If at first you don't succeed...

[Beave2012]

Update: Box complete with fully wooden hinge and full wooden clasp. Could pass through a metal detector without worry. Next up, a handle and ways to hold the tools through transport.

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[JPG]

Wow! That even looks better than the router table door!

[Beave2012]

Wow! That even looks better than the router table door!

Hey that is quality rated sheathing there. You only wish yours was so premium.

[JPG]

Wow! That even looks better than the router table door!

Hey that is quality rated sheathing there. You only wish yours was so premium.

I'm all for function over form!

[Beave2012]

Inside done, some extra space for later and need to finish it with poly, oil, or lacquer. It all stays in place in transport.
All wooden latches. And the hinge keeps the lid fully up and steady.

Finally my hand tools have a home.

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[nuhobby]

Very nice home for the tools indeed! You can ship the whole thing over to me if you want....

Chris

[masonsailor2]

I love the clasp and hinge !
Paul

[Beave2012]

I love the clasp and hinge !
Paul

I have to admit, that hinge is my favorite part of it. Came out perfect in form and function. The band cut dovetails are nice, and the learning process was fun, but the challenge of no metal at all made it a challenge and I learned how to avoid hardware through making my own.

[BuckeyeDennis]

Nice toolbox!

I'm stumped by one detail. The wooden latches that capture the tools appear to rotate on a dowel. So at least one end of the dowel has to be free to rotate. How did you retain them? Perhaps a groove turned on the dowel, and a pin through the mounting block?

[Beave2012]

Nice toolbox!

I'm stumped by one detail. The wooden latches that capture the tools appear to rotate on a dowel. So at least one end of the dowel has to be free to rotate. How did you retain them? Perhaps a groove turned on the dowel, and a pin through the mounting block?

Nope, it's actually just an undersized hope with a forced in dowel. They will eventually loosen but not hard to replace or fix. They don't hold to much force, so it won't be too quick. Plus any humidity will only help. Nice and simple. When I do run into an issue I will just drop in a perpendicular pin to both the latch and mounting block to hold the dowel in.