I read Chris’ “Twelve Rules” in PWW this month. The tools at the bottom of my chest are the heavy and expensive stuff – the planes and saws that get constantly used.
However, this does not impact our recommendations. Christopher Schwarz (“Don’t Build a New Workbench”) is a furniture maker and writer who works from a German barroom built in 1896 in Covington, Ky. $ recommended Grace Brass 4oz ($13) Woodstock Cross-peen ($16) $$ LV Plane Hammer ($37) Glen Drake Plane Hammer ($74) Chester Plane Hammer ($60) $$$ Sterling Plane Hammer ($135) Claw Hammer. Middle Ages Square: Maple with oil/varnish finish . yes. Let’s start with that rack. yes * Small to medium yes * 16 oz Claw Hammer. We may receive a commission from sales referred by our links; however, we have carefully selected these products for their usefulness and quality.Chris is the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine. My question right now, in the planning stages, is how much such a chest full of tools would weigh. 51 shooting plane. yes * 13oz to 16oz yes * 13 oz yes. 6 hollow and rounds, Nos. My stones are always out in the shop because I don’t want to have any excuse not to sharpen. Photos by Narayan Nayar, Al Parrish and Christopher SchwarzFrench Wall Rack: Yellow pine and oil/varnish finishTraveling Tool Chest (Lid by Jameel Abraham): Pine with milk paint finish6' Roubo Workbench: Cherry, cottonwood and white pine with an oil finish8' Roubo Workbench: Yellow pine and ash with an oil/varnish finishNicholson Workbench: Yellow pine with oil/varnish finishHoltzapffel Workbench: Ash and maple with an oil/varnish finishTool Cabinet: Cherry, spalted beech and poplar with a lacquer finishTraveling Tool Chest (Detail): Edges Bound in SteelTraveling Tool Chest: Poplar With a Milk Paint FinishTraveling Tool Chest: Poplar With a Milk Paint FinishEnglish Tool Chests: White pine, oak and milk paint