One small step - tool cabinet organized!

[Laredo]

Just moved into this house 2 months ago, finally had some "garage time" away from work and other priorities to get some of my tools out moving boxes and put away. The cabinet was a gift from my wife's mom after my her Dad passed away. He handmade it several years ago, and I think of him every time I open it up. It was always referred to in her family as the "John Deere cabinet" and that tradition has continued with me.

His old hand saws will likely never get used but I left them in because they came with the cabinet and I think the handmade mounting clamps are just plain cool.

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[Z2V]

That's really nice. Looks well made

 

[captain14]

Nice cabinet. How many tools did you buy to fill it up?

Can you post a close up of the saw hold down brackets? I've seen similar ones in home improvement magazines I think.

 

[bixxjs]

I had a carpenter do some work on my house and the custom made tool box to hold his saws and chisels was a work of art.
Those old timers took real pride in their work.

 

[Laredo]

Nice cabinet. How many tools did you buy to fill it up?....

Actually none. Already had the tools, just in an unorganized state.

Nice cabinet. How many tools did you buy to fill it up?

Can you post a close up of the saw hold down brackets? I've seen similar ones in home improvement magazines I think.

That wouldn't surprise me. He had volumes of woodworking and home magazines.

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[CJM8515]

^ now that is genius.

 

[Laredo]

...Those old timers took real pride in their work.

Yes they did! He even made his own cabinet door handles from scratch...

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[Richard Cranium]

Nice looking box, and so well made.
Take care of it, and keep the memories.

 

[southalabama]

I talked to an old time carpenter. He said back in the day building your tool box was one of the first things you did as an apprentice.

 

[captain14]

I talked to an old time carpenter. He said back in the day building your tool box was one of the first things you did as an apprentice.

That and building a set of sawhorses for the jobsite

 

[captain14]

Actually none. Already had the tools, just in an unorganized state.



That wouldn't surprise me. He had volumes of woodworking and home magazines.

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Thanks for the photos. That's similar in design to my rough scrap wood I threw together for my large wood cabinet

 

[jhn9840]

Very nice cabinet indeed. Those saw handle clamps are so simple yet so smart.

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John

 

[Sawdustmaker]

Very nice cabinet indeed. Those saw handle clamps are so simple yet so smart.

jhn9840
John

Beats the heck out of peg board hooks.