My Dutch Tool Chest
It is exciting that there is a new book out on how to build a Dutch Style Tool Chest, I know that many beginning woodworkers will want to try their hand at making one. I built one in April 2019 to prepare for a move, we moved from our wonderful little cabin in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains to the Denver metro area. The move was job motivated. This tool box was nice, but every time I moved it from one studio to the next, I had to empty it of all the tools, put it in my FJ Cruiser, then reload the tools. The process was reversed to place it in the new space. After using it for several months, I realized I should have made the chest deeper to accommodate my Stanley No.5 jack plane, tool totes, and several other tools. And it could have been at least 18 inches taller. The DTC at my studio at 40 West Arts, Lakewood, Colorado, circa 2020. One thing I didn’t like about the chest was the lid had this bad habit of slamming shut if I bumped the main body. It was rare for me to clos
