Honestly, I like this one better than the Studley.  Not that the Studley
isn't a tour de force, and far more astonishing.  I guess I like that
this is a workman's tool chest that carries everything he uses in his
day to day work.  Some appear to have been modified for his use -- like
the really short saws (what does anybody know about the saw with the
wood and brass handle?  I've seen another handle like this, but don't
recognize it otherwise.)

He has taken a couple of crating hammers and elevated them too 
craftsman's
tools.  Interesting.  And the brace?  That's not factory made.  Oh, the
metal parts are, but the wood is shop made.

While I couldn't have resisted opening the drawers, I doubt that they 
hold
planes.  This kit looks like the things you would use to repair or 
replace
all the carved and scrolled decorations on old circus wagons, and maybe 
to
keep carousel horses in good repair.  And perhaps he had another chest 
for
other work, one that did have planes.

Yeah, 3K doesn't sound like much for this amazing chest of tools.

Mike in Sacto