Japanese carpenters all begin their careers with the same simple project – a box to store the tools of their new profession.
The centuries-old methods of Japanese joinery have captivated western woodworkers for the last few decades. Saws and planes that work backwards from ours seem foreign, until you try them out and see how they use gravity instead of fighting against it.
Mini Japanese Toolbox - Walnut with Maple or Purple Heart or Padauk – Roo Woodworks
Toolbox build #1: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Hand-Built Home for Hand Tools - FineWoodworking
Mini Japanese Toolbox – ARTicraft
The Japanese Toolbox (Finally) – Lost Art Press
Making a Japanese Tool Box - Hand Tools Only - Forme Industrious
Japanese Tool Chests
Hand-Built Home for Hand Tools - FineWoodworking
Deen 3 Drawer Tool Box Heavy-Duty Japanese Steel Tool Chest
Build a Japanese Nested Tool Box w/ Lid - dimensional.iron.toolbox PEP BB (pep-dimensional-woodworking forum at permies)
Timber For Woodworking Project: Japanese Toolbox • The Woodworking Club
Japanese Toolbox Plans Dimensions Details Notes
