Zach, that is a work of art AND a nail cabinet.
May I ask where you got the pulls used on the center drawers?� I have an
old thread sales cabinet that needs some of those pulls. If there is a
retail source, I'd like to know of it.� Or, did you scavenge them in
true galoot fashion?
rhh
On 3/19/2024 9:31 AM, Zach Dillinger wrote:
> 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.
> <https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwRvOYPdKQkzY1Xjk
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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.
> <https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR_wohcgfAJCRX0N7
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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
> <https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1z5IKgDDHAijLzBT
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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
> --
> Zachary Dillinger
> The Eaton County Woodworker Blog
> <https://eatoncountywoodworker.blogspot.com/>
> 517-231-3374
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