Travel Tool Chest & Workbench Build Process

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We were out exploring Brittany for most of today, but when we got back I spent half-an-hour finishing the box off. After coming out of the clamps, it was clamped to the back of the chest so I could do some final light passes on each face with a plane:

For the front of the box, I clamped the lid shut so it would stay put and be planed flush with the front of the box. The grain direction on the lid is the opposite way round to the face, but I had the plane set for a very light cut and with a tight mouth and it worked absolutely fine:

Once all the sides were done, I also went round the tops and bottoms of the sides and then finally I gave the lid a light pass just to remove a couple of very faint marks:

With that, I'm calling it done (it'll get a coat of mineral oil once I'm back in England):

It's a very simple box, but I'm quite pleased with the result given that it's the first thing I've made with the finished tool chest.

I am a hobbyist metalworker and woodworker. I work as an electronic design engineer and spend most of my working days in front of a computer so I enjoy having the opportunity to use my hands and make things in my spare time. I particularly enjoy making tools as I can then use them on other projects. This website showcases some of the things I've made.

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