I am glad I took the time to make a miter hook and a miter shooting board; it makes cutting precise miters, such as the ones for the trim of the lid of the carpenter’s tool chest, a quick, stress-free, operation. #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #WhitePine #Pine #Woodworking
Time to attach the handles to the carpenter’s tool chest. I have been debating how to attach them to allow for wood movement; in the end, I opted for four big no.14 wood screws; I want the handles to sit on the bottom skirt, so I elongated the screw holes more and more as they get closer to the top. At the moment, the handles reach just under the trim of the lid, but this Summer there will definitely be a gap there. I thought I would glue the bottom third of the handles to the chest ends, but they feel so solid that I may skip the glue for the time being. #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #WhitePine #Pine #Woodworking
