Build a Dutch Tool Chest // Woodworking
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As a hybrid woodworker, storing and protecting my handtools in a way that makes them easily accessible is very important. My Dutch Tool Chest is basically an entire handtool woodshop in a box. In it is every single tool I need to turn a tree into a piece of fine furniture. It is handy to take my entire handtool workshop with me when I teach classes and build in my friends' shops. Building a dutch tool chest is one of the most requested projects my channel has had because folks always see me using it in my videos. I built my first dutch tool chest after reading about the project in a piece written by Christopher Schwarz. You can read what he's written on the topic on the Lost Art Press blog and he also has a video about building a dutch toolchest available through Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. Building a Dutch Toolchest is a great weekend project utilizing fairly inexpensive materials which will allow you to practice your dovetails (don't worry, it's painted!), dado grooves, tongue and groove joints, and breadboard ends.
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CAPITALS DUE TO LOSING SIGHT AND REDUCED COGNITIVE ABILITIES. I’M A RETIRED CARPENTER IN THE UK. THOUGH OUR TOOL BOXES ARE DIFFERENT I WOULD LIKE TO OWN A DUTCH ONE. WHEN I STARTED AS AN APPRENTICE 51 YEARS AGO A WHEEL BRACE WAS THE CORDLESS DRILL OF THE DAY. AS SLOT SCREWS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE A FLAT BLADE SCREWDRIVER BIT WAS AVAILABLE TO USE WITH THE WHEEL BRACE. CORDLESS SREWDRIVER OF THE DAY WAS A STANLEY YANKY. A STUNNING TOOL. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT TUTORIAL. MICHAEL
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LONG time viewer and every time I watch this I learn something new. Thank you and thank you for sharing a little bit of your grandfather's knowledge.
I enjoy watching Anne build stuff and all the other stuff she does.
I have to say, she seems to know her stuff. Most of the makers Ive watch on KZhead don't always seem like they have a complete grasp on building things so it's good to see a true craftswoman at work.
Oops accidentally pushed send. I like you also learnt from my grandfather, he only used hand tools. I have been doing my own wood working for almost 60 years. I try to encourage other females to explore and enjoy wood working. I am an Aussie grandmother. I love your videos and I love using hand tools (mostly my grandfathers tools). I also have 3 powered lathes from 9 foot between centres to a pen lathe. I have enjoyed wood working all my life so it is very interesting for me to watch your videos. I have 4 children and 10 grand children from 4 to 20 years old. My eldest daughter and youngest son are very interested in wood working but my grand children aren't interested yet. Well done Anna. Ashleigh 💖
So kind of you to pop by Ashleigh! Keep sharing your passion and I'm sure eventually the grandkids will catch on. I love woodworking today because my grandfather spent time with me in his shop as a child. I'm very thankful for his time and knowledge investment in my young self :)
Bless your heart for posting a video where you're actually making something. I feel that after watching 175,000,000 videos on how to make a cross cut sled or a small table saw made from nasty old plywood and a powerdrill. I got it! I love this project and I can see where it can be a great addition to my shop. So thanks is for sharing this and have a wonderful day.
Ha! I know the feeling. Thanks for watching, have a glorious day!
I saw a video the other day a guy made winding sticks for his fall front keys.. I thought that was cool.. love your channel Anne you make me smile👍😊 not much to smile about lately..
Nothing like building your own tool box/chest. Tools are very personal and need a safe place to reside. Nicely done!
Time was, the first thing a carpenter built was his tool chest. He carried it from job to job as a form of advertising. If his chest was well made, he pulled in more business.
Blew my mind watching you free hand draw cutting lines. When I try that it looks like a toddler drew a river.
Good morning sunshine! new AOAT video and some coffee on a cloudy PNW morning yay!.......... WOOOOOL!!!!
WOOOOOOL!
Looks like great measurements overall .. so keep up the great work with those hand tools. Love seeing wood used like this.
At 2:26 she's driving that nail with her left hand. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
haha it is a pretty great asset around the shop and farm.
Could your smile get anymore beautiful! Love your videos!!
Hot glue is probably what you want for mock ups.
It's a good thing to see another member of the bent speed square club!
I'm pleased to meet you, Anne. As a lifelong plywood and 2x4s workbench builder and building a garage, I'm pleased to watch you build such a nice project.
Nothing wrong with plywood if it gets the job done, but it's a lot more fun to make shavings with hardwood :)
Very nice Anne, I like the style and the nails are cool. Good job, thanks for sharing
Your a fine lady, Your parent's also are fantastic makers.
Awesomely, I really love your Dutch tools chest.
Gotta try crazy glue trick. Thanks
Excellent craftswomanship.
Thanks Anne. You are expanding my knowledge of wood working. ❤️
Glad to hear it!
Nice work, Anne! Nice to see #KrazyGlue innovating and that it's you informing me of their #Woodworking product. Thank you but, especially Krazy Glue for supporting the work and you! #KeepTheChipsFlying!
the little aesthetic details never fall to get me.
Incredible up-cycle there, Anne. 👍🏽 Looking forward to seeing it all decked out and completed. 👌🏽
Thanks Bill!
Awesome build Anne! Always love seeing your work come together 👍🏽
Thanks so much!
well done Ann.
Pura vida Anne great project
You had me at "Hands Dirty" Well done project!
Thank you!
That is super nice I am planning on building one too when the weather warms up a bit it's cold up here in Manitoba Canada. I was teaching for wood working shop layouts and came across your page and I am now getting lot's of great idea's for my shop. :)
Absolutely over the top very beautiful 👍
Very nice result. I like the idea of the crazy glue. Usually use polyurethane wood glue which sets enough in 5 minutes and a good bond in 30. I know not everyone gets on with it but it frees up my clamps quickly and i can get on with the next part. Thanks for sharing enjoyed it.
Beautiful build
I have been patiently waiting for you to do this video. It is my next project and your techniques is what I was looking for. I love the dutch tool chest over the anarchist type. I have seen them sitting on a roller base to raise them a little and aid in their mobility. looking forward to the follow up video.
Glad to hear it was helpful! I also prefer them because I feel like an ATC would take me ages and ages to complete! Plus, that flat lid begs to get stuff piled on top of it haha
Enjoyed the video Anne. Very nice project and I'm looking forward to the blacksmith video. Y'all take care and God bless.
Thank you!
Hi Anne , always a pleasure to start my day with a learning video and with you on it is a plus ! Looks really good ! Ernie
Thanks so much!
Best woman woodworker out there, on the tube.
Great work on the Dutch tool chest Anne! Thanks for sharing the build with us.👌👍😎JP
Thanks JP!
Your very welcome Anne! Have a great week!😎
Great project. Did you know that these chest were also used in the 17th century in dutch sailingships? The sloping top was to prevent rain dripping into the chest...
Hi and thanks for another nice video to watch, always a pleasure 😊👍
Glad to hear it!
New viewer here... A friend shared this video with me because I'm seriously needing to build a traveling toolbox for all my handtools and get tid of my duffle bag... This is the perfect remedy! I'm loving the videos and have become an immediate fan!! I'm really Looking forward to more videos, especially the one about forging your own hinges! Thanks Anne! ~ Ben
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the video.
I Have used the cut nails before on a domed chest build and I liked the look but I do most of my builds with peg and post construction it's a little more work but I enjoy the fact that there is no metal attachments and I enjoy the challenge but your builds are really cool
This is a great video! I've been trying to find a good video on building a dutch tool chest, since this particular project is on my list for winter projects. Great instruction!
So glad you found it helpful!
Very nice job on the chest can’t wait to see next video, you rock
Thank you!
Cool ideas young lady. Wait a minute your a teacher. Wow you got time of your busy schedule you're talented.
Craftmanship wood art!
Awesome work Anne! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks Fred!
Beautiful work, thank you for sharing
Thank you!
As a Dutch person it is nice to know not everyting dutch in the english langauge is negative :) Nice build.
It's due to all the wars we had with them in the past. It got better in the end though :)
A spectacularly beautiful country & people. I am also unaware of any negative applications of the term "Dutch" in my vernacular. I loved my visits to the Netherlands.
Harm Booij was referring to lots of english expressions like "Dutch courage", "Going dutch", "Dutch oven", etc --- "Dutch toolchest" being the odd positive one out.
@@SenselessUsername I can't think of anything particularly bad about a Dutch oven or going Dutch: I use the first quite a lot, and have quite a few people I routinely "go Dutch" with when going out to dinner! I hadn't heard Dutch courage before, though. And the Dutch toolchest is definitely a personal favorite!
@@SenselessUsername I'm going to make the claim that "going Dutch" is also a positive one. It's an early slang term that nods toward egalitarianism, and came from the recent positive development of women being allowed to work and have their own sources of income. Not like we're anywhere near done with that process yet since the pay gap is still like $0.82 for women per $1 for men, but still.
Awesome project, great work! Looking forward to watching the forging of the hinges! 😁🙌🏻
Cool! I'm rehabbing an 1800's building, and I've been saving a bunch of those nails! Now I know where and how to use them.
Jealous of that project! I am always on the lookout for fun old buildings!
Nice build!
I just learned something about cut nails thanks
It’s not often I find a channel that I will sub to instantaneously. Excellent explanations, good camera work and above all superb skills. Can’t wait to see what you can do at the forge.
Thank you! If you’re impatient for forging, there are quite a few in the archives ;)
The cut nails were a clever touch.
Very cool project! Thank you.
Thank you!
Nice work! And really like your video's, much help whilst stepping into the woodworking trade.
Thank you so much! That means more than you could know!
New subscriber, great delivery and very interesting content
You could disguise that bottom door by cutting the heads off some cut nails and install them on the sides so it would look like that piece was nailed on.
That’s a fantastic idea!!
You are a talented young lady. Smart of your sponsor to attach to you. This wood glue is new to me. Maybe interesting for you and your viewers - I modified a food grade oiled wood project once and I tried a cyanoacrylate glue to stick the oiled pieces together. I didn't expect any glue to work. I was shocked that it worked and has been stuck for over a year, now.
Interesting! I’ll do some research ;)
I often forget how much I enjoy your videos. Thanks for the great content!
Thanks so much! That means a lot, because so much unseen work goes into the making of each one!
Really nice project, I need to build one
Go for it!
Obrigado pelo video!
Cant wait till my local Walmart get that glue in stock
She's awesome. Glad I subbed.
Thank you!
I love Dutch tool chests. I've got one and may end up making another.
Hey Ms. Hands! Another fabulous project. I can hardly wait for the hinges.
I’m stoked for that one too!!
As always, another great video! I second the thought of putting wheels on it because of weight, but the other side of me thinks that you have something up your sleeve for that. HA! Can't wait for the next video on forging hinges :)
Oh totally! My Dutch toolchest I work from is on casters ;)
@@AnneofAllTrades For once my assumption was accurate, but with your skill set... I knew it would be! You're incredibly talented and I LOVE the fact that you share videos like this... once again, THANK YOU!!
This is an elegance I yearn to achieve. Most of my job boxes are 5 gallon buckets.
Everyone’s gotta start somewhere! I use a lot of buckets too ;)
@@AnneofAllTrades it does work out good. Car. Electrical, plumbing, finish carpentry. Just grab the right bucket.
Dutch tool chest sound like Christopher Schwarz from his book the anarchist toolchest about 6 years ago. Nice build : )
Indeed it is! I'll be teaching at his school in a couple of weeks. Chris has been an enormous inspiration to me.
Very cool, I would probably cut a handle hole in each end for a 2 person carry option, in case you needed to go upstairs or longer distances that wheels wouldn't work.
Rather than cutting holes, which would allow moisture to get in, side handles are a great option.
Beautiful looking build. I like the chamfer on the panels to give the expansion joints a nice look, how you're recycling another project you didn't need, and the integration of Krazy Wood Glue into the project.
Thank you so much!
It is so nice to see some one work safely.
Great job Miss Anne, you do amazing work
Thank you!
Nice project Anna need to put wheels on it gets heavy with all the tools in it
Oh totally! My Dutch toolchest I work from is on casters ;)
Exactly the one i want to build :)
Heck yeah! It’s a good one
Anne of All Trades thank you for taking the time to write /comment . You are a Star for my daughter .
ikust007 that means so much to me, thank you for sharing with her that things outside the “norm” are possible!
Great video. Very informative and well made. 👍 But the Krazy glue part was a bit tacky... 🤣
NICE
FYI, a good use for the shavings from your plain IS for starting a coal forge.
haha true, I like using newspaper to start my forge, and put the shavings in the garden ;)
This is awesome Anne... Both the project and the video!
Thank you so much!
You'll likely need to attach a sling with a lifting shackle to load it with a gantry or crane. 6:53 - You scared me for a second.
I really like the use of the cut nails, an alternative to the cut nails is horseshoe nails.
Oh interesting, I've not heard of that. I'll do some research ;)
Have you ever made a Dutch door? I would love to see a video and buy plans to make one.
Heya Anne, I was wondering if you'd heard of the Tally Ho project. They're rebuilding an old, big wooden sailboat in you neck of the woods
Sure have! He's doing awesome stuff.
When I realized I was watching an add for Krazy glue Me: "Clever girl..."
I’m proud of the opportunity to work with companies I can stand behind. So far this week I’ve used the Kragle to fix my husband’s acoustic guitar, repair the handle on my kitchen-aid, and glue my hand up to remove the need for stitches after I sliced my hand open sabering a champagne bottle.
6:08 Interesting technique hammering in your nails with other nails. lol
hahaha caught!
I'm actually finishing my own chest right now! I'm sad you didn't show anything about the breadboarded lid. I'm just going to have to figure it out on my own I guess. 😁
We had to cut that bit to keep it from being a 45 minute video haha! If you have any questions, shoot me an email, I'm more than happy to help.
French fitting a Dutch tool chest :D
hahaha!
with the sloped top how do you cover the top of this with junk so you can't open it without all the junk falling off? oh, hang on... :) There aren't as many "traditional" toolbox vids on youtube as there should be, so glad to see this one. Look into Japanese toolboxes if you feel the need, they lend themselves well to cut nails (or pallet nails and wood which is what I usually make them out of) and are very easy to make.
You are just ✌🏻......!!
Love this build. I've been looking to buy a hand drill(hand powered). There are many brands and it's hard to go by the reviews they give. I have a brace bit drill that belonged to my grandfather, but I don't have the little egg-beater type that you were using in the video. Can you tell me what is a good brand/model of hand drill?
It's a vintage Millers Falls drill, restored by Ted at Lone Pine Toolworks. Tell him I sent you!
This is a great video, thank you for sharing it! Where can we get the plans so we can build one too?
You don’t really need plans. Tool boxes/chests are usually sized from your tools, so the length should accommodate your longest tools. Height needs to accommodate the tallest tools wherever you plan to put it. This is a pretty good video for instruction. Christopher Schwarz had a good article in Popular Woodworking. He also did one with Roy Underhill on the Woodwrights Shop.
Great job! Can you provide the weblink for your manual egg beater drill please. Thanks.
Tell Ted at Lone Pine Toolworks I sent you. You can find him on google easy.
Hi Anne! I've been looking forward to building one of these ever since I saw Christopher Schwarz's presentation on the Woodright's Shop. I'm getting ready to start my own tool chest and I was just curious--it looks like you're building yours out of poplar. Would there be any issues with building it out of pine? I haven't had much luck with poplar in the past, it seems to splinter on me. Great video as always, thank you!
Pine is totally fine! My first one is out of pine.
I have 2 tool chest because I'm a carpenter, that is what I have learned on school, now I'm a joiner making doors, windows etcetera for 27 jears. Sorry I'm Dutch! I have not big chest, that is not to handle.
Great video Anne! Out of interest, what do you use for spacers in the tongue and groove backing? I assume it needs to be something with some give?
Dimes. I put them between the boards, then nail them in place and put the dimes back in my change purse ;)
@@AnneofAllTrades Ah nice one, that makes more sense, I had it in my mind it was something left in between the boards. Thanks!
Sponsored by the Kragle. I feel like you should do a LEGO themed build next :) Great video, I think I might try this! Where do you get those awesome nails?
Tremont! I'll admit I had to look up what Kragle was haha
@@AnneofAllTrades Make sure you watch the LEGO movie then! It's a hoot :)
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Hi Anne , really nice project ! where do you buy those nails for this job ?? / and I miss seeing your 4 legged supervisors in the videos ;-)
From Tremont! And I miss them too, they’ve been too busy hunting mice and lounging in the sunshine this summer to join me in the shop.
Anne, for the pilot holes, do you just drill through the first board for the pilot holes for the cut nails?
Both, you want to drill down to the depth of 3/4 the length of the nail