Timber Framers Guild Forums Tools Tool Forum Pictures of tool boxes?

absolutely no objections -- feel free to post any and all toolboxes you would like to share.

A guy I work with developed this layout box based on the Borneman square and we have made a couple different models. We find it holds almost all your most often used tools pretty well.



Another version, a bit bigger-

Good Thread Gable!



The two wooden toolboxes that I used for a long time on the road have now been replaced with canvas tool bags from the surplus store. The nice little chisel holding slots enabled the chisels to chop right through the bottom of the box just from riding around in the back of the truck. I still use them around the shop at home but the canvas tool bags are better for me to pack around.

Years ago, I tried to sell some tool boxes at the local hardware store. I sold some but not many. I used the left overs for my own tool boxes. I have one with all my layout tools in it, and one with a good lot of hand tools.

The basic design is like this:



And can be about any width and length you need.

Here is a shot of mine with some tools in it:



I have a slot on the side for my framing square, and several slots for standing up my chisels, corner chisel, and combination square.

There's a good question. How do you keep chisels from rattling around and finding their way threw the bottom of a tool box?

Mine is not old enough to wear a hole through the bottom of a 3/4" board......

I repaired my chisel slots by gluing small blocks of wood in the bottom, and then lined the slot with a folded scrap of leather. The chisel wedges into the leather and is held firm.

Wooden Boat Mag. has a nice tool box write up in it, plans and all. A handle that folds out of the way and doubles as the fixture which holds the draws in while transporting. If someone has more web skill than I, it wouldn't take much, they maybe able to link some info on it. Or go get the publication. It is a variation of what we have posted on this thread.

Tim

So...

ya gonna post the pix or not?