Patrick Damiani’s Hand Tool Chest

There’s nothing like a lusciously stocked tool and finely crafted chest to stop a woodworker in their tracks.

Patrick Damiani’s Hand Tool Chest is one such example. Reminiscent of the great Studley tool chest he notes how he built it over 400 hours. The design and build grew organically. It was time well spent. See the stop motion "no talking" video below.

However, like this tool chest, there is a lot more to the story. In another video from his primary YouTube channel, Patrick Damiani, a professional audio-engineer producer writes: "Over the last six years I built this woodworking tool chest to house my hand tools. What started as a simple cabinet slowly evolved section by section until every tool had its own dedicated place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdcqngcjKnc

"In this video (at link above) I give a full tour of the chest, the tools inside it, and some of the ideas behind the design — including traditional hand planes, measuring tools, saws, auger bits, rasps, files and a few custom tools I built along the way. This project was inspired by the legendary Studley tool chest, although this is simply my own personal interpretation that grew organically over time rather than following a strict plan. Many pieces of furniture in my studio were actually built in my workshop using these very tools."

Learn more about Patrick Damiani at https://www.tidalwave.de and @damianiwoodworking