Lowe's tool chest plan

[Charlie M. 1958]

Last week somebody posted a link to an oak tool chest plan from Lowe's. I decided it would make a good project for this weekend.

My first deviation from the plan was to go with pine due to the outrageous cost of oak in these parts. Then when I got home with my materials and started laying things out in my mind, I decided I'd like the drawers a little deeper, Then I started thinking that I was really only interested in the drawers, so I eliminated the the top tray and lid.

end was result is that my finished project was barely a distant cousin to what I started out intending to make, but I guess that's part of the fun.

[RayV]

Wow, you work fast. Looks great!

I'm close to finishing a chest with similar drawer runners. What method did you use to get the runners properly aligned?

[B A R R Y]

Looks good!

What's in store for the finish?

[Charlie M. 1958]

VERY careful measurement! LOL! I'm still sort of a rookie, especially concerning drawers. Now I understand why they put drawer faces onto the box separately to make it easier to get everything lined up.

Charlie

[Charlie M. 1958]

I think I'm just going to put on a couple of coats of poly and leave it at that. I've had mixed results using stain on pine.

[Joe Gorman]

If you don't like the finish make another box to match the jewelry chest

and I'll take the prototype off your hands:-) Nice jewelry chest. Joe

[Charlie M. 1958]

Thanks, Joe. Maybe I should have made the tool box out of walnut, too.

[Max]

Very nice job. One coat of Watco, Natural, and a coat of poly, clear satin and I'll take it.

Max

[Jim Weisgram]

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You don't buy your oak from Lowe's, do you? There are much better places no matter what parts you hail from.

[Eddie]

[Charlie M. 1958]

I'd have to take a second mortgage on the house to just to build the same little drawer stack!

Here in the New Orleans area you have to look pretty hard for anything other than southern yellow pine and fir at a lumberyard. The only place, in fact, is clear on the other side of town. I haven't gotten around to taking a ride over there to see what's left of the place post-Katrina.

[B A R R Y]

In your circumstances, it seems like mail-order wood might actually make sense!