In watching you make these tool boxes in the beginning, I thought they were very basic project, not worth the time to spend on them. Over your series however, I was drawn in and have grown to love them and their design. You have inspired me to make a whole set as you have and I think I will be making more. Simplicity and Functionality.....I love it! Great work, love your channel. Ant
Just watched all 3 of the Japanese box videos with out sound, wife watching TV !. Very inspired to make one of these intriguing boxes ( or several !!!!) Will be a definate future project,thank you for posting. Why are we so fascinated by boxes?. All the best Jez.
+Jeremy Saunders Thanks Jeremy and good luck with your box making project. I like these boxes because they are an elegant design, easy to make and make great gifts. Please visit my workshop again.
Will be making one with my son for his product design class. Think it will be ideal to teach basic woodwork skills and has scope for additions to a standard box, maybe a draw at the base ? Thank you for the inspiration, looking forward to your future videos in your workshop. Regards Jez.
+Jeremy Saunders The toolbox would be a good choice for your son's design project. You might find some inspiration for variations to the standard box by doing a Google image search. So many choices! Good luck and enjoy your project with your son.
Hi, I really enjoyed this episode three that you and your wife made. I just completed a japanese tool box about the size of your first one, used select pine and also the cut nails, after watching this video planning on making more using different types of wood and finishes. Thanks for the inspiration, great video. Mick
I made one of these 25 years ago and gave it away to someone who admired it. You inspired me to make another one yesterday. I am using it for all my tools that could possibly rust. I put one of those gel silica dehumidifiers inside too. Thanks.
You two are having too much fun! LOL I`m retired and living at a Veterans home in northern Calif where we have a nice woodworking shop. I can`t seem to stop making boxes. Kind of like eating peanuts. So now I`m going to have to make a dozen or so of these tool/gift boxes. Will it ever end! Seriously watching your video really made my day. Thank you so much for posting.........think I`ll watch it again.
It's clear to me that not only can you teach woodworking really well (on camera and in person); you also show how to encourage, thank and praise a person wonderfully. It's really nice to see on all counts.
The toolbox drew me in but the talk about trees was amazing. Looked up the vids as I'm building my own and the country squire look is amazing! Thanks for all the work you are sharing!
+Majid Al Qassimi Hello and thank you for your comments. I like to move my videos out of the workshop and the tree visit was a fun way to do that. The country squire is my favorite. Please visit again! Best regards.
+Jamie Phillips Hi Jamie. I really need to do a shop tour and show my sharpening setup. I use three granite surface plates....each with two grits of sandpaper. 600/1000, 1500/2000 and 1 micron/.3 micron lapping films. For really dull edges I have granite floor tiles with coarser grits of paper glued on. I use an MKII jig for most stuff, sometimes I free hand sharpen too. I know...a bit unconventional but it works for me and it's quick. Thanks for visiting!
subbed from the first vid in the series. like your video approach. love the design. simple and functional always wins out. very nice work sir. oh, very nice work also Joaneen. thanks for letting me find you two. great team.
What a wonderful experience watching your video! I was looking for some wood boxes and your video came across. Simply saying: THANK YOU SO MUCH! For make this absolutely beautiful set up. We need more inspirational and heart warming videos on the net. And of course, nice wood work! Greetings and blessings to both of you, from Tampico, México.
+treebangham thank you. i tried to make a 3d model of the one in that book, but can not get the lid to work there is not i enough room to make it slide to get clear... how much of you lid is under the two piece there hold them..
Wonderful video Clifford. Beautiful selection of different types of wood. It looks like you are having lots of fun making these boxes. Was wondering if you can make the "feet" of one box located exactly where the space at the top of another box so that they can stack relatively stable on top of each other? Thanks for sharing. By the way, nice camerawork Joaneen.
+SarJulem Hello SarJulem. Yes, it was fun making these boxes. You certainly could position the feet to nest on top of a box below. They wouldn't be evenly spaced but it would work. Joaneen says hi too!
I am going to make a bonsai tool box, been looking for a while and these seem perfect, but will make an adaption for a carry handle. The smaller ones will be great for the lovely tools. Thanks for a great tutorial!!
Yes, these boxes are easily adapted to suit our needs. So many variations and finishes. Let me know how your carry handle turns out. Thanks for the comments.
Wonderful. I just watched, jaw dropped open and totally captivated by the box construction, your sheer skill and your quiet authoritative presentation. Many many thanks
+Andrew C Hi Andrew. You certainly could leave out the center batten. I've seen many examples where this was done. Sometimes a diagonal batten from corner to corner is used. So many choices!
I love the matryoshka doll style video. So delighted! I really should make some of these for my shop because I really need the organization! Right now I'm making some saw horses/benches and recording it. I'll have to show you them when they're done, they're my very own design. New Subscriber, and that is that!
I'm moving cross the country soon and I desperately need have a safe way to store and move my hand planes, chisels, and other tools. This is the PERFECT design! Thank for making these amazing videos.
Hi, thankyou for this. I built one this summer for my son. In it he stows his chisel roll, sharpening stones a water bin and a sharpening guide from lee valley
Japanese matchbox forced me to subscribe. I suggest Joaneene to line the box with felt. And I most liked the shellac finish. And I have to thank you for creating these lovely vids.
+treebangham If the trays would be used too then those would be great boxes for moving jewellery. I'd also use felt with those. I will gladly watch your future videos ;)
Great work I really liked it. I have seen all the three episodes of Japanese Tool Box and I wonder if you can you tell us the list of materials and dimensions/measures of the full scale box. I think I´m going to dare to build one
+Todor Marta Hello Todor. I wish I had a published plan to send you. 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. Good luck, I wish you success!
Excellent video! I've been considering building my own wooden machinist chest with custom inserts to hold all of my reloading dies & accessories along with all of my wrenches and sockets sets. Now that I've watched your video, I think I might build custom boxes for each individual caliber die set. You also have me thinking about making some fancy bullet boxes for my reloads with custom inserts for each cartridge. I think something about the size of your bubinga box for dies and maybe a box like your matchbox for some nice shiny rifle cartridges! Awesome stuff Sir!
Just discovered your channel and loving it! Your production style is so enjoyable to watch, and so well done! The camping segment was an unexpected bonus! The cypress tree is an amazing creation! The Three Sisters Swamp on the Black River in eastern NC is home to the tree you spoke of that is believed to be from before the birth of Christ. They’re very hard to date because of their tendency to rot away in the center as they age, so taking core samples to determine age is usually fruitless. For those interested in seeing these dinosaurs, you’ll need a canoe or kayak and a good love of adventure! The Black River, a gem in itself, disappears into the swamp for a long distance, and there’s no markers to guide you through! As far as the toolbox, I fell in love with these things a couple years ago after watching an Adrian Preda video. I’ve built several of the small ones like he builds, but a larger one is in the near future! Thanks for a great series! Subbed!
Hi Tom, very interesting info about the challenge of dating these trees from a core sample. Yes, the only trees this old are still inaccessible to most people. The old cypress in Delaware is a long hike through a swamp, with lots of trudging through mud, as the swamp is too shallow most of the time, even for kayaks. Hey thanks, I just checked out the Adrian Preda video. He does beautiful work and is fun to watch. Thanks for the visit and best regards.
@@treebangham I’m binge watching your channel now that I’ve found it! I wanted to relate something that occurred to me while watching your posts. For many years, I’ve heard the good natured bantering between the motorized woodworkers and their traditional brethren, each side touting the advantages of their camp over the other. One thing I’ve never heard mentioned though, but that shows on your videos like a neon light, is the absence of a layer of sawdust covering every single square inch of the shop! I never thought about it in regards to “wedge and edge” woodworking, but planes, handsaws, chisels etc. generate very little if any, sawdust! Especially the fine variety that’s so annoying! Thanks for producing a channel that this 61 year old, retired, woodworker can enjoy! I’ll stop rambling now! Ha!
Airborne dust is not good when it covers your shop….even worse when it gets into your lungs. Dust extractors do a good job removing the dust from the air, some of my “power tool” friends keep the dust under control very well that way. Then again, they laugh when they see my bandaged fingers from sharp chisels. Everything has its risk. Thanks for taking the time to send me your comments, keep them coming!
Thanks. I wondered what those odd pines that are a little different, in my pasture. It looks like its bark. Another topic, I want to build a box with 3 interlocking sections. You nail top and bottom in one plane and the middle section the nails are 90 degrees from it so as wood drying takes place and the box is abused, it cannot be banged apart. The nails are locked from 2 directions. They fit together like a box joint, only there's only three sections. My plan is to contrive a japanese tool box with corners like I describe.
I'm located in NC and we have plenty of the Cyprus trees along with the smaller "knot" ones. When hunting or just exploring, we have to be very mindful of the smaller ones. They will definitely make you fall and give you a nasty bruise if not a break. I was a frame and interior/exterior trim carpenter for 19 years but never dove tailed anything, but very interested in it now. Great channel, new sub!
The one thing that surprises me is that none of them seem to be designed for one handed carry. Seems a bit inefficient for the Japanese. They are beautiful and will build one myself. Nice video.
The box is designed to be carried balanced on one shoulder. This puts the weight of the box in line with your back. Ever try to carry a heavy tool box by its top handle with one arm? You won’t walk very far that way. Try it! Thanks for that excellent question. Best regards.
9:23 _"If you don't know what a country squire is..."_ I googled it... do you mean the Ford?? that covers the two-tone look, so it makes sense. it's definitely _not_ what I imagined first, though...
+Alan Marshall Hello Alan. Over here the spray stuff is called "accelerator". We have lots of glue choices these days....slow, fast, reversible, waterproof, etc. Thanks for the visit.
i love that box and i think im gona make one. please make more i like the way you working with wood.i like working with wood to, it is alive😃 greatings from germany.auf wiedersehen.
Wow, wearing white shoes in a swamp is Brave!!! Not to argue because I do not know the facts but near Newark Ohio is Dawes Arboretum. They have a grove of Bald Cypress that they claim is the northern most grove of cypress trees. I do not know for sure myself. Great Videos!
Thanks for the visit. Very interesting about another stand of bald cypress in Ohio. That stand was “man-made” in 1929. The one in Delaware claims to be the northern most “naturally occurring” stand. Small point I suppose. Lol.
+Max Cordell Hi Max. The middle batten helps to keep the lid flat. Wide boards tend to cup or twist a bit due to seasonal changes in humidity. Thanks for the question.
Could you use upholstery tacks in place of cut nails on the smaller boxes? I wonder if upholstery show-nails would also be an interesting look as well.
Hi Gordon. There are different kinds of upholstery tacks. Some are four sided and wedge shaped, similar to cut nails. Others are round, more like wire nails. As always, making a test joint is a good idea. Also, for smaller boxes, glue can be used as the wood movement is minimal. In that case, the tacks could serve a more decorative function. So many choices! Thanks for the question.
Hi treebangham. I've admired your JTB videos, and made my first one based partly on your work. I had a problem related to finishing, which you may have had (based on your comment about relieving the top). When the top fights tight under the end cross pieces, adding a finish makes it difficult to close as the ends of the top rub against the bottom of the cross pieces. What is your recommended approach to deal with this? There are three places which could be relieved - under the battens to lower the top, at the ends of the top, or under the cross pieces. Advice? BTW, to mark the upper side of the wedge, so the recipient knows which way to insert it, I have drilled a slight indent and glued a polished stone or some turquoise in the middle of the wide part. Looks nice.
Hi chasmj3. For me, I found that relieving under the battens was the best way to correct the fit. Great idea using a polished stone to mark the top of the wedge. That's a nice detail. Thanks for the question and best regards. Ken
Hi I just found this channel and I am very interested in this kind of woodwork and very new too would you point me to the right direction of what tools and materials to use. Thank you
Hello Jose. The basic tool box can be made with a hammer, saw, chisel, ruler, a few pieces of wood and some nails. For the tapered batten I used a hand plane, but that is optional. I suggest starting with a very simple project that requires only a few hand tools to complete. Acquire more tools only as you need them. I learned mostly from books but there is lots of instructional info on the internet too. Better still, you might find someone in your community who can teach you. Good luck and have fun on your woodworking journey! Best regards.
Thanks so much for sharing, and please keep em coming !!! Thanks, Cliff
In watching you make these tool boxes in the beginning, I thought they were very basic project, not worth the time to spend on them. Over your series however, I was drawn in and have grown to love them and their design. You have inspired me to make a whole set as you have and I think I will be making more. Simplicity and Functionality.....I love it! Great work, love your channel. Ant
+Anton Franzone Thank you Ant. Have fun with your project and please post photos if you can.
The design of the Japanese tool box has really grown on me. Nice video!
You two are so durn wholesome.
+Glenn Howden Don't you believe it Glenn!
Too much Eat wood
Yes, his wife is as good as a builder as a lot of guys I know!
Just watched all 3 of the Japanese box videos with out sound, wife watching TV !. Very inspired to make one of these intriguing boxes ( or several !!!!) Will be a definate future project,thank you for posting. Why are we so fascinated by boxes?. All the best Jez.
+Jeremy Saunders Thanks Jeremy and good luck with your box making project. I like these boxes because they are an elegant design, easy to make and make great gifts. Please visit my workshop again.
Will be making one with my son for his product design class. Think it will be ideal to teach basic woodwork skills and has scope for additions to a standard box, maybe a draw at the base ? Thank you for the inspiration, looking forward to your future videos in your workshop. Regards Jez.
+Jeremy Saunders The toolbox would be a good choice for your son's design project. You might find some inspiration for variations to the standard box by doing a Google image search. So many choices! Good luck and enjoy your project with your son.
Hi, I really enjoyed this episode three that you and your wife made. I just completed a japanese tool box about the size of your first one, used select pine and also the cut nails, after watching this video planning on making more using different types of wood and finishes. Thanks for the inspiration, great video. Mick
Good for you! Thanks for the comment.
I made one of these 25 years ago and gave it away to someone who admired it. You inspired me to make another one yesterday. I am using it for all my tools that could possibly rust. I put one of those gel silica dehumidifiers inside too. Thanks.
+Simon Johnston Hi Simon. Yes, lots of uses for these boxes. Good idea using the dehumidifying packets. Thanks for visiting.
Thank you so much for sharing the boxes, and the different tree species! I loved the bald cypress!
Thanks Katie, those trees are amazing!
You two are having too much fun! LOL I`m retired and living at a Veterans home in northern Calif where we have a nice woodworking shop. I can`t seem to stop making boxes. Kind of like eating peanuts. So now I`m going to have to make a dozen or so of these tool/gift boxes. Will it ever end! Seriously watching your video really made my day. Thank you so much for posting.........think I`ll watch it again.
+Jeff Miller Glad you have a nice workshop available. Everyone can use a box, keep making them! Thanks for commenting and please visit us again.
It's clear to me that not only can you teach woodworking really well (on camera and in person); you also show how to encourage, thank and praise a person wonderfully. It's really nice to see on all counts.
I enjoy woodworking and I like to see others enjoying it as well. Thanks for taking the time to send me this note.
The toolbox drew me in but the talk about trees was amazing. Looked up the vids as I'm building my own and the country squire look is amazing! Thanks for all the work you are sharing!
+Majid Al Qassimi Hello and thank you for your comments. I like to move my videos out of the workshop and the tree visit was a fun way to do that. The country squire is my favorite. Please visit again! Best regards.
My Father retired as a Master Carpenter/Cabinetmaker with 35+ years.
You do very nice work..and make a very smooth vid too.
Thanks..Keep it going.
+rustedraven Thanks! You must have enjoyed watching your father at work. Best regards.
I installed a lot of 'bark' on Country Squires back in the day. Great reference.
Nice job Joaneen.. Way to show us how it is done.
Hello Jim. Wow...you worked on Country Squires? Very cool. Regards.
love the bubinga one, I am going to make one of these as my main portable tool chest, the design is so elegant and beautiful.
I like the design too. Simple, practical and nice to look at. Thanks for the visit Ben.
I'm inspired ! 😀 I need to make one for my chisels, and another for my layout tools and templates...to begin with. 😁
Yes, it's easier to make two or more at a time. Thank you for commenting Eliel.
Joaneen is a very good cinematographer. Thanks for making the time for the videos.
Thank you Pavel. I agree, Joaneen does a very good job with the camera. She thanks you too. Best regards.
Excellent! I love your use of hand tools. I would be most interested in seeing your sharpening setup
+Jamie Phillips Hi Jamie. I really need to do a shop tour and show my sharpening setup. I use three granite surface plates....each with two grits of sandpaper. 600/1000, 1500/2000 and 1 micron/.3 micron lapping films. For really dull edges I have granite floor tiles with coarser grits of paper glued on. I use an MKII jig for most stuff, sometimes I free hand sharpen too. I know...a bit unconventional but it works for me and it's quick. Thanks for visiting!
Your work is excellent but when I saw the 1/6th version I pushed the like button. I love that little Japanese box.
+mogbaba Thanks mogbaba. The small box was fun (and challenging!) to make.
i enjoyed this video so much, i wish i could have liked it twice.
Hi Glen. It was a fun video to make. Thanks for visiting.
Cool tool boxes, Cool video, and very cool couple!
Thank you very much for giving other people so much positive energy and so many smart ideas!
+Shahab Saniei Thank you Shahab. We're glad you enjoy the videos, we enjoy making them.
This is a great series. I am going to make one or more of these boxes when my current projects are finished.
Thanks David. Have fun with it. Let me know if you have any questions along the way, I'd be glad to help.
Great video and channel . I wasn't aware they had Cypress tree's so close by . I'll have to make a trip down to the Laurel area .
+Jerry Sateriale Thanks Jerry. The Eastern Shore is one of our favorite places. We camp at Trap Pond every Summer. Regards.
You are so clever. I love the way you work. Good job!!!
Thanks Diane. Please visit us again!
Once again a lot of fun while woodworking. Thanks for sharing and don't take so long for the next one.
Thanks Chuck, I'll do my best.
Greetings from ireland, Its a shame you are so far away, I loved your boxes, and your love of the family. Great video.
+tim fromtang Hello Tim. Greetings from the US. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Please visit us again.
subbed from the first vid in the series. like your video approach. love the design. simple and functional always wins out. very nice work sir. oh, very nice work also Joaneen. thanks for letting me find you two. great team.
+Michael Miller Hello Michael. Thanks for visiting our workshop and sharing your thoughts. Please visit us again. Regards.
Hi. Those are cool Japanese tool boxes.
Great Janine, all by hand ! Bravo !
Joaneen says thank you! Best regards.
Japanese simplicity at its best. They do seem to love sliiiiding things, love it
Thanks Adam!
I can't get enough of your videos, its addicting, you and Jonene (sp?) do a great job, very entertaining
+Nathanfenn1 Joaneen and I have a lot of fun making these videos. Glad you enjoy them. Regards.
What a great video and series! And thanks for the camping trip!
Thanks Thomas. Fun project and fun times!
Fun video. My grandsons and I built a couple of the full size ones last summer.
+Thomas O'Brien Hi Thomas. I'm sure it was a fun project. Thanks for visiting us.
love your video and production !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+seattleideas Thanks! Glad you enjoy them.
What a wonderful experience watching your video! I was looking for some wood boxes and your video came across. Simply saying: THANK YOU SO MUCH! For make this absolutely beautiful set up. We need more inspirational and heart warming videos on the net. And of course, nice wood work! Greetings and blessings to both of you, from Tampico, México.
Hello Faride and thank you for your very kind comments. I'm glad you enjoy our videos. Greetings and best regards from the US!
is there a plan of the 1:1 box
+treebangham thank you. i tried to make a 3d model of the one in that book, but can not get the lid to work there is not i enough room to make it slide to get clear... how much of you lid is under the two piece there hold them..
Wonderful video Clifford. Beautiful selection of different types of wood. It looks like you are having lots of fun making these boxes.
Was wondering if you can make the "feet" of one box located exactly where the space at the top of another box so that they can stack relatively stable on top of each other?
Thanks for sharing.
By the way, nice camerawork Joaneen.
+SarJulem Hello SarJulem. Yes, it was fun making these boxes. You certainly could position the feet to nest on top of a box below. They wouldn't be evenly spaced but it would work. Joaneen says hi too!
I am going to make a bonsai tool box, been looking for a while and these seem perfect, but will make an adaption for a carry handle. The smaller ones will be great for the lovely tools. Thanks for a great tutorial!!
Yes, these boxes are easily adapted to suit our needs. So many variations and finishes. Let me know how your carry handle turns out. Thanks for the comments.
Wonderful. I just watched, jaw dropped open and totally captivated by the box construction, your sheer skill and your quiet authoritative presentation. Many many thanks
Hi Barry. This was a fun project….I couldn’t stop making those boxes! Thanks for taking the time to send me your kind comments. Best regards.
Nice series, love the box design. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like the design. Thanks for visiting.
I love these boxes!
I just wonder about the need for the center batten. I think it might look cool without it.
+Andrew C Hi Andrew. You certainly could leave out the center batten. I've seen many examples where this was done. Sometimes a diagonal batten from corner to corner is used. So many choices!
I love the matryoshka doll style video. So delighted! I really should make some of these for my shop because I really need the organization! Right now I'm making some saw horses/benches and recording it. I'll have to show you them when they're done, they're my very own design. New Subscriber, and that is that!
Thanks Jane. You will find many uses for these boxes. Yes, please send me the video of your projects. Best regards and…that is that!
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Very impressive... Good work!!
+Marc Lechat Thank you Marc!
Great video as usual thank you
+john spencer Hello again Brian. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for checking in.
I'm moving cross the country soon and I desperately need have a safe way to store and move my hand planes, chisels, and other tools. This is the PERFECT design! Thank for making these amazing videos.
Thanks. Good luck on your cross country move!
Nice work. I really like those magnets! Great idea. Thanks.
Hi, thankyou for this. I built one this summer for my son. In it he stows his chisel roll, sharpening stones a water bin and a sharpening guide from lee valley
Hello Edad. I'm sure your son appreciates something made by his Dad. Thanks.
hi, awesome boxes and awesome video, really glad I found your channel! keep it up
+simon stucki Thanks Simon! More shows on the way.
Awesome boxes! If you fit the feet to go in the slots at the top they would be even better for stacking...
Great video, enjoyed watching. You guys are having too much fun! ;)
Thanks Jim. Yep, lottsa fun!
You are the Japanese tool box master.
Hi Trevor. More like the Japanese tool box apprentice, but thanks!
Japanese matchbox forced me to subscribe. I suggest Joaneene to line the box with felt. And I most liked the shellac finish.
And I have to thank you for creating these lovely vids.
+Tone Kravanja Hello Tone. Joaneen likes your suggestion to line the box with felt. Thanks for your comments and please visit us again.
+treebangham If the trays would be used too then those would be great boxes for moving jewellery. I'd also use felt with those.
I will gladly watch your future videos ;)
Great work I really liked it. I have seen all the three episodes of Japanese Tool Box and I wonder if you can you tell us the list of materials and dimensions/measures of the full scale box.
I think I´m going to dare to build one
+Todor Marta Hello Todor. I wish I had a published plan to send you. 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. Good luck, I wish you success!
+treebangham Thank you very much for your answer. I think I have enough information to try this project. Thanks again
Excellent video! I've been considering building my own wooden machinist chest with custom inserts to hold all of my reloading dies & accessories along with all of my wrenches and sockets sets. Now that I've watched your video, I think I might build custom boxes for each individual caliber die set. You also have me thinking about making some fancy bullet boxes for my reloads with custom inserts for each cartridge. I think something about the size of your bubinga box for dies and maybe a box like your matchbox for some nice shiny rifle cartridges! Awesome stuff Sir!
Hi David. Have fun with your custom box projects and thanks for visiting us!
Will do. I looked up the link for your inspiration, and it looks deceptively simple. This will be a challenge too! Thanks again!
This has definitely inspired me to make my inlaws both one.
These boxes can easily be made in batches and are great as gifts.
You are a mad man my friend, great boxes !
Keep on ! Thx ;)
Thanks Med. Yes, I am a very happy mad man! Glad you enjoyed the boxes, please visit us again.
The boxes are awesome and I the info. About the trees was interesting! Thank you.
Hi Robert. It was a fun visit with the trees. Thanks.
Thank you, I love the boxes
+Jack Cashin Thanks Jack, thanks for visiting.
Just discovered your channel and loving it! Your production style is so enjoyable to watch, and so well done! The camping segment was an unexpected bonus! The cypress tree is an amazing creation! The Three Sisters Swamp on the Black River in eastern NC is home to the tree you spoke of that is believed to be from before the birth of Christ. They’re very hard to date because of their tendency to rot away in the center as they age, so taking core samples to determine age is usually fruitless. For those interested in seeing these dinosaurs, you’ll need a canoe or kayak and a good love of adventure! The Black River, a gem in itself, disappears into the swamp for a long distance, and there’s no markers to guide you through! As far as the toolbox, I fell in love with these things a couple years ago after watching an Adrian Preda video. I’ve built several of the small ones like he builds, but a larger one is in the near future! Thanks for a great series! Subbed!
Hi Tom, very interesting info about the challenge of dating these trees from a core sample. Yes, the only trees this old are still inaccessible to most people. The old cypress in Delaware is a long hike through a swamp, with lots of trudging through mud, as the swamp is too shallow most of the time, even for kayaks. Hey thanks, I just checked out the Adrian Preda video. He does beautiful work and is fun to watch. Thanks for the visit and best regards.
@@treebangham I’m binge watching your channel now that I’ve found it! I wanted to relate something that occurred to me while watching your posts. For many years, I’ve heard the good natured bantering between the motorized woodworkers and their traditional brethren, each side touting the advantages of their camp over the other. One thing I’ve never heard mentioned though, but that shows on your videos like a neon light, is the absence of a layer of sawdust covering every single square inch of the shop! I never thought about it in regards to “wedge and edge” woodworking, but planes, handsaws, chisels etc. generate very little if any, sawdust! Especially the fine variety that’s so annoying! Thanks for producing a channel that this 61 year old, retired, woodworker can enjoy! I’ll stop rambling now! Ha!
Airborne dust is not good when it covers your shop….even worse when it gets into your lungs. Dust extractors do a good job removing the dust from the air, some of my “power tool” friends keep the dust under control very well that way. Then again, they laugh when they see my bandaged fingers from sharp chisels. Everything has its risk. Thanks for taking the time to send me your comments, keep them coming!
This is my uncle and never knew you had a UA-cam channel
Hello Ian! If you’re up this way we can hang out in my workshop. All the best!
That is amazing ......really good job.
+msh6090 Glad you liked it. Thanks for visiting.
great tool box design
+Aras Alekna I agree...very simple and practical.
Thanks. I wondered what those odd pines that are a little different, in my pasture. It looks like its bark. Another topic, I want to build a box with 3 interlocking sections. You nail top and bottom in one plane and the middle section the nails are 90 degrees from it so as wood drying takes place and the box is abused, it cannot be banged apart. The nails are locked from 2 directions. They fit together like a box joint, only there's only three sections. My plan is to contrive a japanese tool box with corners like I describe.
Yes, lots of clever joinery methods using nails. Good luck with your tool box project, let me know how it turns out. Thanks for the comments.
I'm located in NC and we have plenty of the Cyprus trees along with the smaller "knot" ones. When hunting or just exploring, we have to be very mindful of the smaller ones. They will definitely make you fall and give you a nasty bruise if not a break. I was a frame and interior/exterior trim carpenter for 19 years but never dove tailed anything, but very interested in it now. Great channel, new sub!
Ouch. I can see how that would hurt. Thanks for joining us!
Matryoshka Japanese Toolbox...lol These are awesome.
Matryoshka indeed. Thank you!
You have a country squire and a family truckster colored toolbox. Very nice.
Yep. Thanks Jason!
how do you carry it with one hand?
+s m These toolboxes are often carried on one shoulder. I've tried it...it's easier than lugging it by a handle on top.
The one thing that surprises me is that none of them seem to be designed for one handed carry. Seems a bit inefficient for the Japanese. They are beautiful and will build one myself. Nice video.
The box is designed to be carried balanced on one shoulder. This puts the weight of the box in line with your back. Ever try to carry a heavy tool box by its top handle with one arm? You won’t walk very far that way. Try it! Thanks for that excellent question. Best regards.
Lovely video !
Thanks Ricardo!
Very beautiful job.
+TheAlexx3c Thanks! Please visit us again.
nice box build
Thanks Ed. Please visit us again.
If you can get some cypress stock, that would make a beautiful Japanese tool box. Very heavy wood though.
+TheQwik512 Yes, cypress would have been my first choice. Thank you for visiting.
HOLY SHIT, you made a 22 minute video on wooden boxes!!!
+Logan Jacobi Lol. And it took me ten weeks to make them! Aagghh!!!
I´d love to make that box. Any change of getting a drawing?
Thanks, knowing the dimensions is a big help. The rest I can manage with screen shots. I really like your videos, please keep them coming.
9:23 _"If you don't know what a country squire is..."_
I googled it... do you mean the Ford?? that covers the two-tone look, so it makes sense. it's definitely _not_ what I imagined first, though...
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makes sense. a nice retro look can be a lot of fun!
Love it ...well done!
+Roger Simpson Thank you Roger!
They are very nice toolboxes!
Thanks! They were fun to make.
aside from Boxception, what in the world are you going to do with all those boxes?
Tool storage, give away as gifts, etc. Thanks!
A delightful video on many levels.
Hello Max and thank you!
difficult to go smaller so I guess the question is just how large are you going to make one?
Coffin would be kinda cool.
+Anon Ymousmie Ha!..or perhaps a tool box I could live in. I'd call it the Japanese Winnebago.
Why would you want 20 boxes
+Guitar Shortz Hello Guitar. To give away as gifts. Our friends and family enjoy things made by hand. Thanks for visiting.
Hi T you can get superglue and a spray on SETTER from modeling shops (in Australia)
+Alan Marshall Hello Alan. Over here the spray stuff is called "accelerator". We have lots of glue choices these days....slow, fast, reversible, waterproof, etc. Thanks for the visit.
i love that box and i think im gona make one. please make more i like the way you working with wood.i like working with wood to, it is alive😃 greatings from germany.auf wiedersehen.
+willem janssen Greetings Willem. More shows on the way. Good luck building your box and thanks for visiting my workshop.
Wow, wearing white shoes in a swamp is Brave!!! Not to argue because I do not know the facts but near Newark Ohio is Dawes Arboretum. They have a grove of Bald Cypress that they claim is the northern most grove of cypress trees. I do not know for sure myself. Great Videos!
Thanks for the visit. Very interesting about another stand of bald cypress in Ohio. That stand was “man-made” in 1929. The one in Delaware claims to be the northern most “naturally occurring” stand. Small point I suppose. Lol.
Bravo!! Mr.Treebangham
+mauro roba Thank you Mauro!
On the lid are three battens. What is the function of the middle one?
+Max Cordell Hi Max. The middle batten helps to keep the lid flat. Wide boards tend to cup or twist a bit due to seasonal changes in humidity. Thanks for the question.
+treebangham Many thanks. I'm going to attempt on of these.
Great teacher. Nice people. A++++
Thank you Barry for the nice comments. Best regards.
Man I love this gun and this work.
Nicely done!!
Thank you!
parabéns ;muito bonito seu trabalho.
+Frank L Sousa Olá, Frank. Obrigado. Por favor, visite minha oficina novamente.
liked the whole video thanks
+Rob S5 Hi Rob. Thanks!
What's the name of the brand of milk paint you use
Hi Jesse. It's Old Fashioned Milk Paint.
Could you use upholstery tacks in place of cut nails on the smaller boxes? I wonder if upholstery show-nails would also be an interesting look as well.
Hi Gordon. There are different kinds of upholstery tacks. Some are four sided and wedge shaped, similar to cut nails. Others are round, more like wire nails. As always, making a test joint is a good idea. Also, for smaller boxes, glue can be used as the wood movement is minimal. In that case, the tacks could serve a more decorative function. So many choices! Thanks for the question.
I’d like to see you make one out of Live Oak from down south.
Beautiful trees. We saw them on a visit to Louisiana.
Japanese boxes.... Highly addictive !
Yes, can't stop making them!
Good for you girl. My husband taught me woodworking and I am now a woodworking nut.
Go for it! Have fun woodworking together.
Hi treebangham. I've admired your JTB videos, and made my first one based partly on your work. I had a problem related to finishing, which you may have had (based on your comment about relieving the top). When the top fights tight under the end cross pieces, adding a finish makes it difficult to close as the ends of the top rub against the bottom of the cross pieces. What is your recommended approach to deal with this? There are three places which could be relieved - under the battens to lower the top, at the ends of the top, or under the cross pieces. Advice? BTW, to mark the upper side of the wedge, so the recipient knows which way to insert it, I have drilled a slight indent and glued a polished stone or some turquoise in the middle of the wide part. Looks nice.
Hi chasmj3. For me, I found that relieving under the battens was the best way to correct the fit. Great idea using a polished stone to mark the top of the wedge. That's a nice detail. Thanks for the question and best regards. Ken
I agree, and thanks.
Hi I just found this channel and I am very interested in this kind of woodwork and very new too would you point me to the right direction of what tools and materials to use. Thank you
Hello Jose. The basic tool box can be made with a hammer, saw, chisel, ruler, a few pieces of wood and some nails. For the tapered batten I used a hand plane, but that is optional. I suggest starting with a very simple project that requires only a few hand tools to complete. Acquire more tools only as you need them. I learned mostly from books but there is lots of instructional info on the internet too. Better still, you might find someone in your community who can teach you. Good luck and have fun on your woodworking journey! Best regards.
You seem like an awesome person. Would love to have you for a neighbour! Lol
Hi Henry. The internet neighborhood will have to do! Thanks for the note. Best regards.
Way to go, Jonene, my apologies if I have spelled your name incorrectly!
+treebangham Joaneen it is then. I always am happy to see fellow women doing woodworking.
Sbiriful exelent your work !
+sandra azevedo Thank you Sandra, and please visit my workshop again. Best regards.