Travel Tool Chest & Workbench Build Process

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Fitting the drawer fronts involved a bit of sawing and a lot of shooting:

The result:

It looks quite nice to my eye: in some ways it's a shame it'll be hidden by the shooting board / front cover.

They're all a relatively tight fit at the moment. They will definitely all need reducing in height a bit (to allow for expansion); they may also need a bit of length trimming later, but I think I'll be able to do all of that after making the drawers and it seemed sensible to err on the side of slightly tight at this stage.

As I've said a few times already, the current plan is to have an opening rather than a drawer in the bottom-right, but I thought I might as well prepare the stock in case I change my mind in the future.

I guess the next stage is to plan out the dovetails etc and then start work on the sides, back and slips. I'd welcome any more comments on the slip layout / design before then.

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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