Thread: Display case meets Vintage Tool chest

Originally Posted by Phrank

When I was hunting for the Gerstner Machinist chest, I found the plans to build one of your own...believe it was on eBay? Might be worth checking out...my wife won't let me touch power tools or most machines with moving parts...I like to keep her thinking that way....it's part of my, "strategic helplessness", that prevents her from assigning me to do stuff...and in the event I'm on the hook to do it, I make sure I screw it up and I remember to always hurt myself somehow.

When this thing arrives, will be organizing and definitely will post some pics....

Damn, that is where I screwed up. My wife's father couldn't build a 2x4 if you gave him plans, blue prints and a 2x4 so I am the one to do all of the repairs, most of which he causes.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Big thank-you to ultrasoundguy2003 for the inspiration....this was the exact type of thing I was looking for!

Sir the pleasure of knowing I inspired another is a good feeling. It is like how your WB designs inspired me to go in that direction for scales. I would not have known how good a different scale shape would feel and look without you. You shared first, I but reciprocated. You made my day.

When it arrives. Please share with pics. Let us know how you set yours up. I am excited for you. good shaves my friend. good shaves

Originally Posted by guitstik

Damn, that is where I screwed up. My wife's father couldn't build a 2x4 if you gave him plans, blue prints and a 2x4 so I am the one to do all of the repairs, most of which he causes.

I would like to see those plans.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

When it arrives. Please share with pics. Let us know how you set yours up. I am excited for you. good shaves my friend. good shaves

Thanks again....I feel like a kid at Christmas! The 16 fountain pen display case and the large wooden box I've been keeping my razors in for the last year had been really bugging me for the last couple of months...I've got the W&B's in the large wooden box, and far too many razors in the pen display case...also, have them on top of books in my bookshelf...have some beautiful gentlemen sets and a 7 day set stored somewhere else, then DE's...just lots of stuff....so to finally have it organized and stored safely and coherently is really important to me. The 50 blades in my rotation will store nicely in their razor socks, and there will be a place for everything else.

Thanks again, and will definitely post pics to this thread when it arrives!

Real gerstner tool chests are works of art and odiousley expensive.
Back in the day I had 4 of them,Believe it or not, the chinese knockoffs are very well built.
I only have one left,my great granfathers from the 1920s I think,used and abused but still a nice Chest.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Real gerstner tool chests are works of art and odiousley expensive.
Back in the day I had 4 of them,Believe it or not, the chinese knockoffs are very well built.
I only have one left,my great granfathers from the 1920s I think,used and abused but still a nice Chest.

Beautiful - that chest looks similar to the plans I found for two different chests, have a look, here's the link:

Gerstner Tool Chest Hunter (Click to Return to Main Page): Wooden Machinist Tool Chest Plans for sale

Originally Posted by Phrank

Beautiful - that chest looks similar to the plans I found for two different chests, have a look, here's the link:

Gerstner Tool Chest Hunter (Click to Return to Main Page): Wooden Machinist Tool Chest Plans for sale

Neat Plans,If I can free up a couple yrs I would make one