{"id":3998,"date":"2021-10-14T21:17:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T21:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2024-02-08T08:46:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T08:46:23","slug":"workshop-tool-caddy-phase-4-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=3998","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Workshop – Tool Caddy, Phase 4 (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The third tier started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today I glued tiers one and two together. Took a lot of clamps! I should\u2019ve waited, perhaps, until I\u2019d cleaned up the top faces. But I forgot to do so! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clamping\/gluing tiers one and two.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The plywood drill bit support blocks are visible here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some slot bottoms are \u2018capped\u2019.*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I did some work on tier three of my tool caddy today. I drilled and chiselled out holes for two knives, on the right hand end. Down the other end I drilled ten or twelve identical holes for various files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the thing that gave me most pleasure and satisfaction was drilling and chiselling out a pretty sizeable hole in the right side of the caddy to take this chunky electric pencil sharpener. I got the latter off Amazon recently. And I love how easily it allows me to get nice sharp pencils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drilling and chiselling the hole for this\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I used my largest Forstner bit (35mm), mounted in my corded Hitachi drill; the caddy is too long to drill on end using either of my pillar type drills. I started the holes using the Bosch cordless drill, but it just wasn\u2019t powerful enough. These holes – three, one in each \u2018corner\u2019 of the triangular shape – needed to be about two inches deep, or thereabouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the three holes were drilled, I chiselled out the remainder of the wood that I needed to remove. It took a fair bit of tweaking to get the right shape for the sharpener to fit snugly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 was hard, but fun. Bingo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love how the sharpener sits here, just sufficiently proud of the wood to allow easy removal for emptying as and when required. I also love the various wood grains on view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love wood!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*The rather messy holes from my first attempts are visible during clamping. But as these are on the base, they\u2019ll not show when the caddy is in use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The base of my bench, loaded with toolboxes and timber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wasn\u2019t sure if I\u2019d shared a picture of the laden workbench base. Four or five toolboxes (one is out\/in use) and a bunch of timber add stabilising weight to the beast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also pictured in today\u2019s post\u2026 footwear! A pair of Adidas retro-ish \u201880s basketball type sneakers, that I wore whilst working, and some much older shoes I can\u2019t bring myself to throw away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Adidas\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Knackered old Campers and Vans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I glued tiers one and two together. Took a lot of clamps! I should\u2019ve waited, perhaps, until I\u2019d cleaned up the top faces. But I forgot to do so! I did some work on tier three of my tool caddy today. I drilled and chiselled out holes for two knives, on the right hand … <\/p>\n

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