View allAll Photos Tagged ToolBox
This stuff was lying on top of an old handmade mechanics toolbox of mine. Looked like it was laid out for a picture so .....I took one! There’s a round 1882 Perfection lock a nice Sargent lock with a Fleur-de-lis type pattern and a Slaymaker RFD mail lock.
This is the box as I received it, badly beaten up and not showing a lot of love. The case was way out of square and somebody had put in about 50 nails and screws holding the thing together over time.
Scaled down tool tote from the Handyman Club www.handymanclub.com/projects/articletype/articleview/art.... This is a 12" long box instead of an 18" box, because my wife wanted something smaller and we are going to give the full sized one to my in-laws.
I recently found an old wooden toolbox and I am trying to date it.
There are square nails in it and the hinges look old too.
I will be restoring it, but let it keep its age, just clean it up and fasten everything.
I love the almost black color.
My initial thought was to restore it and use it for my own tools.
But I might just keep it just as decoration.
Any info is always welcome.
Finally got my toolbox from the good folks of Boston Industrial. ( www.bostonindustrial.com/ ) My tools have a home after a lifetime of waiting... These are made by Excel ( catalog.bostonindustrial.com/item/all-categories/tool-box...? ) and I have to say, they are very well built. I'm happy. www.44bikes.com ( www.44bikes.com )
We don't have a dedicated team room...yet. So our meeting tools are in this toolbox for easy transport!
My to me toolbox with some old stickers on it. The stickers are Snap-on but the tool box is a metal Beach one.
The drawers have been rebuilt and refinished and new green felt liners were installed.
Every drawer is different and the drawer guides are made to match. It can only be assembled with the drawers in a certain position. I laid out the drawer positions with ,050 thousands clearance (less than 1/16 per side) on each drawer.
. The old screw holes for the pulls were filled and finished.
.Some drawer pulls-knobs were missing, and none of the remaining pulls matched. New pulls-knobs were purchased and installed Pulls are of brass w/ an 8/32 screw from behind.
1/8" Red Oak ply has been added to the top of a box made of scrap plywood. The drawer guides are made from clear pine that I cut out of new door frame molding.
The top trim is Oak molding and the bottom trim was cut from Oak Lattice.
The sides are made from pine. Dark Oak Stain and Maple Stain have been used in different areas because of the different absorption rates of Oak and Pine.
Carpenters glue, brass screws and finishing nails were used in the box's assembly.
Finish is three coats of Semi-Gloss Varnish, sanded in between coats w/ 220 grit paper,
Final finish is a light rub of 0000# steel wool and a final coat of wiping varnish applied. ( regular varnish thinned 50% w/ spirits )
Finally got my toolbox from the good folks of Boston Industrial. My tools have a home after a lifetime of waiting... These are made by Excel and I have to say, they are very well built. I'm happy.