Nice! The chest will last your lifetime and can be proud to pass it on to someone in the future. You will enjoy it every time you open a drawer.

 

Terrific craftsmanship. ( meticulous)

 

Very nice piece.

 

Sir, your talent is exceptional. What a beautiful piece!

 

That‘s beautiful! Us un-talented masses settle for fishing tackle boxes.

 

My Dad was into woodworking. I think I have every piece he made. His skills were more Og the Caveman Carpenter but a few pieces were quite nice. I'm using a Harbor freight wood chest for parts and things. Yes my Dad picked that up. I was at the end of the line when the Woodworking skills were handed out. I admire your vision and skill.

 

That is absolutely exceptional! Nice detail. Your skills are amazing.

 

I have something sort of like that, Ok actually it's a cardboard box, but the idea is the same. I have a cabinet maker friend that's like you, he makes works of art for storage of mundane items. Great job on that chest. Anything I do with wood usually incorporates a chainsaw and an axe.

 

I'll take it!!


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You should start making these for sale. I would buy one!

 

I'd be afraid to see the price list!

 

Very impressive workmanship!

 

That’s a classy set up!

 

beautifully executed design! I’d love to have that in my gun room. I’m toying with making my own take on a Gerstner myself; I just need to find the time to do it. Going slow helps compensate for my deficiency of innate talent! 🤣

 

Thanks for the kind words, this is something I do to keep myself active in retirement. I have sold and bartered a few items, but most are gifted locally to family & friends.

 

Wow. That is awesome.

 

I started yesterday on 2 larger tool chests, one in oak and the other in cherry. Both will be 16"t, 13"d, and 22"w. I plan to gift one to my son.
As far as selling, they are too bulky to ship. The upcoming chests will be approximately 35 lbs because I start with sawmill rough wood and plane it to 9/16-5/8" thick for all the casework; I prefer this thickness to highlight the dovetails I cut and most wood I obtain is roughly an inch thick.

 

Beautiful craftmanship. I'm envious of your talent.

 

beautiful work.
by your hands? and if not how much did it cost? please

 

Yes, I built that chest. It is the only one I've built intended for this purpose and it was a design as you mess up until you're not embarassed to take a pic.
As an old fart woodworking keeps me active, building craftsman furniture, and tool chests, and I make my own grips.

Here's a pic of 2 chests similar to the ones I'm starting that went to a friend/custom knifemaker back in early summer up in MI.

 

I dream of having an awesome shop like that to build cool things in retirement. Awesome work. You are quite the craftsman.