The drop front for the Dutch tool chest is finally ready. I modelled the inside of it after the photo in Tolpin’s The Toolbox Book rather than the more popular arrangement from Schwarz’s design. The cross pieces have elongated holes for the screws to allow the 14” high panel to move and the cleats (“handles”) are simply glued in place (maybe I’ll add a couple of nails there, but could not get myself to put screws on those curves). I may glue the middle section of the cross pieces and use brass screws after painting the front of the panel. #DutchToolChest #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #Poplar #Anigre #Woodworking
For the lid of the Dutch tool chest, I started by plowing 5/16” by 1/2” grooves in the breadboard ends; then, I moved to the jointed panel and used the skew rabbet plane to cut 1-1/2” tongues down to a scribed line; after a quick adjustment pass with the router plane, I ended up with a nice snug fit. You may note that the ends are thicker that the main panel; I left them as thick as I could when dimensioning so I would have some play to handle any misalignment in my joinery without having to sacrifice the thickness of the lid; I will plane them to final thickness after assembling the lid. #DutchToolChest #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #Poplar #Woodworking
