Zach,

That's a nice and useful 'back in the shop' project, and more apropos to a wood
shop than Tupperware (shame on me).

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: oldtools@g...  On Behalf Of Zach Dillinger
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 10:32 AM
To: Tools Old 
Subject: [oldtools] Completed a project - nail cabinet

Greetings Galoots,

In my quest to get back into the shop and get/stay organized, I recently
completed a nail cabinet. This was adapted from the Chris Schwarz PW plan, so
popular a few years back, which itself was based on the famous cabinet featured
for decades in the background of St. Roy's set.

Mine was produced in pine, with a few scraps of poplar and ash here and there on
the interior (it's what I had on hand, plus Roy's original is made from several
different species). You may notice the rather buxom young lady featured in the
Bock Beer advertisement. This is, of course, the famous image that adorns Roy's
cabinet, though in a smaller, matted format, which I tracked down in honor of
Roy.
Main case - door open.
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I also added a nifty little screwdriver holder to the side to house a set of
wood-handled screwdrivers. I may add a similar setup for my favorite hammer and
a selection of nail sets. Just above that,  you will see the front of an Ohio
Blue Tip matches matchbox, honoring the fact that Roy's original was made from a
crate from that particular company.
Main case - side view with screwdrivers.
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Here you can see a closeup of the library card catalog pulls I used in place of
the original bin style handles. This allows me to label the drawers, in this
case with cutouts from BT&C brad and finish nail bags. You can also see the
wonky-ish drawer fitting on a few of the drawers. The top two rows of drawers
were my first drawer fitting in some time and they look like it, but they got
better as I proceeded down through the rows.
Detail - drawer front
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My big lesson here was to be sure to plan ahead. My original installation point,
approximately six inches to the left of where it is now, made it impossible to
open the door far enough to enable the first column of drawers to be opened more
than about 2 inches. Shifting the case over a bit created a gap to the left,
which might be just about the right size for a new backsaw till to finally
house/display my George Wilson-made 18th century backsaw replicas.... maybe it
was a happy accident after all.

Overall, not perfect but eminently usable and a great return project that got me
planing wood and cutting dovetails once again (the outer case is dovetailed,
though the drawers are nailed and glued together).  The finish is paste wax over
50/50 BLO/turps. The shop smells great now.... I didn't realize how much I
missed that smell until it was back.

Best,
Zach Dillinger
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Zachary Dillinger
The Eaton County Woodworker Blog
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