I have some reclaimed maple flooring from Old Windsor Village Hall so I was very interested in this project.I also have some oak that I rescued from a skip that will be perfect for the drawers
Brilliant! I am just in the process of moving house & workshop so that the workshop will be 'On-Site'. AS soon as the new workshop is built I will definitely be buy more of this recycled flooring. So many projects it would be good for,
Matt, Thanks for that. We have literally (in the last 10 mins) just got home from our honeymoon in... Cumbria... stayed just outside Cartmel for 9 nights and had a fantastic time... Lovely place to live... :)
@@TraditionalTimes oh wow congratulations. I'm in north cumbria a place called Wigton. True, it is a beautiful part of the country. I work as a service engineer and love when I get jobs in the lake district. Look forward to more videos.
Than you. I've tried lots of different formats, but am coming to the realisation that videos without talking are the best medium for me. So more like this to follow...
@Birchwoodbldrs In the first instance they were sold as nails removed. Most were. Of the few remaining, I found with most of them with a hand wand metal detector and knocked them through with a hammer and punch. Those that I missed my planer found, which cost me half a dozen new teeth... 😀
Hi there. Thanks for the compliment. It's Briwax Walnut natural wax polish. You can apply it dry, but for projects where I want to make the piece look aged I warm the tin through in a container of hot water (to melt the wax), then splodge it on and while the wax cools wipe of the excess. Then it leaves a nice mottled aged look as if the toolbox has been kicking around the workshop for years!!! 😁
Dude, very nice build. I love your tool set and skill. I am in the process of building something very similar for my niece. The wood you rescued is beautiful (after all your work on it). I was wondering why you choose to stain it. It looked so gorgeous in its natural beauty. I also wondered why you choose to not inset the drawer bottoms. I was fortunate to see and original "Gershner" machinist tool box my grandfather used. They are truly special. Thanks for the help. I learned a few things. Cheers John In lovely North Jersey, USA
In answer to your questions: I stained the box as I did, simply because I like old wooden toolboxes that kind of colour (see latest video). It was entirely a personal choice and I do agree that the old maple flooring came up a treat.
As to the draw bottoms, they are of plywood so super stable, and from a design point of view I simply copied the design of a toolbox my father had for years. No reason for not using a floating base. Just again another design decision I made to keep things simple for me. The 64 Draw Small Parts Cabinet uses floating draws for sure.
It's 6mm plywood, which by it's nature is very stable. Design was based on my fathers cabinet which also has glued plywood bottoms and is over 30 years old. However, floating bottoms (as per the drawers in the 64 drawer workshop organiser) are also an option). :)
Go for it. I am moving more and more towards using reclaimed timber simply because of the cost. So much is just burned or dumped that still has life in it.
It's nothing more than I have parts from another project getting in the way slightly... when using the mitre saw I always stand to one side or the other because things have come back at me in the past, but I was leaning because of the parts in the cabinet underneath... and don't worry... they're not there now...
Only just found your channel.... Wow. I'm going to look through your back catalogue. Was the deliberate mistake the middle drawer runner guide put in upside down. Great workmanship.
Yep... that was it... all because I was talking to James and NOT paying attention to what I was meant to be doing. I would like to say that was the only time this has ever happened, but it's not. Only last weekend I managed to glue all four sides of a pocket on my latest project and caused myself all sorts of problems... :)
What was that tool that he was using the knock in those tiny brads/pins? Is that what they used to use in the olden days? A hammer?... Kidding. It's so refreshing to see a someone NOT using a nail gun. Stay crafty. It's also nice to see someone working at a pace thats dictated by his desire for accuracy without all the hoopla and need for jigs or apparatuses to facilitate repeatability More time is wasted in my shop trying to develop a repeatable product or process, when it's likely that I'll only do something once. It's the engineer in me obstructing the craftsman that I desire to become.
Couldn't agree more. Nailers are good for quick assemblies using plywood, but if you are crafting a cabinet or toolbox, pins and a small pin hammer are more accurate, more reliable and better in general for the soul. Craftsmanship over mass production is always the best way. I do use jigs but only for the purposes of accuracy. Jigs are great for mass production but as soon as you start to mass produce, then you lose the beauty inherent in a one off piece. Mass production is in and of itself a soulless thing.
@@PetterPJ3W Oh Dear! Now you've gone and done it. I use whatever tools I have in the workshop at the time. Now you've identified a tool I don't have, a tool (I presume) designed for a specific purpose. Now I am going to have to go and acquire one. Best not let Mrs H know. :) :) ;)
The two stains were one and the same thing, Briwax Walnut.I actually warmed the finish through both times. I warm through because it gives me slightly blotchy, well used look to the finished item. Like it's been kicking around the workshop for a while. Just personal preference really.
Absolutely love the toolbox plan to make one myself one day beautiful way to use recycled materials and great video aswell. Ill definitely be keeping an eye out for you videos from now on❤
Imagine a beautiful job and I didn’t see the first woodpecker Festool or SawStop ect all in all refreshing. Whoever did videoing great job and also appreciated the music without endless talking..
Thanks. Am busy moving house and packing up the workshop, but format is something very much on my mind. The evidence is certainly there that this type of format is much more popular than others, so watch this space... :)
Had to translate: "Very spacious workshop, it's nice to work in it, you do beautiful things, I like it, it's nice to see your work" - Thanks... hope you enjoyed the video :)
