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Restorations #1: Wooden tool box
This is
part 1
in a
10 part
series:
Restorations
Acquired from Urban Ore:
https://craftisian.com/entries/2230-wooden-tool-box
I threw some Daddy Van’s on this box and it NEEDED it. It was a pain to even open the drawers and the top would get stuck. Afterward I can open and close the drawers/top with one finger. Not to mention the grain! I want to say it’s Bubinga but that might be wishful thinking — but it has all the earmarks of Bubinga (my favorite wood). I mean, I am floored by its beauty.
There is not one piece of engineered wood on this thing. Every piece is solid wood and even the rails on the inside are solid wood (albeit a softwood; looks like some pine). I waxed it inside and out (underside of the drawers too).
This definitely elevated my marking and measuring tools to a new home they are absolutely worthy of.
https://craftisian.com/entries/2230-wooden-tool-box
I threw some Daddy Van’s on this box and it NEEDED it. It was a pain to even open the drawers and the top would get stuck. Afterward I can open and close the drawers/top with one finger. Not to mention the grain! I want to say it’s Bubinga but that might be wishful thinking — but it has all the earmarks of Bubinga (my favorite wood). I mean, I am floored by its beauty.
There is not one piece of engineered wood on this thing. Every piece is solid wood and even the rails on the inside are solid wood (albeit a softwood; looks like some pine). I waxed it inside and out (underside of the drawers too).
This definitely elevated my marking and measuring tools to a new home they are absolutely worthy of.
Here is how I filled it:
I feel like I need to make one of these. At least now I have an example to copy.
11 Comments
i dont see bubinga ? but maybe ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
hey for 21 bucks, you scored on that one. hell ill give ya 25 right now ! and pay the shipping ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Never heard of Daddy Vans, but that is quite the beautiful little box. I'm digging all those antique tools in it, too. Bubinga is a nice wood, and I have some pieces around here (in a drawer), but this looks like "not old" bloodwood to me.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
bloodwood ? i dont know ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Maybe some close ups with light
Nice job freshening this one up!
To me that looks like a type of mahogany - but that's just a guess.
To me that looks like a type of mahogany - but that's just a guess.
yeah could be steve ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Oh? Then consider me a fan of Mahogany. I have never taken the time to learn about it, let alone how to identify it. It is lovely!
What would you make out it? Besides boxes?
What would you make out it? Besides boxes?
A lot of furniture is made from mahogany. There is a wide range of mahogany types. I've got a set of kitchen stools I made from a type of mahogany. The blog and project post is salvaged from another site. I just need to get it posted.
Oh, right, different types! That reminds me that my dad loves Santos Mahogany ever since we made a sign out of it together (the sign is in his home, proudly displayed). He has asked for another out of the same wood.
my beerbq swap project is made from it.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
