The most incredible tool chest you may ever see

chicchoreasays...

Where first escapes me sir, sorry. However, it has been represented in numerous magazine articles, woodworking and other. I believe even in National Geographic though I do not believe as a feature article. Books as well, some compilations of articles, tool books, shop books, and such. I have researched on the Net as well some years ago. I now think I may have seen it on TV as well but not with the more extensive views of its ingenious workings as Norm provided. I wish he had shown more of the inlay, particularly the Masonic symbolism incorporated. Some of the photos of this chest are truly tool and tool chest porn. The quality of the video does not do it justice at all.

I wonder at the cost in todays prices to reproduce the chest and tools. Some of the materials are rare to unobtainium. If one was able to procure some of the woods, finding the quality of wood, probably only available in the manufacturing of musical instruments would be challenging. Some rosewoods, for example, are not legally exported any longer.

It is a phenomenal piece of work. I once was given a 400 hundred year old Chinese tool chest. It was more a work of art than working art. ...hidden compartments and the whole bit. I was afraid to use it and had no use for it as an exhibition piece. No comparison to this one or its shadow.
>> ^arvana:

@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/chicchorea" title="member since October 15th, 2009" class="profilelink">chicchorea — How did you first hear about it? I had never seen it before, and I LOVE this kind of thing.

raviolisays...

It's amazing and sad at the same time... the craftmanship required to make this piece still exists today among very specialized instrument makers, but very very few can afford this kind of custom work anymore. Quality has become too expensive for the average joe. Sorry folks, a plywood box with wood screws is all you'll get. I operate a small model shop, and I'm not pretending I could build this, but if I could, the chest only would be worth 50k$. Plus I'd say 100k$ for the handmade tools. A year's work full time... Who's interested?

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'tools, tool chest, carpentry, wood, craftsmanship, Studley Tool Chest, antique, 1920' to 'tools, tool chest, carpentry, wood, craftsmanship, cabinet, piano, tuning, antique' - edited by doogle

braschlosansays...

I personally vote to have the *vintage tag reinstated. Not only was the item in question, and obviously its contents, built in the 1800s but it was used to create an unknown large number of pianos in that era which went on to produce wonderful VINTAGE music

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