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Classic Machinist’s Chest

By srtu3456t2eads, member May 14, 2009

This chest was inspired by a tool chest my father owned. Unlike many modern machinist’s chests, a current machinist’s handbook actually fits in the handbook drawer. The chest is built entirely out of quarter sawn white oak, except for the drawer bottoms, which are made of 1/8” Baltic birch. I was unable to find a suitable set of plans to build the chest, so I designed my own plans. These plans are now available for purchase on eBay.

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Comments

JazKat | Jun 03, 2009 01:48am | #1
Beautiful, excellent work. I'm going to check out ebay for the plans.
MACHINISTCHEST | Apr 23, 2010 01:24pm | #2
Great plan, I purchased a set myself, built the chest and installed all the hardware in nickel from one supplier. http://WWW.MACHINISTCHEST.COM
ezahler | Sep 17, 2014 02:53pm | #3
I really like this tool chest, have been looking for good plans for a long time. I was unable to find the plans on ebay, can you post a link or contact me?

Thanks,
Ed
user-6956435 | Dec 29, 2019 12:24am | #4
Yeah, I’m looking for that too!

capncarlsbad | Aug 04, 2021 11:40pm | #5
I think you can find the plans here now: https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/machinists-chest/

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