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After making a living building fine furniture in a too-small shop for the past 10 years, my dad and I finally have decided to move the business into a larger shop. I got a little giddy once I saw all the extra space and promptly decided to build something to fill it. Malcolm, my dad, and I talked about it, and as potential clients would be visiting the location, we decided to build a piece to show off our work as well.

That's how this tool cabinet came about. We decided the cabinet should be for a 21st century woodworker. Sure there's storage for a few hand planes, but there's also storage for cordless drills and pneumatic air nailers. I also decided this would be a great opportunity to share some quality shop time with my dad.

Let me stop a minute here and mention that while dad and I have worked for the same customers for years, and continue to work under the same family name, we don't often work on the

same piece of furniture. Part of this is because of certain skills and preferences, but as the project continued, I was reminded that one other reason was that we think and work quite differently. Much like the process when the Transcontinental Railroad was built, dad and I eventually decided to work on our individual pieces, knowing that they were supposed to meet in the middle. Happily, it worked.

After a number of discussions we determined that the case should be two pieces, an upper and a lower cabinet, with four deep-set doors for storing tools as well. When opened, the cabinet would array our most-used tools with easy access, while less attractive and less-used tools would be

With space for modern and antique tools, this tool cabinet will keep things in order for another 100 years.

by Glen Huey & Malcolm Huey

Glen and Malcolm own Malcolm Huey & Sons in Middletown, Ohio. They both build custom furniture for a demanding clientele; Glen is a contributing editor for Popular Woodworking.

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