Toolchest part 2: Drawers, lid & finish

Finishing the toolchest! I'm no professional and I don't have anything to teach, this is just me, sharing my thoughts and my work. Join me as I'm learning fine woodworking!

[@mjac8373]

One of KZbin's best channels-no insane music, no incessant talk, just REAL woodworking done by a true Craftsman! Thank you!

[@jlaurson]

I realize only now that I did indeed *LOVE* the fact that there wasn't some musical noodling going on in the background! Right on.

[@hansborgdesing]

Agree. A pure pleasure.

[@patrickcasey1150]

Couldn't agree more. This channel is a hidden gem.

[@CraneofBoulogne]

Great build from start to finish! You made yourself a real keepsake; one you will hand down to your family one day. Love that your videos are quiet with only the normal sounds from working on this job. Thank you!

[@GaryWilkinson-b3n]

Absolutely brilliant. Your use of hand tools is inspirational. Thank you for sharing.

[@lukedeaton]

This is great, I really like how much thought you put into details like gluing up pieces to get straight grain for the middle rail. I'm gradually making my way through all your videos!

[@plhwilliams]

"I don't have anything to teach" - disagree! Excellent work.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@tuffymartinez]

Thank You Gillis.....Bravo!!!....Home from work. Sit down with something to eat. Turn on your show. WOW !!! What a pleasure to watch you create...I will watch again later......WOW!!!....Very much enjoy watching you work and the way you run your show. Everything about your show is honest. Such a pleasure. I feel fortunate I found your show.....TM

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much, glad to provide meal entertainment!

[@adsa3381]

Just found your Channel and subscribed congratulations on a beautiful build both part1 and part2 👍

[@nerfesteel8874]

I could say Mr.. but you look to young, then a should say Master, tremendous craftmanship you have, congratulations, very enjoyable videos

[@vanrijn1669]

Manual labor - no power tools. Bravo for a fine build. Inspiring.

[@jfsauer42]

Couple things...first I've got mad respect for your hand tool skills. Wow, to cut and dimension all that wood with only hand tools is a big effort. I can see quality craftsmanship throughout that chest. Second, I would never have thought to leave the crack in the side piece. I know you were short of wood and it looks fine. It's on the side at the back and does not detract from the piece at all.

[@andregustavocarneiro]

Fine!! Congratulations

[@abbbee8918]

You must be very pleased and proud of how this turned out. I too like your no fuss and humble approach to woodworking and filming. Such a great antidote to the loud Americans with thousands of square feet of workshop and machinery for every process.

[@freedomhillbilly348]

I love the pink in beech as well, but that stain looks more like a rosewood. It's very difficult to get a color tone right.

[@MauricioGoncalves.]

Great job!

[@leemarzahl8891]

Very cool build!

[@almac2598]

Not a power tool in sight. How refreshing.

[@nisamja7424]

DeWalt cordless drill when countersinking holes for drawer pulls?

[@garryevans3594]

very nice great video.

[@nickdanger9898]

The importance of SHARP is evident throughout this video. Most excellent result my friend.

[@philbrownred6500]

Amazing!

[@z4zuse]

6:27 first time I see a foldable ruler being used on a woodworking video. Makes total sense.

[@rogerguinn1642]

Hats off, folks--a True Craftsman.

[@trueleyes]

very beautiful workmanship as usual but may I make a suggestion. Normally Cathedrals on paneling or doors point Up or in this case "Away" these point toward you or the opening one would say that they are backward. Just a thought or point of view.

[@pgfollett]

Just a wonderful piece of work. A toolbox to be proud of, for sure.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!!

[@jjavierre]

You say you cannot teach anything. Nothing could be further from the truth. I reckon it is time consuming to draw the plans of your projects and put them to sell, but as an old newcomer to this world i would be more than willing to purchase this current (since I am watching it now) one for example. Best wishes and thank you for posting your art

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! That would indeed be very time consuming, but I’ll think about it!

[@gliOrtidiMauro]

Fantastico

[@weyrunner2838]

OMG, a REAL CRAFTSMAN! Job very well done.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Really impressed. Thankyou for all your work, both on the tools and on the camera.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@mmd1957]

Excellent build, you have great patience as well as significant woodworking skills. I enjoyed following your project very much, it was also enhanced by lack of gimmicks , music etc, less is more as they say!

[@lindaloftus8780]

Very nice. Enjoyed video

[@chadhilk]

You got my subscription! Nice work, young man!

[@herherje]

Impresive!!!... Real fine woodworking...

[@jackknows6509]

Excellent tool chest. Great work... - Jack

[@conkick1192]

Hello, This is à very good job, congratulations. God bless you.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

Hello my friend. Very nice final. It's nice to create and share a variety of ideas to help many people. Congratulations...

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! Sharing is the best experience!

[@evilwoodchuck]

Good job man, looks great

[@jonathanmangold5024]

Amazing attention to detail. Only electricity evident here is that which makes the light bulbs work.

[@professor62]

Excellent result, Gillis! The toolbox is simply gorgeous. You’re inspiring me to take on builds like yours. And I really appreciate that inspiration. Fantastic job!

[@pwman]

Beautiful! Loved part one and two!

[@bobgereaux9138]

What a talent you are! Keep up the great work! Thank you for sharing!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@rickgoodman885]

I've made a scaled down version of this that I'm currently finishing that will be a desktop valet box organizer type of thing. 3 drawers with no lid, only a shallow tray on top. I intend to replace my older and quite cheap metal tool box and chest combo with a nearly identical in size version of this very tool box you've made. So much fun to watch the videos and very satisfying to make the build. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@CraigsWorkshop]

Beautiful work, and it's great to see proper joinery such as the half blind dovetails, mitred bridle joints, housing joints, etc - all done by hand in hardwood! Excellent stuff, new subscriber here. Thanks, Craig

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed the joinery!

[@JimSturdivantWoodButcher]

Very informative and motivating.You've learned the craft carefully .

[@peepawhebert6479]

Well done! I'm looking for ideas to make my own tool chest. This one is well made and pleasing to the eye. Very enjoyable to see you do a really good job with a well thought out set of tools. Not thousands of dollars worth of the newest fanciest stuff to clutter up your work space. Well done!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much, and good luck with your toolchest, I'm sure it'll turn out awesome! Yeah I keep my space cluttered enough as it is haha

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Outstanding work with a beautiful result.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@barryrobertson2172]

Wow that tool chest came out absolutely amazing. Definitely very inspiring.

[@jimmyvickery3366]

Nice job. Very nice looking tool box

[@dennisdickson6210]

Very nice work👍

[@eswillke]

I love your simplistic style. Please understand that to mean beautiful results without the process being made unnecessarily complicated. I'm fairly new to the unplugged side of woodworking and it's really nice to see items being made in a shop that more closely resembles my own. Thank you for sharing.

[@luvdub1]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! My pleasure

[@stevekukla9813]

Excellent inspiring work. Thank you.

[@LoAtamosConAlambre]

Another great work! Really enjoyable, regards!

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Beautiful toolchest.

[@Robin-rr2ue]

Glad to see you see it through. It turned out really well!

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! Sorry if I left you hanging with my previous toolchest attempt!

[@juanluisdediospanal7018]

Wow, a wonderfull and great work!!!!! You are a jung man, but you have the experence like a old Mastercarpenter!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Wonderfull !!!!!!!!!

[@GillisBjork]

Haha thank you very much!

[@afterthemouse]

Half-blind dovetails with London pins - Nice! Very nice.

[@GillisBjork]

I have a fondness for those thin London pins! Thank you!

[@stevelecain886]

what a beautiful job, man you make dovetails look so easy, cheers.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! They are just so fun to cut, so I've had a lot of practice, but still lots to improve on of course!

[@trueleyes]

Before I got into woodworking I was an NC Machinist and I had a metal machinist toolbox on top of my rollaway toolbox. I have seen wooden toolboxes like this but never seen one made and surely not dovetailed all around either. Very Nice work. A real pleasure to watch your very fine videos they too are very well made. BRAVO MAESTRO

[@GillisBjork]

Cool! I've seen a few vintage wooden ones on other channels, but I think you're right, they don't look to be dovetailed. Not sure how they actually were built though, would love to have a look at one in real life sometime. Thanks a bunch!

[@petemclinc]

@@GillisBjork Older Gerstner & Union chests used box (finger) joints to attach the bottom panel and dados with rabbets for sides and backs. I think dovetails make for a greatly more attractive, hand crafted appearance and stronger construction. Also, 20 gauge, galvanized sheet metal was used for drawer bottoms lined with felt to allow for deeper drawers. I build 15 drawer chests with a top well and front lid (panel) similar to the above mentioned using only 2 horizontal drawer dividers to provide more drawer area and tool storage. Sweet build, I admire your abilities!

[@imager8763]

Well done!

[@trueleyes]

Oh yes, one other comment I want to mention. I love your dovetailing style because it is exactly how I do all my dovetailing. I love very narrow pins to show that it is an, in fact, a hand made dovetail, and I just like the looks of it as well. I also think they are easier to do.

[@jean-pierrelandry8575]

I like to leave the odd gap to show that they were hand cut :)

[@Dtsmith69]

beautiful work man.

[@josephpardo239]

Absolutely beautiful . Keep making videos.

[@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars]

Really like these videos, super informative and easy to follow, thank you! I'm planning on making a toolchest at the end of the year, so I'm doing my research now and this is exactly what I need!

[@ajwalkz]

Well done, what a beautiful job

[@davidcl64]

That was a great build. I really enjoyed watching the process.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@jasonbunge5756]

Nice work! I kept wondering throughout the video when you'd break out a power tool, but wow, you did it in a true hand tool manner. Bravo!

[@mikewebster9500]

I doubt the amish could do this well with hand tools... amazing work!

[@GillisBjork]

Haha well, I reckon they probably could, but thanks!!

[@pierdolio]

Your craftsmanship is impeccable and your design is well thought out. I have one suggestion; when you design your next tool chest, consider eliminating the lid on top. Doing so will allow a user to rest tools and other items on the chest and not be concerned with removing items to gain access to the interior. I know that you can be so disciplined that you will never place any item atop your tool chest, but consider that human nature, inevitably will allow it to happen, especially if the chest is not used for an extended period of time.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! It's a good thought, I have definitely been guilty of piling stuff on the lid haha

[@johnJones-pt5ll]

Good quality

[@larietournelle7904]

28:55 can use some cork in this situation Ty for this timelaps and take time for showing

[@animalivaganti360]

Really very nice work. It's unbelivable that you have less than 4000 subscribers. KZbin is so strange sometimes.

[@docrumpel1260]

Great result! I love it 👍👍

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks!!

[@TheMccluref]

Wonderful job. I am going to use your idea. I will give you the credit though. Fantastic

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad you found something you could use from it!

[@Sigmatechnica]

Very nice project. I want one in rosewood :D

[@yoyomurph9613]

Great job, I really like the catch you use for the lid. I've been wanting to get going on a chest project like this and thought flocking the drawer bottoms would look really nice. May be a little delicate for anything too heavy though, but still.

[@reaper060670]

My friend u are brilliant. What was the wood again? U don't use any power tools which I find insane in the woodworking world on YT today so I wanna pay huge respect to u man.. WOW that piece is stunning looking. The colour is beautiful to look at and when u said about the Linseed Oil staining yellow I was glad to hear things like that piece of information bcos u never really get told these things by a lotta other guys and girls on here.. There are some very talented ppl on YT but most of them use power tools for everything. U cut everything by hand. I want to be able to do that but can u give me any tips or tricks to being able to cut straight or near straight with hand saws everytime?? U seem to have that down to a FINE ART. When I try it my cuts are always wrong. Do u have to build up muscle memory or something like that or is it with practice u become so proficient at using hand saws like u?? Sorry for the questions but I have caught the woodworking bug bigtime and I want to learn these techniques, especially how u cut those joints in the wood for drawers.. I see u cut straight lines 1st but u always have the angles correct in the end.. How does that work for u? Love ur work bro.. I am sub'd up now and I will be watching more intently from now on.. Huge Respect from Ireland bro.. Keep these awesome videos coming for newb's like myself.. I love it..

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! The primary wood is beech. Regarding sawing straight, it's mostly practice, and learning to trust the saw and not try to control it. Loose grip, light pressure. Also getting your body out of the way so the saw and arm can move in a straight line. The joints are called dovetails, if you search for that on youtube you'll find lots of tutorials :)

[@reaper060670]

@@GillisBjork Hey Gillis mate.. I really appreciate ur reply man. I'm only starting out on my woodworking thing. I keep calling it a journey and I guess it is but I had time off work and did some jobs around the house with doors and Jams and I caught the bug for this. I spend as much time as I can watching videos and making up playlists so I can go back and study it. I found my passion bro.. Thanks again and keep safe and well out there..

[@augusthermann5111]

Äntligen tillbacka. Tack sa mycket! Fantastikt arbete!

[@GillisBjork]

Cheers mate!

[@valeryezirmi2334]

Vraiment superbe ! 👍

[@GillisBjork]

Merci beaucoup!

[@bradlybright2219]

amazing work.

[@ltnthacker]

Great job you should consider lining the bottom of the top tray with leather which protects of tool edges.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! Some sort of lining is planned but I still haven't got around to it, looking at recycled or reclaimed foam

[@simonfritzon3126]

Wow !! planerar att bygga en liknande själv, högst imponerad att du gjorde den med enbart handverktyg . Kudos!!

[@GillisBjork]

Stort tack! Kul att du ska göra en liknande, lycka till!

[@Box52222]

Master

[@Mat-q5z]

Hi, looking the second video of what you are doing, I am again totally overwhelmed of how you approach your solutions and everything purely manual. Awesome! I think I will love to adapt one or the other technique, especially the versatility in which you are working with the planers. Would you mind explaining about which planers you are using in your workshop? I already started research but I did not quite succeed, especially these small ones you are using for particular jobs. Hoping to express myselfe understandable. Answer would be appreciaded. Wishing all the best and ge blessed!

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks, Martin! Planes is a big topic and I'm far from fully understanding it, but I love using (and talking about) them! I've learnt most of what I know from Paul Sellers and Wood by Wright, so if you haven't checked them out, I'd suggest starting there. I also did a shop tour video a year ago where I talk about the planes I use, it's mostly still relevant. If you want, you could send an email to gillis.bjork (at) gmail.com and I can go into more detail, but again, I'm not the most experienced :)

[@Mat-q5z]

@@GillisBjork Hi Gillis, thank you very much for your answer and the references you mention. I will check those, also the video of yourselfe, that you mentioned. If that wont catch I‘m happy to get in touch by mail. Again, I am absoluteley a fan of the way you aproach the woodwork. The level of manual work, creativity, letting things grow, precision, and all that with generally basic tools - wonderful. I wish you many more of those satisfying moments and I‘ll stay with your channel. All the best & be blessed, Martin

[@shuyuan901]

Good

[@SergeiPetrov]

He is beautiful. Why are there no carrying handles? Well, the front wall is not covered with a shutter.

[@nancyrfrinemonsreal]

Hi there! would you mind explaining maybe on a video, the why you use different hand saws? I see you using one kind for thin plywood and another for something else etc.. Thank you! By the way, I really like your work! You are a very talented woodworker.

[@GillisBjork]

Sure! There are crosscut and rip saws for cutting across and along the grain, respectively. Then you have bigger or smaller teeth, for quick rough cuts and fine precise cuts. There’s a lot to get into with tooth geometry, but that’s the main differences. Hope it helps, and thanks!

[@nancyrfrinemonsreal]

@@GillisBjork Yes, thank you!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@miketownsend6108]

good job

[@keithyoung374]

Nice job

[@thomasjesser1464]

the drawers are so snug, are you not worried about expansion and contraction? Great work enjoy watching very much.

[@GillisBjork]

Grain direction is the same on the carcass and the drawer sides. Thank you!

[@hansborgdesing]

Så fin den blev. Du er dygtig. Og ingen musik 👍

[@jacobolsson1405]

volely video, great edit, I enjoy your videos more and more. I would like more jokes , perhaps a full bit about Birch is your surmane and that it´s your choice of material, I like jokes because they´re funny; and more showed personality..

[@GillisBjork]

I'll work on it ;)

[@bugfeet73]

I would really like to know who made the brace and bit used at 7:50? A good one would be very useful, especially if it had an adapter to screw in torx head screw! Neat video - keep up the good work!

[@GillisBjork]

Don't know! Braces are so common on the flea markets, I just bought one that looked nice. Almost any brace should be able to hold screwdriver bits. An auger bit collection is probably best to build up over time as you find good deals.

[@bugfeet73]

@@GillisBjork Alright! Great advice -- I'll keep an eye out for one over at the one in Dalton (GA). Thanks!

[@mauricio8983]

There it is

[@donnykiofetzis5775]

i like most of the box. but for me the lid looks like kitchen cabinet door

[@rogerbergstrom550]

snyggt jobbat och utan modern teknik, hur lång tid tog det från första till sista moment?

[@GillisBjork]

Tack! Höll tyvärr inte räkning på det, men med en grov överslagsräkning, omkring 100 timmar ish?

[@rogersmith1430]

Where do you buy woodpecker powered chisels😊😊

[@CreativeCarpentry]

Looks like something you can be proud of , well done . Where did you get all the planes from ? You have a good selection.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! Appologies for the late reply. My planes are from fleamarkets, thrift stores, and the local ebay, accumulated over about 3 years now. Plus that one brand new low angle jack I treated myself to.

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Gillis . Did you put a base or bottom on the chest? Also did you ever finish the first carcas ?

[@GillisBjork]

No and no :) Some sort of base could look good actually, if I revisit this chest I might add that, thanks! The first carcass, is that the old one I did in my previous workshop? If so, it was unsalvagable due to my lack of understandning of construction techniques at the time!

[@killersugar6816]

Relaxing video. What are those monster clamps you have?

[@GillisBjork]

Glad to hear it! Do you mean the aluminium bar clamps? They are made by Dubuque Clamp Works.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

@8:16 - what's that? An *_electric_* tool? 😋