Recent content by RedRock

Many years ago, I bought this workbench from the local Sears. At the time, you could buy it without the butcher block top and that is what I did. I opted for just an MDF sheet cut in half and stacked. Advantage is that I ended up with a little more room on either side. The MDF has held up...

I have been reading the other thread pointed out by Meursault74, lots to read there. Just a final update on the toolbox. I bought some liner material and all drawers have been properly lined now. I do wish I had the matching top chest - who knows maybe I'll find one someday. In the...

Wax? As in car wax? I take it to prevent rust? Sorry for so many questions guys - just trying to make sure I get this right.

Oh wow! Eye candy bigtime! Thank you. Powr-Kraft - I had no idea Montgomery Ward sold toolboxes. Nice, learn something new every day. The top of mine. It is in nice shape. I'm going to try to get some drawler liner material. I'll have an update when I get that done. Thank you all for...

Thanks Don. That is what I thought. My cousin was a machinist. Unfortunately there is no matching top, however there are a couple of very nice Kennedy machinist toolchest tops. There is one that is about as wide as this bottom tool chest (26") and I thought about placing that on top.

Hello... I very close family member recently passed away, and today I retrieved from his shop one of his Craftsman toolboxes. It took quite a bit of cleaning but here it is. I am hoping somebody might be able to give me some advice. But first, this is what it looks like: The bottom...