For the past year or so, since I retired, I've been volunteering with a group here in Plano Tx that goes out one day a week and helps with household maintenance items for some of our older or less fotunate residents - fixing toilets that run, faucets that drip, installing grab bars in bathtubs, etc. Over time my assignments have gravitated towards the carpentry/woodworking side, probably because I can use a plane that doesn't fly and can make lots of sawdust. As a result I find myself having to pack up some basic hand tools ever week and truck them out to someone's house, do a couple (or 6) hours work, then back home to unpack. Wrapping planes (the non-flying ones), rasps, scrapers, and handsaws in old towels to protect them is, I guess, OK but I'd rather have a solution that's a little neater.
Over the years I've seen a few pictures on the net of new and old toolchests just for hand wood tools. Anyone got a couple of good examples I could use to stimulate the creative juices?
Regards.
Tom
PS: Last 2 weeks I've been working on a home built in 1896 (old by Texas standards) that needed some exterior restoration to meet the city code inspector's requirements. What a joy! Some of the quarter round that I fixed was 5/8" on the flats and had 13 growth rings in that 5/8"! I had to pre-drill for finishing nails 'cause they'd bend off before penetrating. Next week is interior work that the owner (who was born in the house) asked me to come by and do for her. She's even paying me $5.00 an hour for it! Heck, I'd pay her! The money will go into our fund that lets us help folks who can't afford something as simple as a faucet washer.
TB