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Tool Chest of Every Carpenter's Dreams

"Brother Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) built this magnificent wall-hung chest while employed by the Poole Piano Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. In an oak clamshell box adorned with rosewood, ebony, pearl and ivory, Studley kept both tools he made and a collection of the finest hand tools made prior to 1900, including a complete set of woodworking tools as well as machinist and stonemasonry tools. To pack the 300-plus tools into a case only 19 1/2 inches wide, 39 inches long and 9 1/2 inches deep, Studley devised a jigsaw puzzle arrangement of flip-up trays, fold-out layers and hidden compartments.…"
Fine Homebuilding magazine printed a poster of this tool chest in the 80s, and sold out. We ran across this photo plus close-ups at: http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/tool_chest_made_by_studley.htm

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Lloyd, you have inspired my girlfriend and I to build our shelter. Do you have an email where i can send you some pictures of our mountain retreat?? We built it from all recycled materials. Hope to hear from you soon!!!! Thanks!! Our email is Bobbyfly@ymail.com

Dean said...

Oh my god this is so amazing... I would like to have one and give it to my father this Christmas.

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