for the inspiration, Marty!
Thanks.
Mine was built during a workshop with Christopher Schwarz. Yes, we used the plans (his plans) from the Pop Wood article. The drawer is 2 - 3 inches in height. If you want to incorporate a drawer then I would first build the basic chest, determine what you are going to store in the bottom section, and then size the drawer based on the leftover space.
Good luck with your build. I really enjoy using mine.
As I watched this, I kept critiquing the redundancy of the tools, but you really do have a lot of nice things and it is apparent they all have a utility to you. I really appreciate well-thought design and you have truly put in the effort. Bravo Zulu.
Amazing work, wondering if you could share where you got your work apron. Something lightweight like that would be handy in the summer humidity. Thank you!
My wife made it for me :-)
Very nice tool box! I like how you have very thing layer outside looks really good, where do you your larger hand saws and panel saws or do you not use them? Anyways thank you.
Thank you. Regarding the larger handsaws - although I have a couple, they are rarely used so I store them elsewhere.
What kind of magnets is he using? 🤔😄 nice tool chest.
Thanks for sharing. I've been so caught up in making foam rubber organisers that I've forgotten how easy it was to use magnets and shields for tool storage, so thanks for that.
How do you ensure your magnets don't come out?
I like the idea of creating an outline "shoe" for every tool. That way a missing tool is easy to identify.
I do use lots of magnets all over the shop. I use a gel superglue. A few dabs in the bottom of the hole keeps them very secure.
Thanks. My toolbox is going to be tossed about so I think I'll use ring magnets for extra security
I use a few ring magnets for the heavier tools. They are incredibly strong - good choice.
Just Great 👏👏👏
Thanks for the tour Marty, nice work! Did you have each tool in mind before you constructed the chest or did you place them afterward? If afterward, how did you make the place for the magnets? Some look like they would be hard to drill. Thanks again.
Thank you! The basics of the chest was built during a workshop, and is not my design. Over a period of about two years I settled on the placement of the various tools that I use. All of the tool holders and associated magnets were installed after the chest was built and in use, and weren't too difficult to do (I have a nice right-angle drill by Milwaukee that's very useful for operations like this).
Nice tool chest . Do you keep a picture of each drawer? I could not remember where I put all my tools but I am 67 , so I need all the help I can get. What table saw do you use ?
Thanks. No, I used the chest all the time so I have no difficulty remembering where everything is. I have a 3hp Delta Unisaw from the early 90's.
Beautifully made tool chest. I completely agree, rare earth magnets are worth their weight in gold... well, at least silver. ; )
Thank you
Totally inspired and I dont even have a shop!
Very funny. Thanks for that :-)