I watched the build video and am very happy to see the tool chest filled and in use! For all the viewer concerned with the cost of high end heirloom tools: There are a number of You-Tube Channels were the makers show how to make the basic tools needed or aquire them at low cost. Pask Makes, Wood by Wright , Paul Sellers and Rex Krueger are just the tip of the iceberg. As you go along, you can later replace individual tools with high end versions as your finances allow or you heart desires.
That is a fantastic point and a great addition to the conversation. This is certainly not my “starter” tool collection, it was built up for many years by scrimping and saving.
You are absolutely right, I found and follow all of those you mentioned and they have definitely helped me in so many ways getting started back in hand tool wood working.
I think this is the third or fourth time I am looking at this video. Anne, thank you so much for sharing with us all, your amazing work and tools. I just bought a 100 year old English tool chest and I am busy restoring it. It has no tills inside, so I will be making them myself. As space is at a premium, I am trying to figure out how to fit it all inside when I am done. Again, thank you for this!
hahaha wow I really need to do better about sharing the whole picture if that's the case... I'm far more a woodworker than a farmer... but goats are cute so I guess who can blame me :P
What a wonderful video, you bring such joy, love and respect for your beautiful tools and chest, you have so much to be extremely proud of, thanks for sharing your joy and knowledge
Hi Anne I also have many hand tools. I love using them, many of them were my grandfather's. My tool chest was made by my grandfather so all the tools have significant conscious value to me. He died when I was 16 and left them to me. Many family members wondering what his 16 year old granddaughter a girl was going to do with hand saws hammers planes etc. They couldn't have been further wrong I have used them all my life and they hold very precious values to me of grandfather using them and showing his very young granddaughter how to use them. Thanks Anne Ashleigh 💖
I know this is an old video but I wanted to tell you that you are not only a beautiful person in looks and personality, but you are so inspiring. I started with hand tools but have since gone to mostly power... now I'm feeling called to use the dusty tools again. Thanks Anne
Anne, you amaze me with your myriad of talents. You are one of the few UA-camrs I watch regularly. Back when I had spare time I was a woodworker. I think that was my second favorite hobby behind gardening. I would love to have another wood shop - and time to do wood working again but I'm not sure if that will ever happen. Keep doing what you're doing, - and please keep sharing with us through UA-cam.
Seeing a young woman doing this sort of work , all by hand if wanted on site . I've been a carpenter / woodworker all of my adult life , and then some . Im 59 years old , semi retired . But I still have two shops , and a ton of aviation air tools , electric carpenter tools , and most importantly hand tools . If I may be so bold as to offer a few added tools for your chest . Firstly a Stanley odd jobs measuring device , a 12 pc small set of carving tools (English steel ) , no. 2 Stanley sweetheart plane , lie neilsen chisel plane , Stanley small bullnose plane , shinwa 30 cm protractor gauge , 3 pc set of Japanese douzuki saws, 4pc set of paring chisels , 4 pc set of short cranked neck paring chisels ,, starrett small thicknessing gauge , Boggs spoke shave , good German drawknife , numerous wood auroiou rasps , incl circle stairmakers set , pferd detail rasps , nicholson49 & 50 wood rasps . I'm going to stop there....I will list more to you later.....I guarantee you will use every one of them . I have 3 wood tool chests , all I made myself , plus a bunch of ruffian canvas carpenter bags , chisel holders , etc . Drop me an email sometime at hartchase@aol.com or on Facebook Carl Krebs . I will show you a LOT. Of old tools , their uses , maybe a few you haven't seen . I started buying antique tools when I was 16 years old , as well as modern electronic tools , makita , porter cable , fein , lamello , and many others incl many machinist tools too . I don't buy modern table type shop equipment , I restore 40-80 year old stuff because they have very heavy mehannite iron castings in them . They don't make em like that any longer . Once they are restored they had accuracy more and longer than ANY. New ones . I have a step daughter that's a 21 year old filipina I would like to introduce you too . Her name is lynses Alexa Krebs on Facebook . She has taken a serious interest in woodworking and carpentry . It would truly be great for her to know and see that not all younger American women her age are as lazy as they may appear. Your the perfect woman to do that ! Hopefully I will be moving her and her brothers and sister ger soon . Iv been married to her mom4 years this October . So anyhow.......seriously drop me a line ! Enjoyed your video ! No worries , Im Not an old pervert . I'm a happily married man who loves his wife and kids . So your safe with me !
Sounds like you and I could do some serious tool debating around a fire pit sometime, I have used most of the tools you've recommended and can give a fairly articulate argument for why none of them are in my chest, save the carving set, I keep my pfiel carving chisels in a special roll in my tool cabinet. I'm a sucker for old tools too, I actually started my business by professionally restoring old tools for folks interested in putting their grandpa's tools back to work or even just back on the shelf to look at. I've got a pretty cool collection of rare stuff as well. I am currently in the market for an old bridgeport, so if you ever hear of one, let me know! You can send me an email anytime marketing@anneofalltrades.com
I couldn't afford to buy any one of your planes or, in fact, any of your tools. To buy them in Australia would cost many thousands. Nice to see and dream.
A lot of them are actually available through local retailers in Australia for the same price I paid for them. Some of those tools are, in fact, made in Australia- the Vesper bevel and square.
I've been having this realisation lately, I don't need all these power tools, it's too much fuss. This chest is like a sign from where dreams are made. This is brilliant, everything you need in one manageable sized box.
That is a very simple, but oh so well thought out design and the tools you've acquired over the years are absolutely stellar. I think I need to make one for my, now small, but growing tool collection. Curious though, you missed one small item in the chest, the small 3 drawer mini chest in the bottom, what's in there?
When you mentioned "Preserve Tradition" it made my soul smile :) Im a hand tool "freak", and I enjoy very much the old way of doing things....... id nearly go as far as to say working by hand is like a form of "therapy" for me, thats why I began working by hand; to quieten my mind... I think you might understand what I mean by that
As a Dutch, I do not know why these are called that way, but at this point I don't mind. This Toolchest is amazing and filled with some great tools! Keep up the good work.
@@AnneofAllTrades polkadottedpolak I'm just wondering. Many things are called Dutch . Usually it's because it's cheap or strange, like with the doors (although I think they are just reclaimed horse stable doors to be fair) Maybe it's just the trading thing we have going on here.
Jim Tolpins book "the toolbox book" on page 8 list a chest as a Dutch chest. Because it was brought to America in the late 1800's from Amsterdam, and it seems that it has been popularized recently as a Dutch tool chest instead of a tool chest from the netherlands.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ? I have hand tools passed down to me, but I'm guilty of using the fastest way possible -- all electric. -- even a chain saw.! You do nice work, but only rich people can afford hand made furniture..
I disagree. I’m not rich, and I have tons of it. I’ve come a long way since getting my groceries from the food bank ten years ago, but knowing I wanted nice furniture I couldn’t afford, I decided to learn how to build it myself.
@@AnneofAllTrades .. I didn't say you're rich, I'm said that hand made furniture is so expensive only rich people can afford it.. Like a Walnut Table for $30,000... A butcher block $2,000.. ..... We never paid for anything we could fix or make ourselves.. If I misplaced my fathers 50 cent screwdriver everything stopped till I found it... He came out of the depression so 50 cents was a lot to him... Sorry for the confusion !
My shooting plane lives in my shooting board and while I use it a ton, it’s not a “necessary” tool by any means, and with the shooting board it doesn’t fit in my tool chest. It’s very easy to make a shooting board that will accommodate any of the other planes just fine.
I found a bunch of wood working tools in my grandparent basement. I'm in my 30s now and looking for a hobby. I would love to own some lie nielsen tools but it looks like they discontinued tool production.
So fun to find treasures like that and give them new life! Lie Nielsen is still making tools to the same quality they have been for 41 years- they might not be available at all the same retailers, but you can still get them straight from the source :)
@@AnneofAllTrades My grandpa's brother was a cabinet maker for anheuser busch. Another family member did the horse shoes on clydesdales. Bit of history I'm learning about!
Hi Anne, very nice project. I was about to build the traditional English style tool chest, but now I´m considering this design. A question, is there any reason why traditionally tool chests are painted instead of have finished with any oil or wax? thank you and warm regards from Buenos Aires ;-D
You have a TOP NOTCH kit there. I was researching a few things like the Auger bit tool holder and a couple other things. Love it. I'm restoring a few tools and learning the beauty of the brace drill with a Stanley 2101-A or something that ratches. It's SO nice. Ya, gonna build something this for my workshop.
Hi Anne! I was wondering if you could share any information on how you made the saw till for your panel saws on the lid? I’m currently building my own Dutch tool chest, and am totally unsure of how to cut those slots??
It was actually a gift from my friend, but I believe the way he did it was by drilling a small hole on either side of the slit and inserting his coping saw to cut out the waste.
Every tool in in that tool box is top quality. Let me try that again....Every tool in that tool box is top Quality with a capital Q! Yea, that looks better. Enjoyed very much and now I'm getting out of comment section and headed for the like button.
Thanks for sharing what you keep at the ready. I am wondering if you happen to know where I can find ridiculously long auger bits? I need like 2ft long or more for drilling an umbrella post hole into a stump... cut a tree down in the backyard and decided to cut it at table height to make it useable. But I bottomed out all of my bits and don't have enough support for the umbrella in high winds. It might be a weird size, but I imagine once I find one I can find plenty of other uses for it ;)
further to Lothar's comment, I think it might be worth doing a "dutch tool chest for an absolute beginner" video. In yours, where is the sharpening stone? and maybe a guide for chisels and irons?
Check out my videos on sharpening and building the chest. I’m limited on time and attention spans in these videos, so it’s not possible to cover every topic in every video, but I’ve got quite a large backlog of free content for you to watch and learn from should you be interested.
You have one of the sickest tool collections I have ever seen. For modern examples of classic tools, yours are astounding. I'm more than a little jealous. That bronze smoother with the cocobolo furniture is a dream! Thanks for the amazing look at your goodies
That's an impressive toolbox full of beautiful tools you certainly should be proud of! Love seeing the tools you use to make your wonderful projects! I hope they all get packaged really well for the move and nothing disappears during the move. My friend moved about 8 months ago due to a job position change within the company and the company paid for a moving company to relocate him. When the truck arrived at the new house his 70" T.V. was missing and the moving company couldn't find where it had been "misplaced." Even now he still hasn't had any resolution on it. That's why I decided to move everything myself when I bought my new house.
Nice collection of tools and you did convey that it doesn't have to be as pricey. What I miss, though, is an axe (if you do want to start with a tree, otherwise it would be rather difficult, I imagine) and a spokeshave as very versatile. I didn't see a brace for the augers either. All the best for your relocation.
There's only so much time in every video, so something's bound to get missed in each one, but yes, the chest does have an axe, wedges and brace. I've actually just started building a bigger chest to hold more green woodworking tools. Funny how the collection continues to grow...
I envy [read; Admire] you for your incredible positivity and joy in everything you do. The story about the laundry room hit me.. Wanting more room and more tools to get started is a common excuse in my own head. Just getting going seems harder.. why is that, I wonder. Great video, like all the others. Wish you the best with the fresh start!
I'm sold. This is on the project list. For me, with a small workshop, organisation is a must. This defo helps with that. Like you say, its also a great opportunity to try out and practise some joinery that i either haven't done yet or not done for a while. Thank you for sharing 👍
That's so cool, I found some Hand planes and other 60+ year old wood tools that were my grandfather's while we were at our families old homestead for Thanksgiving. I was thinking of building a nice storage box for them. I think I'm going to go with cherry though, and more of the Heirloom cabinet design. Thanks Anne for the ideas
That's a nice tool assortment. I have never worked with hand tools only to make a project. Sometime in the future I'd love to see a mobile kitchen island/prep station. I'm sure a lot of us have small kitchen and or counter space to prep food. Just a thought.💕 Hope your enjoying your Tenn. home.
Thank you! We are still a ways out from moving yet, but I will keep everyone posted on the move. Should I get a chance to build an island, I totally will!
Very nice. When I got out of the service at age 22, I started woodworking. I had the good fortune to inherit some old tools that my great-grandfather used in his business of building houses in the summer and making coffins in the winter. I was and still am, a traditional woodworker. I have a lot of the old school tools, but I realized here lately that the older I get, the more power I use. There is something to be said for power. It is a hard way to turn a bowl on a spring -pole lathe at the age of 75 even if I do have two motors to run the thing! Thanks for keeping the traditional way going.
I love Dutch tool chests! Recently had mine pictured in the FineWoodworking tools & shops issue! I was inspired by an episode of the woodwright's shop where Chris schwarz talked about them and I had a similar motive to make mine except I was in a furnace room, not a laundry room.
@@AnneofAllTrades feels a bit rough compared to the other people that for their work pictured but there was something there that they liked so I'm happy about it.
I love the tool chest! So far I don't have many hand tools yet but this gives me a great idea of a way to store what I do have. Thank you for doing the video!
👍 many times it’s the old designs that prevail functionality is so important! Btw any idea when your move takes place. It will make for some great vids.
Is there a specific reason for the lid to be sloping? I would imagine a square box is more efficient in use, can be stacked and is perhaps also easier to build?
Jan Verzee the sloped lid is specifically designed *so you can’t* stack things on top and make it harder for yourself to access the tools you need to work ;)
Daniel Geng Chris is a friend of mine. I’m sure he’d be willing if the timing worked out. I taught at his school earlier this year. It was a grand time and I’ll hopefully be back sooner than later.
We are about two months out I think. I’m hopeful we can go soon there are just a lot of logistics. I’m waiting on some animal moving permits and the like.
Sigh, I'm jealous, none of my tools are shiny, they're also all well used! Every time I go to 2nd hand stores I always look for old bits and parts of tools. I've got way to many bits for braces! Kind of a runaway train in that way. But I hate to see them just abused by people trying to use them in power drills.
I collect old braces as well, and have many an antique tool in my collection, this chest is the culmination of a whole lot of relationships, and as such, even though these are my every day users, I take a lot of care to keep them really nice. I plan to pass them down to my grandkids someday!
@@AnneofAllTrades I'm waiting for my sons to figure out how to make grandkids...sigh, ongoing! My favorite find on ebay was a hand operated drill used to drill holes in beams in barns, that were connected with trunnels. After you squared up the beam, you set up your holes then plunked this thing down, sat on it and started turning the gears.
@@AnneofAllTrades I'm way behind on youtube vids, but I'm looking forward to seeing more of yours. I consider myself a follower of Roy Underhill. Way back in the 80's I found his PBS 1/2 shows and his books. He's what got me into traditional woodworking.
Another great inspiring video. I have a small collection of hand tools and I'm not very good at using them but I'm getting better with each time I use them and plan to get some more hand tools when I am able to afford them. Unlike some others that have someone to gift tools to I don't know anyone who would do stuff like that for me. Please don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be picky or anything like that it's just that I don't know very many people who are into wood working on any scale. That is one of the reasons why I really enjoy watching videos like yours. I'm disabled and can't do a lot of things with my hands,but that doesn't stop me from doing the best I can with what I do have. Keep the great videos coming. Thanks for sharing and God bless
Thanks for your encouragement Roy! Keep after it! It took me several years to build a community of like-minded folks who wouldn't glaze over talking about dovetails for an hour at a dinner party ;)
I watched the build video and am very happy to see the tool chest filled and in use! For all the viewer concerned with the cost of high end heirloom tools: There are a number of You-Tube Channels were the makers show how to make the basic tools needed or aquire them at low cost. Pask Makes, Wood by Wright , Paul Sellers and Rex Krueger are just the tip of the iceberg. As you go along, you can later replace individual tools with high end versions as your finances allow or you heart desires.
That is a fantastic point and a great addition to the conversation. This is certainly not my “starter” tool collection, it was built up for many years by scrimping and saving.
You are absolutely right, I found and follow all of those you mentioned and they have definitely helped me in so many ways getting started back in hand tool wood working.
I think this is the third or fourth time I am looking at this video. Anne, thank you so much for sharing with us all, your amazing work and tools. I just bought a 100 year old English tool chest and I am busy restoring it. It has no tills inside, so I will be making them myself. As space is at a premium, I am trying to figure out how to fit it all inside when I am done. Again, thank you for this!
Wow ! I’ve often seen you on Instagram with goats but, had no idea you did traditional wood working! Yaay !
hahaha wow I really need to do better about sharing the whole picture if that's the case... I'm far more a woodworker than a farmer... but goats are cute so I guess who can blame me :P
What a wonderful video, you bring such joy, love and respect for your beautiful tools and chest, you have so much to be extremely proud of, thanks for sharing your joy and knowledge
Thanks Tony!
I still say, you are a very cool savvy lady. And a joy to listen to. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Thanks for the kind words!
That is one amazing tool chest. Thanks for the inspo!
Thank you!
This is just awesome.
Hi Anne
I also have many hand tools. I love using them, many of them were my grandfather's. My tool chest was made by my grandfather so all the tools have significant conscious value to me. He died when I was 16 and left them to me. Many family members wondering what his 16 year old granddaughter a girl was going to do with hand saws hammers planes etc. They couldn't have been further wrong I have used them all my life and they hold very precious values to me of grandfather using them and showing his very young granddaughter how to use them. Thanks Anne
Ashleigh 💖
That is such a wonderful and precious gift Ashleigh! I too have some of my grandfather's tools and they mean the world to me.
I know this is an old video but I wanted to tell you that you are not only a beautiful person in looks and personality, but you are so inspiring. I started with hand tools but have since gone to mostly power... now I'm feeling called to use the dusty tools again. Thanks Anne
Anne, you amaze me with your myriad of talents. You are one of the few UA-camrs I watch regularly.
Back when I had spare time I was a woodworker. I think that was my second favorite hobby behind gardening.
I would love to have another wood shop - and time to do wood working again but I'm not sure if that will ever happen.
Keep doing what you're doing, - and please keep sharing with us through UA-cam.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I wish you the best with your time allotment, everyone needs to have a hobby that brings them joy :)
so cool!!
Seeing a young woman doing this sort of work , all by hand if wanted on site . I've been a carpenter / woodworker all of my adult life , and then some . Im 59 years old , semi retired . But I still have two shops , and a ton of aviation air tools , electric carpenter tools , and most importantly hand tools . If I may be so bold as to offer a few added tools for your chest . Firstly a Stanley odd jobs measuring device , a 12 pc small set of carving tools (English steel ) , no. 2 Stanley sweetheart plane , lie neilsen chisel plane , Stanley small bullnose plane , shinwa 30 cm protractor gauge , 3 pc set of Japanese douzuki saws, 4pc set of paring chisels , 4 pc set of short cranked neck paring chisels ,, starrett small thicknessing gauge , Boggs spoke shave , good German drawknife , numerous wood auroiou rasps , incl circle stairmakers set , pferd detail rasps , nicholson49 & 50 wood rasps . I'm going to stop there....I will list more to you later.....I guarantee you will use every one of them . I have 3 wood tool chests , all I made myself , plus a bunch of ruffian canvas carpenter bags , chisel holders , etc . Drop me an email sometime at hartchase@aol.com or on Facebook Carl Krebs . I will show you a LOT. Of old tools , their uses , maybe a few you haven't seen . I started buying antique tools when I was 16 years old , as well as modern electronic tools , makita , porter cable , fein , lamello , and many others incl many machinist tools too . I don't buy modern table type shop equipment , I restore 40-80 year old stuff because they have very heavy mehannite iron castings in them . They don't make em like that any longer . Once they are restored they had accuracy more and longer than ANY. New ones . I have a step daughter that's a 21 year old filipina I would like to introduce you too . Her name is lynses Alexa Krebs on Facebook . She has taken a serious interest in woodworking and carpentry . It would truly be great for her to know and see that not all younger American women her age are as lazy as they may appear. Your the perfect woman to do that ! Hopefully I will be moving her and her brothers and sister ger soon . Iv been married to her mom4 years this October . So anyhow.......seriously drop me a line ! Enjoyed your video ! No worries , Im Not an old pervert . I'm a happily married man who loves his wife and kids . So your safe with me !
This is just fantastic to me !
Sounds like you and I could do some serious tool debating around a fire pit sometime, I have used most of the tools you've recommended and can give a fairly articulate argument for why none of them are in my chest, save the carving set, I keep my pfiel carving chisels in a special roll in my tool cabinet. I'm a sucker for old tools too, I actually started my business by professionally restoring old tools for folks interested in putting their grandpa's tools back to work or even just back on the shelf to look at. I've got a pretty cool collection of rare stuff as well. I am currently in the market for an old bridgeport, so if you ever hear of one, let me know! You can send me an email anytime marketing@anneofalltrades.com
Hi Anne, I have a question. What width fishtail chisel would you recommend if I could only buy one?
Whatever width services the half blinds you’re most likely to make, most often! For me that was a 1/2” that I made myself
Amazing 👌
I couldn't afford to buy any one of your planes or, in fact, any of your tools. To buy them in Australia would cost many thousands. Nice to see and dream.
A lot of them are actually available through local retailers in Australia for the same price I paid for them. Some of those tools are, in fact, made in Australia- the Vesper bevel and square.
Love the chest, what brand of rip and cross cut panel saws do you have
Nice tool chest but the English one is better . More room and you can sit on it for lunch and use it as a saw horse.
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No coping saw for wasting dovetails?
The coping saw must have been on my bench ;) but, a chisel can be used to remove that waste as well.
You’re almost Amish.
That’s one of the first Auger Bit Rolls I ever made!
Texas Heritage Woodworks I love that. Makes it even more special ;)
Did I miss the brace? I just got an old Millers Falls "holds all" brace that made me happy after struggling with a newer Stanley for a long time.
Thanks for the D̶u̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶T̶o̶o̶l̶ Treasure Chest tour Anne, really nice neatly organized collection! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
haha it definitely is a treasure chest to me! Thanks Fred!
I've been having this realisation lately, I don't need all these power tools, it's too much fuss. This chest is like a sign from where dreams are made. This is brilliant, everything you need in one manageable sized box.
Where do you get all your resources to buy everything you have? I'm curious because that's the foundation for being able to do many things...
That is a very simple, but oh so well thought out design and the tools you've acquired over the years are absolutely stellar. I think I need to make one for my, now small, but growing tool collection. Curious though, you missed one small item in the chest, the small 3 drawer mini chest in the bottom, what's in there?
Hello Anne, nice job on the tool chest. What size mortise chisels did you have?
When you mentioned "Preserve Tradition" it made my soul smile :) Im a hand tool "freak", and I enjoy very much the old way of doing things....... id nearly go as far as to say working by hand is like a form of "therapy" for me, thats why I began working by hand; to quieten my mind... I think you might understand what I mean by that
Mallet and brace to go with the auger bits? But lovely chest
As a Dutch, I do not know why these are called that way, but at this point I don't mind. This Toolchest is amazing and filled with some great tools! Keep up the good work.
I assume it's because of the shape of the chest and the hidden compartment. Like how a Dutch door is split into upper and lower.
I never thought of that, I just figured it was a traditional dutch design. I bet Chris Schwarz knows ;)
@@AnneofAllTrades polkadottedpolak I'm just wondering. Many things are called Dutch . Usually it's because it's cheap or strange, like with the doors (although I think they are just reclaimed horse stable doors to be fair) Maybe it's just the trading thing we have going on here.
Sometimes in the US we call things Dutch that are of German origin, biggest example is “Pennsylvania Dutch”
Jim Tolpins book "the toolbox book" on page 8 list a chest as a Dutch chest. Because it was brought to America in the late 1800's from Amsterdam, and it seems that it has been popularized recently as a Dutch tool chest instead of a tool chest from the netherlands.
Not a show piece.... hush, sister. Everything you touch is beautiful.
Hope you had a lovely holiday with your family. ❤️
Thank you! It was wonderful, and I hope the same for you and yours.
Those are some beautiful tools! Thanks for sharing this video!
You're missing one more thing that is just if not more important that's sharping tools. With out them all your tools are useless.
That is a good point, though I’d love to point you towards my sharpening videos ;)
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?
I have hand tools passed down to me, but I'm guilty of using the fastest way possible -- all electric. -- even a chain saw.!
You do nice work, but only rich people can afford hand made furniture..
I disagree. I’m not rich, and I have tons of it. I’ve come a long way since getting my groceries from the food bank ten years ago, but knowing I wanted nice furniture I couldn’t afford, I decided to learn how to build it myself.
@@AnneofAllTrades .. I didn't say you're rich, I'm said that hand made furniture is so expensive only rich people can afford it.. Like a Walnut Table for $30,000... A
butcher block $2,000.. ..... We never paid for anything we could fix or make ourselves.. If I misplaced my fathers 50 cent screwdriver everything stopped till I found it... He came out of the depression so 50 cents was a lot to him... Sorry for the confusion !
No shooting plane? I find the shooting plane to be a very important tool.
My shooting plane lives in my shooting board and while I use it a ton, it’s not a “necessary” tool by any means, and with the shooting board it doesn’t fit in my tool chest. It’s very easy to make a shooting board that will accommodate any of the other planes just fine.
I found a bunch of wood working tools in my grandparent basement. I'm in my 30s now and looking for a hobby. I would love to own some lie nielsen tools but it looks like they discontinued tool production.
So fun to find treasures like that and give them new life! Lie Nielsen is still making tools to the same quality they have been for 41 years- they might not be available at all the same retailers, but you can still get them straight from the source :)
@@AnneofAllTrades My grandpa's brother was a cabinet maker for anheuser busch. Another family member did the horse shoes on clydesdales. Bit of history I'm learning about!
Hi Anne, very nice project. I was about to build the traditional English style tool chest, but now I´m considering this design. A question, is there any reason why traditionally tool chests are painted instead of have finished with any oil or wax? thank you and warm regards from Buenos Aires ;-D
Awesome channel! So much skill and knowledge from a beautiful girl!
A focus on high-quality tools from smaller, individual toolmakers and a Dutch tool chest...I can smell a fellow Chris Schwartz fan from miles away!
You have a TOP NOTCH kit there. I was researching a few things like the Auger bit tool holder and a couple other things. Love it. I'm restoring a few tools and learning the beauty of the brace drill with a Stanley 2101-A or something that ratches. It's SO nice. Ya, gonna build something this for my workshop.
Why is it called "dutch toolchest"? I live in Holland, so Iam dutch but never saw one. Like it a lot!
Hi Anne. What is the finish on your tool chest? Looks very traditional.
It's milk paint and wax! Traditional indeed. There's a video coming on forging and installing hinges and painting the chest I built a few weeks ago.
Looking forward to watching it!
Dear Anne ,where can we find all these beautiful hand tools you have ?
Hi Anne! I was wondering if you could share any information on how you made the saw till for your panel saws on the lid? I’m currently building my own Dutch tool chest, and am totally unsure of how to cut those slots??
It was actually a gift from my friend, but I believe the way he did it was by drilling a small hole on either side of the slit and inserting his coping saw to cut out the waste.
Every tool in in that tool box is top quality. Let me try that again....Every tool in that tool box is top Quality with a capital Q! Yea, that looks better. Enjoyed very much and now I'm getting out of comment section and headed for the like button.
Thanks so much Lee!
Thanks for sharing what you keep at the ready. I am wondering if you happen to know where I can find ridiculously long auger bits? I need like 2ft long or more for drilling an umbrella post hole into a stump... cut a tree down in the backyard and decided to cut it at table height to make it useable. But I bottomed out all of my bits and don't have enough support for the umbrella in high winds. It might be a weird size, but I imagine once I find one I can find plenty of other uses for it ;)
Look for a T-handle bit used by timber framers or shipwrights. It should allow you to finish the hole started by your auger bit.
further to Lothar's comment, I think it might be worth doing a "dutch tool chest for an absolute beginner" video. In yours, where is the sharpening stone? and maybe a guide for chisels and irons?
Check out my videos on sharpening and building the chest. I’m limited on time and attention spans in these videos, so it’s not possible to cover every topic in every video, but I’ve got quite a large backlog of free content for you to watch and learn from should you be interested.
You have one of the sickest tool collections I have ever seen. For modern examples of classic tools, yours are astounding. I'm more than a little jealous. That bronze smoother with the cocobolo furniture is a dream! Thanks for the amazing look at your goodies
Thank you! I am a fan of nice tools for sure
Great video. Thanks
That's an impressive toolbox full of beautiful tools you certainly should be proud of! Love seeing the tools you use to make your wonderful projects! I hope they all get packaged really well for the move and nothing disappears during the move. My friend moved about 8 months ago due to a job position change within the company and the company paid for a moving company to relocate him. When the truck arrived at the new house his 70" T.V. was missing and the moving company couldn't find where it had been "misplaced." Even now he still hasn't had any resolution on it. That's why I decided to move everything myself when I bought my new house.
Thanks Bob! Yes this move is going to be a little... unique to say the least, but I'm sure everything (and everyone) that needs to get to TN will :)
Nice collection of tools and you did convey that it doesn't have to be as pricey. What I miss, though, is an axe (if you do want to start with a tree, otherwise it would be rather difficult, I imagine) and a spokeshave as very versatile. I didn't see a brace for the augers either.
All the best for your relocation.
There's only so much time in every video, so something's bound to get missed in each one, but yes, the chest does have an axe, wedges and brace. I've actually just started building a bigger chest to hold more green woodworking tools. Funny how the collection continues to grow...
I envy [read; Admire] you for your incredible positivity and joy in everything you do. The story about the laundry room hit me.. Wanting more room and more tools to get started is a common excuse in my own head. Just getting going seems harder.. why is that, I wonder.
Great video, like all the others. Wish you the best with the fresh start!
Thank you so much! The first step is always the hardest.
I'm sold. This is on the project list. For me, with a small workshop, organisation is a must. This defo helps with that. Like you say, its also a great opportunity to try out and practise some joinery that i either haven't done yet or not done for a while. Thank you for sharing 👍
You'll love this project! When it comes time to build check out the build video ;)
That’s is so damn cool!
Anne,
Some silica gel packets will help with preventing rust and any moisture inside the chest :)
wiping my planes when I'm finished using them like I tell everyone else to would also help haha
That's so cool, I found some Hand planes and other 60+ year old wood tools that were my grandfather's while we were at our families old homestead for Thanksgiving. I was thinking of building a nice storage box for them. I think I'm going to go with cherry though, and more of the Heirloom cabinet design. Thanks Anne for the ideas
That’s awesome! My grandfather’s tools are some of my most prized possessions.
That's a nice tool assortment. I have never worked with hand tools only to make a project. Sometime in the future I'd love to see a mobile kitchen island/prep station. I'm sure a lot of us have small kitchen and or counter space to prep food. Just a thought.💕 Hope your enjoying your Tenn. home.
Thank you! We are still a ways out from moving yet, but I will keep everyone posted on the move. Should I get a chance to build an island, I totally will!
Very nice. When I got out of the service at age 22, I started woodworking. I had the good fortune to inherit some old tools that my great-grandfather used in his business of building houses in the summer and making coffins in the winter. I was and still am, a traditional woodworker. I have a lot of the old school tools, but I realized here lately that the older I get, the more power I use. There is something to be said for power. It is a hard way to turn a bowl on a spring -pole lathe at the age of 75 even if I do have two motors to run the thing! Thanks for keeping the traditional way going.
It never hurts to get a little help from our electric "apprentices!"
I can dive in a swimming pool of hand tools like Scrooge McDuck in Duck Tales
Might be a little pokey
Thank you for sharing. Love and God Bless.
A wood workers dream. Nice Anna.💚💜
Very convenient tool box!
It's great to work from, everything right at your fingertips where you need it :)
Holy cow, Anne! I've suddenly got a big fat crush on that little round-handled screwdriver! Did you just pick it up someplace?
Thank you! It was a gift from my friend Pat.
@@AnneofAllTrades, so you should, like, totally tell Pat how much better my life would be if I had one too! You rock, bud-ro! Thanks.
I've been telling myself I'd make a DTC... was supposed to go make one in Covington with Megan last year but had to cancel. You've relit the fire!
Get on it Jared! It is a fun little project.
Good, good content.
what brand is your 62 low angle jack plane?
I have both the lie Nielsen and lee valley versions. Both have their own merit.
Thank you for showing us your tool chest. Do you have any videos on the actual tools with in the chest. thanks from a new subscriber.
Yep, lots, you can check out the archive or playlists ;)
Thank you
I'm half way through building my own chest and I am wondering where you got the awesome hinges for the top?
I got these from lee valley but there will be a video shortly on how to make your own ;)
What egg beater is that? I love egg beaters. Thanks for another great video!
I think it's a miller falls #5.
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I love Dutch tool chests! Recently had mine pictured in the FineWoodworking tools & shops issue! I was inspired by an episode of the woodwright's shop where Chris schwarz talked about them and I had a similar motive to make mine except I was in a furnace room, not a laundry room.
Look at you go! That's quite an honor!
@@AnneofAllTrades feels a bit rough compared to the other people that for their work pictured but there was something there that they liked so I'm happy about it.
What's the fan/heater thing in the side of the cabinet?
It’s a heater.
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Lovely video of your dutch tool chest Anne! Thank you for sharing it with us :) Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! 👌👍😎JP
Thanks JP!
Your very welcome Anne! Have a awesome week!😎
I’ve always wants to tour the Netherlands.
This is just a teeny, tiny portion.
I love the tool chest! So far I don't have many hand tools yet but this gives me a great idea of a way to store what I do have. Thank you for doing the video!
These chests are awesome. Check out the build video when you're ready to make yours!
Good idea thank you
I also have a channel
Thanks Ann. The plane info and tool chest is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to hear it!
👍 many times it’s the old designs that prevail functionality is so important!
Btw any idea when your move takes place. It will make for some great vids.
I’m hoping it will happen within the next two months. There’s a lot of logistics to work out, but I am very eager to get going!
Très joli caisse et très beaux outils bravo salut Jeannot 🛠😉
Thank you!
Is there a specific reason for the lid to be sloping? I would imagine a square box is more efficient in use, can be stacked and is perhaps also easier to build?
Jan Verzee you can’t let junk build up on the top of a sloped toolchest, but a flat topped chest gathers it quickly!
Jan Verzee the sloped lid is specifically designed *so you can’t* stack things on top and make it harder for yourself to access the tools you need to work ;)
Incredible and inspiring as always. You're the reason I've been collecting more hand planes and have confidence in sharpening my hand tools
That makes me so happy to hear! Keep after it!
I enjoy making my own hand tools but dang, some of those are works of art.
Same here. I really enjoy making tools but some of this stuff is truly next level. Something to aspire to.
I think I'm in love!
In the middle of Chris’s workbench book, good stuff. Just read the Anarchists tool chest a few months ago .. good stuff !
The ATC book changed my life for the better :)
Anne of All Trades mine as well, why not see if you can get an interview with him for the channel ?
Daniel Geng Chris is a friend of mine. I’m sure he’d be willing if the timing worked out. I taught at his school earlier this year. It was a grand time and I’ll hopefully be back sooner than later.
Anne of All Trades hmm 🤔 you have become quite a powerful Jedi woodworker Annabelle ❤️
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When you are you moving to Tennessee, and the Dutch tool chest is awesome like the layout you done seen others and everyone is different.
We are about two months out I think. I’m hopeful we can go soon there are just a lot of logistics. I’m waiting on some animal moving permits and the like.
@@AnneofAllTrades cant wait to see the videos you do at the new place as you set it up to meet your needs.
I love it it and can't wait to make my own, thank you for the inspiration Anne, keep bringing us great content!
I’ll do my best! Thanks so much for the support.
Sigh, I'm jealous, none of my tools are shiny, they're also all well used! Every time I go to 2nd hand stores I always look for old bits and parts of tools. I've got way to many bits for braces! Kind of a runaway train in that way. But I hate to see them just abused by people trying to use them in power drills.
I collect old braces as well, and have many an antique tool in my collection, this chest is the culmination of a whole lot of relationships, and as such, even though these are my every day users, I take a lot of care to keep them really nice. I plan to pass them down to my grandkids someday!
@@AnneofAllTrades I'm waiting for my sons to figure out how to make grandkids...sigh, ongoing! My favorite find on ebay was a hand operated drill used to drill holes in beams in barns, that were connected with trunnels. After you squared up the beam, you set up your holes then plunked this thing down, sat on it and started turning the gears.
I have one of those as well! They are for drilling the offset holes for pegging the structure together
@@AnneofAllTrades I'm way behind on youtube vids, but I'm looking forward to seeing more of yours. I consider myself a follower of Roy Underhill. Way back in the 80's I found his PBS 1/2 shows and his books. He's what got me into traditional woodworking.
Eric Prater Roy is a friend of mine. Incredible guy.
what if the removable panel was a shooting plane?
I'm not sure I get what you mean there.
@@AnneofAllTrades Sooting board...sorry
shooting board.
Great video as always Anne!
Thank you!
Tool chest tour! That was awesome!
Thanks so much Danny!
Great setup! Love the block to hold the top!
Thank you!
Thanks for the tour
Thanks for watching!
I love old tools 😊😊👍👍
Me too! Old school is good school!
@@AnneofAllTrades 👍👍have a good day Anne
You have a very nice chest! Thanks for taking the top off and it letting us have a look!
I hope for her sake that you don’t have a daughter 🤦🏻♀️
Is anyone able to identify the tool in the corner of the room, which looks like a frame and a blade in the center? What is that tool used for?
it's a coping saw, for making tight, curved cuts like the waste in dovetails :)
Pretty sure you are talking about her frame saw. It is for resawing by hand.
Another great inspiring video. I have a small collection of hand tools and I'm not very good at using them but I'm getting better with each time I use them and plan to get some more hand tools when I am able to afford them. Unlike some others that have someone to gift tools to I don't know anyone who would do stuff like that for me. Please don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be picky or anything like that it's just that I don't know very many people who are into wood working on any scale. That is one of the reasons why I really enjoy watching videos like yours. I'm disabled and can't do a lot of things with my hands,but that doesn't stop me from doing the best I can with what I do have.
Keep the great videos coming.
Thanks for sharing and God bless
Thanks for your encouragement Roy! Keep after it! It took me several years to build a community of like-minded folks who wouldn't glaze over talking about dovetails for an hour at a dinner party ;)