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- Condition
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- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 0.25 x 11.5 in
- Weight
- 1.18 lb
- Publisher
- Popular Woodworking Books
- Publication date
- January 1, 2003
- Language
- English
- Print length
- 128 pages
Description
Build the tool chest of your dreams!Why spend money on prepackaged tool boxes when you can make something better from scratch - a tool box tailored to your specific needs?In Building the Perfect Tool Chest, master craftsman Jim Stack provides complete materials lists, plans and step-by-step instructions for building 15 stylish, yet practical, designs. Perfect for hand tools and power tools alike, projects range from elegant rolling cabinets to utilitarian tote boxes - a selection that ensures something for every woodworker, no matter what your level of skill.It's all the guidance you need to craft the tool chest design you've been dreaming of - classic, contemporary or uniquely your own!Projects include:Handy boxSmall tool chestTool caddyTen-drawer chestJim's toolboxRolling tool cabinetCabinetmaker's chestJourneyman's tote boxSliding- door cabinetPlane cabinet & casePegboard-lover's cabinetFly-tying boxSouthwestern chestCurved-front chest21st-century tool cabinet Read more
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| Publisher | Popular Woodworking Books |
|---|---|
| Publication date | January 1, 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 128 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 155870650X |
| ISBN-13 | 07 |
| Item Weight | 1.18 pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.25 x 11.5 inches |
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Top Amazon Reviews
No fluff here.
Let me start by saying I love this book. I checked it out of our local library and after renewing it three times, decided I should own it. In a nutshell it is fifteen tool box plans. Not the fancy shmancy quilted mahogany with ivory inlay type of boxes, or the kind where the tools are stacked so densely you have to move forty to get the one you want, or the faddish type that are all the rage in magazines, but the kind of tool holders that most of us regular types would use day to day. There is considerable variety from a simple box with lid, large tool chests, chest of drawers, a hanging cabinet, and even a box for fisherman. For each tool box there is a detailed materials list in both inches and metric, lots of photos and illustrations, and helpful tips on joinery and assembly. Many of the boxes are built with plywood or pine but you can substitute any material. Joinery varies a bit from box to box. There are fifteen projects and fifteen sections or chapters, plus a short introduction, a list of suppliers, and an index. This book assumes you have the basic knowledge and skills to complete the projects. It is not a first project type of book and I really appreciate that approach. So many times I've been disappointed because a book has a couple nice projects on the cover but half the book is how to use a screwdriver and where to buy router bits. This book is fluff free and in my opinion all the tool boxes look useful and are logically constructed. I did build a toolbox after reading this but had to design my own as I needed one with a larger top tray than any in this book. I look forward to making some straight off the plans.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017 by R.A.M.
USEFUL IDEAS in here helped me design several different boxes for my needs.
Interesting book with lots of good ideas; everything from old classics to modern innovations, stylish and clever, ornate to practical.
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015 by G. Conner
Something for everyone, here
I am presently building a machinist's toolchest, which I designed myself, using ideas from Jim Tolpin's "The Toolbox Book" and a bunch of pictures and data from the internet. I'm happy with the results so far and confident of completing my first effort. However, if I'd had Jim Stack's book, I might have started my project a lot sooner. "Building the Perfect Toolchest" is a book of projects--15 of them--that covers almost the same RANGE as Tolpin's, but obviously not in such glorious and varied detail. The first project is a simple plywood box with all mitred joints. Then we see a similar flip-top chest with frame and panel construction. From there we move on to a suit-case style caddy with a few simple drawers. Then, progressively, we go through multi-drawer chests, rolling tool carts, open totes and wall-mounted storage, culminating in a full-sized, professional standing cabinet in two pieces that could hold almost all you would need. Every chapter includes complete cutting and hardware lists for duplicating the projects exactly. (A nice touch is the inclusion of inch AND metric dimensions!) The color photos are superb, the directions clear and simple and the suggestions for variations of design are very helpful. There is a great emphasis on machining and it almost goes without saying that the router and tablesaw are used throughout the book. There are clear explanations of all fixtures, jigs and gadgets and even old hands will pick up a couple of useful tricks here. I believe the best feature of the book is its user-friendliness. Even real newbies should have no trouble working confidently, accurately and safely by following the text. Your only problem will be getting to keep any of your first efforts for yourself!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2004 by Adam Weber
I like to purchase plans
I like to purchase plans. I don't like to design something, then revise it, then spend less time building then I spent designing. I normally get pages of very detailed instructions on how to build something with little thought about dimensions. That's the point. This book has a lot of back-patting, and the plans aren't what I'd call complete. Where dimensions would go, sometimes instead it says "these dimensions are variable according to your needs". If I wanted to make custom dimensions to suit my needs I wouldn't buy an instruction book. You could make these boxes using these instructions. I was expecting plans like the ones I have bought from Lee Valley, where you make parts, then make those into assemblies, then assemble those and BOOM, you've just spent 2 months making a super-cool piece of furniture. These require a lot more thought, even though they're just toolboxes, and I don't think I'll be using them.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017 by Capnmcorn
A tool chest project book for tool nuts
A really nice book of projects for tool nuts. The projects run from simple tool totes to fine furniture versions of tool chests. Of the 15 projects, I hope to find the time to build 10 or more, if I do, there's more reason to buy more tools to put in them. Each project has 3 view drawings and materials lists and plenty of construction photos. The book covers different joinery techniques and use and care of a few hand tools that can be used while you're building. I consider myself lucky if I find a book with 3 projects that I might actually make, this book comes out way ahead of most other project books that I have bought.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2009 by E. Dysart
Ideas and plans
A good book for ideas and plans for tool chests. As a beginner I was hoping for a little more detailed instructions on the more complicated chests as that is what I need to build.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2008 by Gregory Douglass
Really Good Book
Lots of pictures and explanations. I haven’t tried to build anything from it yet. But i expect to soon.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021 by JerryPWhitt
A great source of ideas
Like most "workshop porn," the text is written for the benefit of beginning to intermediate skilled woodworkers. The pictures are excellent, although a bit lacking in details. It's a good source of ideas, cut lists, and plans.
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019 by Dave Gordon