On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:24:42 -0400, (J T)
wrote:

I'll probably never make one, or, if I do, it'll
probably be from plywood - that way I won't feel bad when it gets
dinged.

I bought a little toolchest a week or so back. Looks like it was made
by an apprentice at British Aerospace who'd had a good few years of
use out if afterwards. Lovely piece of work really - dovetailed
carcase, dovetailed drawer fronts. OK, so it isn't going to worry the
Gerstner family, but a pretty commendable piece of work.

Sadly though, it was made from some squishy softwood - maybe Doug Fir.
No easier to work with than using the right stuff, and now the drawer
slides had worn completely hog-backed. A few strips of maple when
building it would have made it _so_ much better.

I agree about the plywood though - that's what my toolboxes are made
of. Maybe a few bits of oak framing on the corners, if they're going
to take a beating.

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Smert' spamionam