A toolbox

Mrs A is very generous. She happily lets me spread my tools and projects out all over the coffee table with nary a complaint. On two conditions: as long as there is a space for her tea cup, and whenever we are having guests over, I release the coffee table from it's workshop duties.

It occurred to me during one of these tidying jobs that I spend a lot of time gathering up my tools and carrying them back to the train room. What I needed was a toolbox.

So I tried out a few ideas, asked google for some inspiration, thought about laser cutting something, etc etc, but in the end I just put all my tools on a piece of paper and rearranged them till they were nicely grouped. Then I took the measurements, drew up a quick plan and headed out to the garage.

I chopped up a few bits of pine, ply, and MDF and after a bit of planing, and a bit of sanding, I came up with this:

Nothing too fancy, but I have compartments for all the most useful tools. Now I can have my toolbox sitting next to me on the couch while my projects inhabit my little folding project table, without getting crowded out by all my tools. It is already proving quite useful.