Tool Chest for Hand Tools, Portable
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- The tool chest was the longest project to date in our Hand Tool Workshop. It was the suggestion of our members and I am so glad we did it. I use it to haul my tools to wood shows and workshops, the members wanted something they could use in a shared garage that was compact, protective and made their tools easily accessible. It was built with just hand tools, other than a lathe to turn the drawer knobs, everything was processed with hand saws, planes and chisels. Hope you enjoy it and please consider supporting our effort to train disabled Vets in hand tool woodworking.
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Amazing! I was glued to the computer as you were explaining about your tools and chest. Woodworking is a passion of mine, but we can't afford all the tools and wood, so doing projects by hand is ideal. I'm a 69 year old great-grandma so I doubt I will ever reach your level of expertise but that will not stop this Nana. Thank you for sharing.
5 years later, I’m just coming to this video. Just coming to woodworking in general. This is an ingenious design and use of all the space. Thank you!
Wow, well done. I would build a folding easel to support the white board. Thanks for another great video.
Voilà ce que j'aime dans la menuiserie : la réflexion, l'imagination, l'astuce déployées ! Et si en plus c'est beau…
The level of attention in design here is amazing!
An ingenious design. The work and insight of a true woodworker.
That's a wonderful concept I'm one of those people who shares between motorcycles and woodwork and if you ever saw the size of a garage in England you would laugh your socks off.
First time I've seen outside that window. Beautiful!
Your tip-out saw storage is exactly what was formulating in the back of my brain for my own tool cabinet - and now you've gone and done it!
Thanks for sharing - a lot of great ideas, even for a stationary tool board or cabinet.
I would like to thank rob for all his help his videos has helped me so much especially my plane work thank you sir your awsome
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Except these two words, no comment. I am amazed!
What an absolute master of his craft!
Absolutely fantastic Mr. Cosman. I greatly appreciate the ingenuity you demonstrate in your work and in your content. There is simply no substitute for custom fabricated implements, especially in practical useable storage.
was and is fun!
That is obviously well thought out! Amazing results from a man that knows what he is doing.
Just opening that thing everyday would be an adventure in itself. What a great tool box!
This is easily one of the coolest things I have ever seen. It really is a whole shop in one chest, amazing! And the use of space is so clever!--the knockdown saw bench really blew me away, I don't think I've ever seen that before. Quite unique!
Wow! I have been impressed by your other videos, but this one takes the biscuit. This reveals to me your true genius.
rob-you are a pleasure to watch-your know your stuff-and you have many many great clever ideas-your an excellent trainer-thank you
I think this project finally convinced me to sign up with you... excellent thought process on this build.
Fantastic, brilliant design, great use of space, great explanations.
I took a hiatus from woodworking at a bad time, you've done some remarkably cool and useful projects. I gotta get my act together and get back at this stuff. great portable tool solution that you've come up with.
wow. impressively set out
This is fantastic, amazingly well thought out..rob you are a genius
Excellent case!
That's some serious planning!! I love it !!!
I learn a lot from your videos.
im woodworker from Slovenia and i wish you all the best.
Truly master of his trade.
All I can say is Wow! Awesome project! I am jealous!
Nice job Rob .Only other 2 things I would find room for is a spokeshave and a rasp.
Rob thankyou, great presentation and great cabinet. Johnny
Watched dozens of times.
as usual your show never disappoint, great tool chest and very versatile to your shows, a bit surprised not to see a Knew-concept saw...
also a #4 or a #3 handplane, there's enough room for it...
nice video presentation, thanks Rob.
Rob Cosman
can't say that i disagree on both, the fret saw is mainly a secondary tool unless you cut puzzles...and the 4.5 is the one i also pickup the most since I have it...
Best
This is an excellent project- very well designed. Well done Rob. Scott
Very well designed tool chest. You did a great job in layout and construction.
fabulous !..just fabulous ...
Beautifully designed! Love your tools! I wish can afford them...
never say cant my friend start small start today and build if you can dream it its yours go get it
Shear perfection Rob takes me back to school in the early sixties no power tools then as such but it did sort out the men from the boys. All the best.
Where have you been my whole life. Love the tool box
Rob Cosman I'm in the back yard working on my Home Depot plane. I know I know I need a Stanley. Don't worry I'm working my way up.
Brilliant!
Well done. Not only useful, but still nice.
I love that! You were talking right to me about having to keep my tools in the back corner of the garage and then drag them out to the driveway to work. I have been thinking about making some totes or smaller boxes but I want them to be easy to access and put away.Thanks for the inspiration.
Since it is on wheels and easy to rotate, I would do the white board the back of the center cabinet or even the 3 uppers.
I built a rolling tool cabinet and included a white board on the inside of the top lid.
Awesome work Rob, not other explanation is needed, Thx
Rob, Thank you, outstanding! This is a great primer on "essential tools" for hand wood working and their tool cabinet. For the whiteboard, why not use the hinge that is already there? You could attach the hinge to the lower case, swing it down when you need to access tools, and swing it up when you need the white board? With a 180-degree hinge it would lay flat against the lower cabinet. With a 90-degree hinge and a stop it could be a horizontal light duty work or writing surface. Kind regards, Greg
Looks like variations of this have been previously suggested several times!
very nice job, as much as I like the tool chest im so envious of the tools within ha. great job as always. Irish Dan
Awesome cabinet
I really enjoyed the video it is another wonderful example of a portable tool carrier. I would just hang the white board to the opposite side of your dominate hand so it would be out of the way while you worked and folks wouldn't ask you to move so they could copy the notes.
Awesome cabinet Rob.
I'm about to make a tool chest to bring some order to my shop so you've given me several good tips.
Many thanks,
Alan.
Very nice indeed. Well done.
So neat!
Very nice Rob, would expect no less, being Cosman
Rob. This is the best thing I have seen since the Studley tool chest, fantastic innovation here. I had one thought regarding mounting your white board. I thought there should be some way you can use the existing hinges. Place a female set on the inside top of the box so you can display it when you need to teach, then swing it up and out of the way when you need to grab a tool. If it doesn't work swinging up, have a separate mount on one of the sides to display and open it like a door to access tools.
Thanks again for sharing this, it was awesome.
Nice build; well thought out for a traveling tool case.
For the white board, put the hinges at the top of the door rather than the side. Then when you open it it will open with the white board side out and will be plenty tall enough to lecture from. if that doesn't work or you don't like it, just make an easel that collapses and fits in on the the side pockets or fits on to the door and is all one piece. Just a thought.
Incredibly well designed Rob.. Very original . I haven’t seen anything like this .
thanks Rob........i enjoyed this project.......i've been toying with ideas for my work but this seems a great solution for my needs..cheers.....
Great work! Instead of hanging the whiteboard, you might want to seat it on the top of the case using 2 upside down ‘T’ style feet with a slot cut in each to match the thickness of the whiteboard. That way you can just lift it out of the way and put it back easily whenever you need to reach for a tool without having to unfix it.
Functional and beautiful!
Rob. If you added another set of case side hinges for the door at the top of the central case, the “white board” could flip up out of the way. Might be too much weight but thinking out loud.😊
A very slick well thought out cabinet
You know, you could just order another one of everything and have it shipped to each destination like the power tool suppliers do for conventions. Then sell them off at each event. :)
But I certainly appreciate challenge and desire of building such an awesome cabinet. And I had to chuckle when you called Baltic birch plywood "the cheap stuff". :)
***** Seriously? It's at least 2x the price here. So much for "this is the place."
Full extension drawer slides attached to the front edge of the center box so the white board can move up and down easily. On the bottom of the white board a threaded knob that will hold it in place in the up or down position. The knob can be unscrewed and stored out of the way. and the drawer slides are detachable from the panels.
Fantastic.
Very well #Woodworking done, Rob! While it's not practical for me, or others like me (horribly bad back), it is a well thought-out portable tool chest for those desiring one! #KeepTheChipsFlying!
Good morning. If you place a matching set of the back half of your door hinges for the white board on small blocks with a tapered dovetail(so gravity will hold them in) that protrude the thickness of the door, in front of your saw you should be able to use it and swing it out of the way when you need to reach for a screw driver or drill bit. when your done set them at the base of the cabinet for transport. It won't add any additional weight. Basically rehang the door with removable hardware.
Awesome build ,most impressive ,loving it
Incredible Rob!!!
A real masterpiece!
Absolutely awesome
Rob, Here's an idea to mount the white board. Install a cleat at the top back of the white board that will allow you to slip into where the Level was after you remove the level.
Hi Rob, been a fan of your videos for years - leant so much from you, thank you for sharing to love and joy of your craft. As you were chatting about the whiteboard problem, I thought you could make two 1 1/2" holders that the board sat in and dowel them in the front of the cabinet (maybe with two dowels per holder to tie in the small leaves to the large central cabinet edges,) If these were placed so that the board sat with the bottom just below were your level is - it would not need to be removed constantly for tool access, and would be high enough for students to refer back to easily. when not needed they could be kept in the drawer with the wedges etc.
What a fantastic build, excellent craftsmanship! A possibility would be to hinge the whiteboard in the landscape position from the top of the cabinet and have a detachable gas strut to hold it up when you need access? I know a gas strut isn't very authentic to the hand tool feel of the overall cabinet but if the means justify the ends ... :)
Really turned out nice, Rob!
You might consider putting the whiteboard on the backside. Great design! Very inspiring.
thanks Terry, hadnt thought of that, would be a good spot, will think in it.
Maybe pack a small easel
Hey Rob, I was in Knoxville earlier, and I went by Wood Craft, and I picked up a few dovetail saws. The owner of the store was talking to me, and he mentioned that you do classes up there. To my surprise I am actually subscribed to your channel, and I had no idea you did classes so close. I might have to come check it out! It would be pretty cool to meet you. I've been a fan of your work for awhile.
Rob Cosman Haha it's fine! Yeah, he said something about March. If my work schedule doesn't interfere I will definitely try to make it up there. Would be great to meet you Rob!
love it. I can't wait to get a Woodriver plane
Rob Cosman which one do you think would be the best one to get the four and a half right now I only have one and it's a Cobalt one that I got from Lowe's I'm just starting into the woodworking
Get the 5 1/2, the 4 1/2 is a bit short for the shooting board and for planing long stock. The 5 1/2 Jack is the Jack of all planing so it's a perfect first plane
Thank you so much
Very nice tool chest! Perhaps attaching the white board by a set of magnets! ;)
Great job, Rob. If I was going to make anything even remotely like this, and with any machine help that I could muster, I doubt that I'd ever finish it! I'm too slow.
Hi there from Portugal,
Nice Toolbox :D
Obrigado(Thanks)
Buy two more door hinges and put the companion piece to the whiteboard on the drill box as another extension to the left of the main boxes .
You need to incorporate a vice to ether the box top or saw bench .
For the whiteboard, you could use 170 degree wide throw hinges, and put a pair of mounting plates on top of the center section. Just click the door onto the top, and flip it down, then up out of the way to access the tools. The only thing is it looks like the bench hook would be in the way of the hinge knuckle where it currently hangs inside the case, when closing the door for transport.
You Rock Rob!......Rockin' Rob!!! (LOL! I need help!)..GREAT Build Man! I ALWAYS learn something from You! Thanks for Sharing! Have A Super Week!.....Gus
Very well thought out.
Very impressive nice Job as always.
bloody magnificent !!!
Awesome Chest !!!! Maybe you could somehow set in another set of receiving hinges to hook the door to so you can lay it down and use it as a portion of the bench top ( for light duty) and when you need it you just lift it up for the whit board. Thanks for all you do and teach.
nice!! I think I'll copy the idea with the flipping saw sleeve/holder! It will come right next to my new Woodriver no.7 :D
You might be able to use the existing hinges on the white board by turning the door 90 degrees and hanging it from the inside top of the tool chest. Now since that would prevent easy access to tools, another idea would be to place the white board face up at the base of the chest and then simply raise it up for whatever you needed to draw out. I don't use a white board but rather an interior door in my chest. You could accomplish that idea with a 1/4 thick board that pulls out from either the left or right bay of the chest.
Love it! I have to work in a small Flat/Apartment so your tool chest(modified) for my tools and i thought a bench top(the milkman bench top) to sit on top of the tool chest. That would enable me to store my tools and bench out of the way for normal living. Sorry i cant help with the white board, but no doubt you have that sorted by now.
It's an art piece by itself... beautiful and very functional, thanks for showing us Rob.
One thing I "noticed" (could of been the camera angle) that the 5 1/2 plane had the blade out as you first removed it to place on the shooting board...knowing you this wouldn't be so but, it did look like it....anyhoo, great build and I bet a lot of viewers will use at least one design from the build...I know I will. 😊😉👍🏼
How strange the next video I watch is about your plane setup and use! LOL.
I understand about the bed on side or flat and it is all down to your own preferences, when I started my boatbuilding apprenticeship we were told to have the plane on its bed but toe raised on a scrap piece...I suppose it stuck and have done for the last 40 years. 😊
*could've
"could of" is incorrect, a mishearing of could've (a contraction of could have).
"...I "noticed" (could of been..."
BariumCobaltNitrog3n crikey, you swallowed a dictionary?? 😳😉
If you're going to do something, do it right. I hope you are not offended by my correction. Language is my toolbox.
I just prefer not to shorten words unless on twitter 😂
for the Whiteboard. To keep things flush during transport, but having a strong lip, Cut a piece of wood shaped by an L and a matching slot in the top. For transport, the bracket goes in upside down. To use, simply turn the bracket around so the vertical part of the L is above the tabletop and holds the board from kicking out
The only thing more impressive than the chest itself is the mind that conceived of this project. Do you ever sleep, or do you simply lie in bed thinking this stuff through?
Brilliant minds never rest
love your work. . plenty of hrs and thought... CRAFTMAN
As always asome!!
Another clever design of yours
Rob, a collapsible easel would work great for the white-board and probably store nicely as well.
For the whiteboard you could attach rod on a single side of it that fits into a hole on the bench so that you can move it out of the way like a door. That you way you can set it up quickly, remove it quickly and also use both sides of it.
About the white board, how about you put a pair of hinge thingies on the top just beside your level holder, then you could clip in the whiteboard in those. If need be to access the tools behind, you can flip it up -- it's still a hinge after all. It probably wouldn't stay flipped up by itself, but it should be useable enough for flipping up, grabbing a tool and drop it back down.
Well done!.Thank you.
Parralelogram that clips on to the top....then you just lift the board to access behind while still showing the content on the whiteboard - just a thought. Love the tool box.