WIP - my version of Dr Al’s travel tool chest and workbench

[SteveMP]

Hello all,

I have family 500 miles away and often travel to help out with projects there or build things for my daughter and grandson etc. In the past couple of years I load up a canvas bag with some hand tools but they get banged up in transit and i sometimes need more tools that will fit in the bag so i have some in paper bags etc. I decided it was time to build a proper tool chest but I also needed a better way to hold my work as i am working on it. It gets dangerous trying to improvise stuff or hold things in my hands while trying to do work (especially with sharp chisels etc) After looking around the internet for a while I stumbled onto Dr Al’s travel tool chest and thought this would be the perfect thing for my needs. I built another chest as practice and to use while this is being built as I am guessing this will take me some time to finish. I have been working on this a few weeks and am currently on around page 26 of Dr Al’s build log here:

CGTK - Travel Tool Chest & Workbench Build Process

I’ll update this thread when i make more progress

 

[Dr.Al]

Looking great Steve. I'm really pleased you've decided to post a WIP of your build. I know for sure that I'm going to enjoy this - the tool chest is still probably my favourite of all the projects I've done and now I get to experience it all again vicariously!

 

[Cabinetman]

Nice one, Dr Al, you could end up being as famous as Roubo if this catches on.
Will follow this with interest Steve. As it’s a wip don’t be shy, we love photos so pls give us the full size ones.
Ian

 

[AndyT]

This is what I like about online sharing of what we do - inspiration plus support and encouragement.

 

[SteveMP]

Nice one, Dr Al, you could end up being as famous as Roubo if this catches on.
Will follow this with interest Steve. As it’s a wip don’t be shy, we love photos so pls give us the full size ones.
Ian

Thank you! I didn’t realize i wasn’t posting full size pics. I just clicked attach photo from my phone. I may need to look at settings to see why they aren’t uploading the full size.

 

[SteveMP]

Looking great Steve. I'm really pleased you've decided to post a WIP of your build. I know for sure that I'm going to enjoy this - the tool chest is still probably my favourite of all the projects I've done and now I get to experience it all again vicariously!

Thank you! And thanks again for all your help and answering my questions etc!

 

[AndyT]

Thank you! I didn’t realize i wasn’t posting full size pics. I just clicked attach photo from my phone. I may need to look at settings to see why they aren’t uploading the full size.

A few seconds after a photo finishes uploading, two buttons appear over the photo, giving you a choice of posting a thumbnail or the full image. Now that most people have a decent web connection, just go for the Full Image option to put an automatically resized picture in your post.

 

[SteveMP]

A few seconds after a photo finishes uploading, two buttons appear over the photo, giving you a choice of posting a thumbnail or the full image. Now that most people have a decent web connection, just go for the Full Image option to put an automatically resized picture in your post.

Ok cool thank you! Let me try it:

Edit : i didn’t see it before because the buttons are cut off on my iphone and just says “Insert…”

 

[SteveMP]

Yesterday, I had time to finish up the mortise and tenons on the back brace and dry fit them before working on the wedges for them.

 

[Dr.Al]

Those tenons look like a really good fit in the mortices. Lovely job.