Tool Box - How to make

In this video I show you how to make a big dovetailed tool box.

I decided that I needed to sort out my hand tools in my workshop and I had a few rough sawn scaffold boards left over from the Scaffold Board Shed project [watch it here - https://youtu.be/ayeNV4fqFiM]

The tool box was to be strong and utilitarian to take all the knocks of a workshop and to be able to be moved around if needed.

Cut up the boards to rough length and biscuit, glue + clamp the boards together for two sides, top, bottom + back panels.

When dry, cut panels over length by 10mm.

Make a dovetail cutting jig for the use of a power saw.

Set the saw blade to the dovetail 1:6 ratio angle.

Mark out the dovetails along the panels and set the depth of the saw to the thickness of the panels plus 5mm [half of the 10mm additional length]

Make the cuts for all of the dovetail tails.

Clamp a straight edge and use a plunge biscuit cutter power tool to accurately cut the shoulders.

Turn over and do the same on the other side as the biscuit cutter can only cut half way through.

Finally use a hand saw to make the final cuts into the corners.

Use these panels to mark out the corresponding pins, set the saw blade to 90 degrees and the jig to the 1:6 ratio and cut all of the pins.

Use the biscuit cutter and hand saw as before to cut out the waste.

Big heavy lump hammer to bash them all together with some glue, check corners for square and clamp.

Mark out the dovetails on the rear panel, and cut as before.

Place on the dried carcass and mark the pins and cut as well.

Big hammer and glue to get it all together.

Now you have a heavy and very strong box for tools.

Make some drawers.

The top drawer is designed with a flap down front so when in use I can access the most used tools directly without having to have the drawer pulled fully open.

Simply ply base and rough cut sides and back, glued and screwed together.

Fit some fully extending drawer runners and fit to the box.

Make the other three drawers same though with fixed fronts, bottom two drawers are deeper for bigger tools!

Fit with runners and fit to the box.

Now for some heavy duty funky handles made from old mountain bike knobby tires [tyres].

Cut off the rims and cut four lengths.

Glue the walls together with some silicone adhesive and clamp until dry.

Fix to the drawer fronts with nuts, bolts and washers.

They work really well and are comfy to the touch.

A last finishing touch to add some cool graphics, make a paper stencil and spray a big 'TOOL' up the front and a nice hidden logo on the drop down top drawer front.

Fill the tool box up with tools to give a tidy workshop and every tool that you need to use, just where it should be...to hand.

I hope you have enjoyed this Tool Box How to Make and that it will inspire you to make one for yourself.

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