Hello Simon. I wish I had a published plan to send you but I don't. The article that inspired me to make the box is at books.google.com/books?id=vPYDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=falseYou%27ll. I used 3/4" pine from my local home center and 6 penny fine finish cut nails made by the Tremont Nail Company and also sold by Brooklyn Tool & Craft. The overall dimensions are 24" long x 11.25 wide x 9.5 high. The two pieces on the top ends that define the opening are 3" wide. The opening is 17.75" long. The lid is 19" long. The battens are 2" wide and the handles are 2.5" wide. Regarding the lid. The lid is ¾” longer on the front end (regular batten end) and ½” longer on the other end (tapered locking batten). I suggest you mark these points on the lid, place it inside the opening (supporting the lid with a stack of books) and position it according to your marks. Now mark the lid for the position of the front batten and the locking batten. Make any fine adjustments by planing the edge of your locking batten to fit. This worked for me, feel free to adjust the dimensions to work for you. I also made smaller boxes that are 2/3, 1/2, and 1/4 scaled from the above dimensions. I hope this helps. Good luck!
Ive had a stack of those bar clamps for years, no problem with twisting etc, light and easy to use as you say, i dont use my old Reord bar clamps these days.
NICE VIDEO! GOOD CAMERA AND SOUND. I SAW THE BURNISHER SOMEWHERE EARLIER BUT HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT. I HATE TO FINISH SO THAT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD OPTION FOR SOME PIECES. LOVE THE BOX DESIGN THANKS DOC
***** I was so taken with the box (I watched your videos late on Monday night) that I had trouble going to sleep. I got up early Tue and built one from poplar. It is a gift for my brother in law we will visit in upstate NY soon. He smokes cigars so I made the dimensions about 4 in. x 8 in.. I ran to Lowes and bought a natural broom, cut the straw off from the handle and using two hose clamps made a burnisher with two working ends. I used black shoe polish and burnished away. Looks great-like old barn wood. Thanks
This will be a fun build to watch. Some day I'm going to get around to building one; I really like the design. Maybe it's the lens perspective, but the stock thickness seems (IMHO) too thick for the size of the box. Is it 3/4" or 1"? Do you know if the stock and proportions on your version is the same as Odate's? Just curious. I've been eying those bar clamps. Do they twist much when applying good pressure on a wide panel? I bought half a dozen Harbor Freight (I know, super cheap in cost and build quality) versions and followed Paul Sellers advice of filling the interior with wood. Without the wood they twist so much that they're worthless. With the wood insert, they are incredibly stable and strong - barely twist. Turns a super cheap clamp into a nice one. So I'm interested in knowing whether these nicer ones would benefit from a wood infill, or twist is not an issue? Thanks.
i think its awesome that you bring the children into the world of woodworking and open the doors of creativity wide open in there hearts. that's one of the reasons i love woodworking. once you open that door you cant close it. well done.
I was searching for a different tool box design and found your channel. Nice job on your projects and videos, you have another subscriber. Thank you for sharing.
Love, love, Luuuuuv yall. I have been looking for people to teach me about hand tool woodworking. Found yall when I queried "Japanese tool box." What a delightful surprise!!! When I watch, I feel like my interesting, friendly neighbors have come over for visit. Thank you. Please keep making videos!!!
I just started making another pair of boxes in this style, I made some changes from the design you used to allow the use of narrower (all the same width as each other) pallet wood planks (wood doesn't grow on trees you know! :P ) and I am re-using nice looking pallet nails which means I get to shorten, straighten and polish the head of each one. Maybe some day I'll video a build, I think the only parts of mine that get touched by hand tools are the wedge blocks and the nails, but it would be a great project to do with only hand tools. There is just something about making boxes, some wooden ammo boxes are very economically and interestingly put together, apart from the exotic hardware they can use they are worth looking at for design ideas. Love your work, looking forward to the next show!
Great video thanks. Interesting box and "burnishing" method. The wedge must be dovetailed to stay in place in this design. I wonder if it can be simplified even further
+Jeff Harmed Hi Jeff. Most toolboxes of this kind don't use a locking wedge at all. I added this feature for a more secure closure. A non-beveled wedge will work just fine unless you turn the box completely upside down and the wedge falls out....a highly unlikely occurrence! Thanks for your comments.
+treebangham Pros - Its a good simple design with no hardware other than the nails. Cons - the loose wedge can be lost. Solution - tie the wedge in somehow. Perhaps a space on the lid for the wedge storage?
+Jeff Harmed There are all sorts of possibilities for wedge storage. That's what's fun about making stuff....you can alter the design, add improvements, customize it to fit your specific needs. Thanks Jeff.
Don Williams may have done a better demonstration on the poly soir but he didn't tap it against his head to show how dense it is! Your shows are great, thanks!
Nice walktrough. Is it possible that you could give us some link to where you have found the stuff you are talking about. Then it is easy for me to see how it is speeled ;-)
+Nathan McIntosh Hi Nathan. Without quoting pounds per square inch, the aluminum bar clamp is generally regarded as having more clamping pressure than a parallel clamp and less than a pipe clamp. I own all three types and use what I think is appropriate for the task. Thanks for the question.
+treebangham It's my pleasure and I've added you guys as one more important learning source as a beginner.in my new woodworking hobby. I think that you as a team, Joanine (I hope my spelling of her name is correct) as a very talented video maker and you as a master at your crafts making these videos a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!
+sanbariki Hello sanbariki. I did not know the tool chest was from the Edo era. Please tell me more. Thank you for visiting. Sanbariki こんにちは。工具箱は江戸時代からだったとは知りませんでした。もっと教えてください。ご来場ありがとうございました。
Hi Doug. I used 3/4" pine from my local home center and 6 penny fine finish cut nails made by the Tremont Nail Company. The dimensions are 24" long x 11.25 wide x 9.5 high. The two pieces on the top ends that define the opening are 3" wide. The opening is 17.75" long. The lid is 19" long. The battens are 2" wide and the handles are 2.5" wide. Regarding the lid. The lid is 3/4" longer on the front end (regular batten end) and 1/2" longer on the other end (tapered batten end). I suggest you mark these points on the lid, place it inside the opening (supporting the lid with a stack of books) and position it according to your marks. Now mark the lid for the position of the front batten and locking batten. Make any fine adjustments by planing the edge of your locking batten to fit. I hope this helps, good luck!
Treebangham I was close! So I need 1x10s & 1x12s. In pine and I might use some aromatic cedar and hardwood scraps for the wedge and top pieces and interior ledge for tray. I have all kinds of ideas! Thanks! Happy woodworking in SE Pa.
With the time I have, my shop and household projects keep me busy. I've considered someday making boxes of various kinds, sizes and finishes for sale online on a limited basis. That might be fun. Thanks for the question.
Thanks for the offer, but I have no work that needs to be done. I hope my videos are useful to you and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Best regards.
How's another subscriber said, I think you seem like a very very nice friendly outgoing gentleman and with a Pleasant demeanor. I've watched a lot of Japanese woodworking videos. I was surprised seeing this project included nails. From the many videos I have seen regarding Japanese woodworking that makes particularly traditional Japanese woodworking none of the other videos I've seen have not included any kinds of fasteners/connectors such as nails or screws of any kind. It's definitely a nice design. Thank you! for sharing. I also found the universal clamps and Holly Suarez to be interesting. Does the company that made those clamps have similar clamps in construction and appearance that are parallel clamps, etc.?
Hi Douglas. I too have seen Japanese joinery without nails but with boxes of this kind nails were used. I'm glad you found the clamps and polyssoir interesting. The universal bar clamps are made by the Dubuque Clamp Company and they don't make parallel clamps. They do make excellent hand screw clamps under the brand Miro-Moose. I own a few of these and they are excellent. Thanks for commenting!
+Lyle Z Hello Lyle. The nails are available from the maker, Tremont Nail Co, and also packaged in smaller quantities and sold by BT&C and available at many woodworking supply places. I purchased mine at my local Woodcraft store. The cut nails sold at home centers are usually hardened masonry nails and are not the same.
I noticed when using the polissoir you're going with the grain. Was that on purpose? Is that the appropriate way? I'm gonna try to make one for myself. hillbillydaiku.com/2014/04/17/finishing-with-the-polissoir/ P.S.: Great video!
+Carlos Ballena Thanks Carlos. Going with the grain works for me. In his video, Don Williams mentions going slightly off the grain and that helps too. Give it a try and see what works for you. Thanks for the link to Greg Merritt, that looks like a fun project.
Don Williams may have done a better demonstration on the poly soir but he didn't tap it against his head to show how dense it is! Your shows are great, thanks!
Glad to see the new project video! I was hoping you'd do another. That polyswar (sp?) was intriguing, I'm going to look that up.
The anticipation has been killing me for the next video in this series! I love your videos, keep it up.
Plans for any of the boxes you showed... I love this project.
Hello Simon. I wish I had a published plan to send you but I don't. The article that inspired me to make the box is at books.google.com/books?id=vPYDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=falseYou%27ll. I used 3/4" pine from my local home center and 6 penny fine finish cut nails made by the Tremont Nail Company and also sold by Brooklyn Tool & Craft. The overall dimensions are 24" long x 11.25 wide x 9.5 high. The two pieces on the top ends that define the opening are 3" wide. The opening is 17.75" long. The lid is 19" long. The battens are 2" wide and the handles are 2.5" wide. Regarding the lid. The lid is ¾” longer on the front end (regular batten end) and ½” longer on the other end (tapered locking batten). I suggest you mark these points on the lid, place it inside the opening (supporting the lid with a stack of books) and position it according to your marks. Now mark the lid for the position of the front batten and the locking batten. Make any fine adjustments by planing the edge of your locking batten to fit. This worked for me, feel free to adjust the dimensions to work for you. I also made smaller boxes that are 2/3, 1/2, and 1/4 scaled from the above dimensions. I hope this helps. Good luck!
Ive had a stack of those bar clamps for years, no problem with twisting etc, light and easy to use as you say, i dont use my old Reord bar clamps these days.
Thank you for all your "How to and history". I've got this box on my to do list, and hope you continue on with other projects and lessons.
Thank you! Have fun making the box.
NICE VIDEO! GOOD CAMERA AND SOUND. I SAW THE BURNISHER SOMEWHERE EARLIER BUT HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT. I HATE TO FINISH SO THAT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD OPTION FOR SOME PIECES. LOVE THE BOX DESIGN
THANKS
DOC
***** I was so taken with the box (I watched your videos late on Monday night) that I had trouble going to sleep. I got up early Tue and built one from poplar. It is a gift for my brother in law we will visit in upstate NY soon. He smokes cigars so I made the dimensions about 4 in. x 8 in.. I ran to Lowes and bought a natural broom, cut the straw off from the handle and using two hose clamps made a burnisher with two working ends. I used black shoe polish and burnished away. Looks great-like old barn wood.
Thanks
+treebangham Would love to send you photos but I am computer challenged other than sending by email if you wish.
Please let me know.
Doc
Hey! Nice presentation! You have a gift ... will be looking forward for more of your work!
+Richard Butterfoss Hi Richard. Glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for visiting my workshop. Best regards.
Great project and great show... really fun to watch!!
Truly work of art , i enjoyed the videos..thanks for sharing.
+juvy Villamor Hello juvy. Thanks for visiting.
Excellent work, great tutorial and nicely filmed. You Tube has so much crap it's great to come across a gem.
Hello and thanks for your comments. Please visit us again!
Just found your channel . Very nice work ! looking forward to watching more of them.
+carsdad02 Thank you!
This will be a fun build to watch. Some day I'm going to get around to building one; I really like the design. Maybe it's the lens perspective, but the stock thickness seems (IMHO) too thick for the size of the box. Is it 3/4" or 1"? Do you know if the stock and proportions on your version is the same as Odate's? Just curious.
I've been eying those bar clamps. Do they twist much when applying good pressure on a wide panel? I bought half a dozen Harbor Freight (I know, super cheap in cost and build quality) versions and followed Paul Sellers advice of filling the interior with wood. Without the wood they twist so much that they're worthless. With the wood insert, they are incredibly stable and strong - barely twist. Turns a super cheap clamp into a nice one. So I'm interested in knowing whether these nicer ones would benefit from a wood infill, or twist is not an issue? Thanks.
***** Yes, the smaller box looks perfect to me. Thanks for the follow-up.
i think its awesome that you bring the children into the world of woodworking and open the doors of creativity wide open in there hearts. that's one of the reasons i love woodworking. once you open that door you cant close it. well done.
Thanks Wayne. Woodworking is a journey for sure. Best regards.
Way to go, Joaneen!
She did it!
I was searching for a different tool box design and found your channel. Nice job on your projects and videos, you have another subscriber. Thank you for sharing.
+daveyfus1 Thanks daveyfus 1. Glad you found us.
Hi Sir, from Singapore here. love your channel and very very cool projects. Nice presentation. Hope to see more projects in future.
Love, love, Luuuuuv yall. I have been looking for people to teach me about hand tool woodworking. Found yall when I queried "Japanese tool box." What a delightful surprise!!! When I watch, I feel like my interesting, friendly neighbors have come over for visit. Thank you. Please keep making videos!!!
Hello and thank you. We're happy to have a new neighbor and friend!
Same here! Loved the style and content and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thanks for making them - I've subscribed
amazing videos!
Where I´can buy the polisoire ? I live in Brazil, so a internet site is a great option.
Thanks
Ricardo Faria
Loved watching the Video and look forward to part 2, keep it up andGreetings from Holland
Hi Richard. Greetings from the US. Glad you liked the video and thanks for visiting us.
I just started making another pair of boxes in this style, I made some changes from the design you used to allow the use of narrower (all the same width as each other) pallet wood planks (wood doesn't grow on trees you know! :P ) and I am re-using nice looking pallet nails which means I get to shorten, straighten and polish the head of each one. Maybe some day I'll video a build, I think the only parts of mine that get touched by hand tools are the wedge blocks and the nails, but it would be a great project to do with only hand tools.
There is just something about making boxes, some wooden ammo boxes are very economically and interestingly put together, apart from the exotic hardware they can use they are worth looking at for design ideas.
Love your work, looking forward to the next show!
Yes, it's hard to make just one of these boxes. So many variations and so many uses for the boxes when they are finished. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent well done and equally informing !
Thanks Vic, glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video thanks. Interesting box and "burnishing" method.
The wedge must be dovetailed to stay in place in this design. I wonder if it can be simplified even further
+Jeff Harmed Hi Jeff. Most toolboxes of this kind don't use a locking wedge at all. I added this feature for a more secure closure. A non-beveled wedge will work just fine unless you turn the box completely upside down and the wedge falls out....a highly unlikely occurrence! Thanks for your comments.
+treebangham Pros - Its a good simple design with no hardware other than the nails. Cons - the loose wedge can be lost. Solution - tie the wedge in somehow. Perhaps a space on the lid for the wedge storage?
+Jeff Harmed There are all sorts of possibilities for wedge storage. That's what's fun about making stuff....you can alter the design, add improvements, customize it to fit your specific needs. Thanks Jeff.
Wow, cool design and nice job !
+Fernando Nattes McGalem Hello Fernando. Thank you for commenting. Best regards.
I really like this one!!
Don Williams may have done a better demonstration on the poly soir but he didn't tap it against his head to show how dense it is! Your shows are great, thanks!
+Nails Knots Ouch! And I thought my head was dense. That polissoir was rock hard.
Great work, nice to see someone with woodworking skills! I'll sub.
+Journeyman Thanks Journeyman!
very practical (& nice) boxes
+Ηλίας Ζαχαρόπουλος Thanks, glad you like them.
Nice walktrough.
Is it possible that you could give us some link to where you have found the stuff you are talking about. Then it is easy for me to see how it is speeled ;-)
***** Thx Sir:
I really love that chest it is something I might try out one day. ;-)
thank you for the clamp tip, is there compressive strength really good?
+Nathan McIntosh Hi Nathan. Without quoting pounds per square inch, the aluminum bar clamp is generally regarded as having more clamping pressure than a parallel clamp and less than a pipe clamp. I own all three types and use what I think is appropriate for the task. Thanks for the question.
Love the lock!
+goethe528 Yes, it's my favorite feature of the toolbox. Thanks!
Great idea. Thank you.
+Leane Garden Hi Leane, thanks for visiting.
+treebangham It's my pleasure and I've added you guys as one more important learning source as a beginner.in my new woodworking hobby. I think that you as a team, Joanine (I hope my spelling of her name is correct) as a very talented video maker and you as a master at your crafts making these videos a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!
+Leane Garden Thanks Leane! Have fun on your woodworking journey.
When you banged the burnisher on your head to show how hard it was I almost spit-taked my monitor. 😁
Yes, I hit my head harder than I intended....ouch!
very very clever design, clean and simple
I agree. I wonder how far back this design goes.
Ingenious simplicity
+Haim Neuberg Hi Haim. Thanks for visiting.
You seem to be a really pleasant guy
Hello. I enjoy woodworking and sharing my projects with others. Thanks for visiting my workshop!
Really neat project! I'll subscribe if you do! Mines a little rough around the edges, but improvements are coming, you are a great inspiration!
+Nathanfenn1 Hi Nathanfenn. Glad you liked the Japanese tool box project. Thanks for visiting.
Clean and smooth tips
Thank you!
@@treebangham most welcome
Why is it the tool chest of the carpenter whom there is from the Edo era?
+sanbariki Hello sanbariki. I did not know the tool chest was from the Edo era. Please tell me more. Thank you for visiting. Sanbariki こんにちは。工具箱は江戸時代からだったとは知りませんでした。もっと教えてください。ご来場ありがとうございました。
Thank you .
Take of my bombshell
Enter in happiness .
Any word on part 2?
I’ve made 3 of these out of an old oak piano.
Terrific! A piano becomes tool boxes. Love it.
treebangham what is the size of the biggest box? I'm guessing it's 1'w x 2'l x 8"h?
Hi Doug. I used 3/4" pine from my local home center and 6 penny fine finish cut nails made by the Tremont Nail Company. The dimensions are 24" long x 11.25 wide x 9.5 high. The two pieces on the top ends that define the opening are 3" wide. The opening is 17.75" long. The lid is 19" long. The battens are 2" wide and the handles are 2.5" wide. Regarding the lid. The lid is 3/4" longer on the front end (regular batten end) and 1/2" longer on the other end (tapered batten end). I suggest you mark these points on the lid, place it inside the opening (supporting the lid with a stack of books) and position it according to your marks. Now mark the lid for the position of the front batten and locking batten. Make any fine adjustments by planing the edge of your locking batten to fit. I hope this helps, good luck!
Treebangham I was close! So I need 1x10s & 1x12s. In pine and I might use some aromatic cedar and hardwood scraps for the wedge and top pieces and interior ledge for tray. I have all kinds of ideas! Thanks! Happy woodworking in SE Pa.
Do you sell your products?
With the time I have, my shop and household projects keep me busy. I've considered someday making boxes of various kinds, sizes and finishes for sale online on a limited basis. That might be fun. Thanks for the question.
I want to be your student. I want to work free for you in order to learn. Please let me know if there’s a possibility. I’m in New Jersey . Thank w
Thanks for the offer, but I have no work that needs to be done. I hope my videos are useful to you and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Best regards.
How's another subscriber said, I think you seem like a very very nice friendly outgoing gentleman and with a Pleasant demeanor. I've watched a lot of Japanese woodworking videos. I was surprised seeing this project included nails. From the many videos I have seen regarding Japanese woodworking that makes particularly traditional Japanese woodworking none of the other videos I've seen have not included any kinds of fasteners/connectors such as nails or screws of any kind. It's definitely a nice design. Thank you! for sharing. I also found the universal clamps and Holly Suarez to be interesting. Does the company that made those clamps have similar clamps in construction and appearance that are parallel clamps, etc.?
Hi Douglas. I too have seen Japanese joinery without nails but with boxes of this kind nails were used. I'm glad you found the clamps and polyssoir interesting. The universal bar clamps are made by the Dubuque Clamp Company and they don't make parallel clamps. They do make excellent hand screw clamps under the brand Miro-Moose. I own a few of these and they are excellent. Thanks for commenting!
Did you have to order the cut nails from a specialty place?
+Lyle Z Hello Lyle. The nails are available from the maker, Tremont Nail Co, and also packaged in smaller quantities and sold by BT&C and available at many woodworking supply places. I purchased mine at my local Woodcraft store. The cut nails sold at home centers are usually hardened masonry nails and are not the same.
+treebangham Hi, I checked around and I can order cut nails from Woodcraft.com. They have a bunch of different sizes. Picture a big smile on my face.
very nice
Thank you abas.
thanks
Thank you.
Thank you Robert!
Never seen this before
Hi Melinda. Yes, it was new to me also. It's a beautiful design.
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I noticed when using the polissoir you're going with the grain. Was that on purpose? Is that the appropriate way?
I'm gonna try to make one for myself. hillbillydaiku.com/2014/04/17/finishing-with-the-polissoir/
P.S.: Great video!
+Carlos Ballena Thanks Carlos. Going with the grain works for me. In his video, Don Williams mentions going slightly off the grain and that helps too. Give it a try and see what works for you. Thanks for the link to Greg Merritt, that looks like a fun project.
Don Williams may have done a better demonstration on the poly soir but he didn't tap it against his head to show how dense it is! Your shows are great, thanks!