Time to Retire?

as difficult as this is to admit I want viewers and subscribers to next level carpentry to hear it straight from me when a major life event like retirement comes up it's important to be forthright about it and said the true this whole toolbox has reached the point in its life when it's time to retire for anyone who thought it was me who's ready to retire I apologize for the clickbait thumbnail and introduction I'm not the Energizer Bunny of carpentry that I once was but I still got a lot of nail pounding and board cutting left in me but this old toolbox that's another matter so stay with me to the end of this video when I talk about the fate of this old faithful friend okay the biggest issue with this toolbox from the get-go has been the handle and while it looks cool in my humble opinion and it works well the piece of burl that I used and the way I did the joinery for aesthetics isn't strong enough for the abuses encountered on a jobsite once upon a time while I was out on the jobsite somebody on a landscaping crew dropped something on the handle and broke it and nobody ever fessed up to it and subsequent repairs to it have kind of failed just from carrying heavy load and moving it around the different job sites besides that the rigors of life for a tool box on a jobsite like water and UV damage and work rash that puts divots dents and chips in the would have taken a toll on its overall appearance as difficult as this is to talk about there's good news here when I built this toolbox over 10 years ago back in January of 2008 I anticipated the day that this guy would be ready to be put out to pasture and thankfully made a pair of identical tool totes while I was at it so I'm happy to say that this retirement party consists of just switching the stuff from the old tool box to the new one and it'll be all ready to go back to work how sweet is that I'll use this as a segue for creating the leather liner that I put in this tool box this one has a plastic one in it that's been okay but I think the leather is just kind of classy so I'm gonna dive into that show you how to make a liner and then come back and move the stuff from the top of the tool box from one to the other and I think a new tool box needs a new liner I like to use leather because it's classy and matches the overall look and feel of the tool box so I just go to my trusty shelves full of boxes and pull down the one that says leather and it just so happens I've got a nice piece of this cowhide that's just the right size for the bottom of that box the first step for getting a liner with a perfect fit is to start out with a piece of thin flat cardboard like this and trim it to get an airtight fit in the box that way I know my new liner will fit nice and tight on all the edges I'm taking a little poker tool here to lift this out of there because it fits so tight and having this for a template allows me to get an accurate size without using a tape measure next I take a scrap of laminate from a previous project and cut it to precisely the same size as my cardboard template and I start the process by truing up one edge to make sure it's perfectly straight because laminate tends to slip under our RIP fence no matter how tight it is to the table I use this little auxilary piece of sheet metal that clips into the fence and keeps the laminate from sliding underneath and I just want to make sure the scrap is wider than the template to start off with and I set the fence to match the template plus just the frogs here this end of the laminate scrap looks perfectly lined up to the template which should be square so I just have to cut the other end and if this is not square I'm in trouble because that means my master carpenter tool box isn't square and there's just something wrong with that [Music] perfecto I'm happy with the size of this piece I'll take a demanding sanding block I'm going to use 120 grit and just take the sharp chippy edges off of this just takes a couple licks let's see how I did with the fit I think I was just slightly too optimistic now pick a little more off of this the cardboard has soft edges where the edges of this are rigid so I'll have to downsize it's just a little and you can check out the video where I show how to make these blocks now that you've seen how handy they are for stuff like this I love it and this whole selection of grits fits right in the drawer for easy access anytime I need them [Music] and that airtight fit is what will make this liner stay in place now that I'm satisfied with the size I can trim this piece of leather so that it'll fit that laminate and cover the whole thing we've got a decent margin all the way around so I'm taking a welders pencil actually here I'm gonna mark it with this soapstone and I'm sure there's an official tool for marking like that but I don't do leather all day every day so I don't have it I'm just going to trim this a little bit proud of the lines all the way around with a pair of snips I meant two pair of scissors with the leather the right size I'll spray adhesive on here I like to use this 3m high-strength 90 they also make something called super 77 but I like that this goes on a little heavier and you can see I've had this can for a while but it still sprays great there's a high medium and low setting for the fan I'll just use the medium and this is a cohesive so I spray both surfaces and I'm using this nasty old cardboard because you don't want to put this stuff anywhere you don't want to keep it yep let's go to high the low medium and high dictate how wide the fan is you can see how it kind of fans out give it a liberal coat going both ways carefully setting this aside so that it doesn't fold over on itself I'll get this other one and zoom in a little bit so you can see the spray pattern maybe I probably didn't show up too good because the glue is white and the laminate is light-colored but I will tell you the secret to getting a can to last this is almost nine and a half years old still spraying just fine just clean that tip off turn a can upside down and spray till it's clear hold the can upside down the whole time put the lid back on and store it in the cupboard just like this storing it this way with the tube empty means that any sediment ends up on the inside of the top of the can not on the bottom where it gets sucked up into the straw to plug it up I hope 3m wants me to tell you that because I would buy a lot more of this stuff if I didn't use this method for storing it do the same thing with spray cans and that'll last forever - this is from 2005 14 years old metal spray just like new and because this is a cohesive and not an adhesive it only sticks to itself and the irony of it is it's ready when it's dry so it's not sticking to my knuckles on either one of these so it's set and ready to go I know I've just got a small margin on this piece stretch it across there pull it across the middle and stretch the corners and ends into place so everything lays flat just made it here on the end that corner wrinkle free and proud and then use a firm roller to get it to really stick [Applause] it's also used contacts meant for something like this and I'm not sure what a leather worker would tell you to use or whatever it is use that if you don't like this less step is to just trim a leather flush to the laminate and live it must have a knot in it and just for grins I'll put the date on here 22 June 2 1953 tight fit will hold it in place well after that little side trip I'm ready to start moving tools into their new home so real girls I guess we'll move this stuff from the top of the tool box over first thing is dirty 3m earplugs to work really good they get a lot of use so that makes them dirty by the way you can take these little orange things off with ear plugs about eight bucks a pair I just send these through the washing machine actually missus next level carpentry puts them through the washing machine so I can use and reuse those they work great I don't know if I'll be able to find a link to this it's a batiks I call this my 200 mile an hour tape it's a duct tape it's super sticky they use this stuff for asbestos abatement putting up the plastic tenting and stuff firkin for confinement but I keep a roll on this on hand because it is super strong stuff and use it for all sorts of stuff I think I'll zoom in for the rest of this this will be a tricky part to show I made this little tote for chisels they're held in with a special tapered slot and then a rare-earth magnet and you can see this thing's in pretty rough shape I'll clean it up and get it installed in the new toolbox but the custom fit shape is important where the shanks of these go in here and then the magnet keeps them in place makes them easy access but the tips are perfect protected for safety and they don't get dull I've got a scratch all in there also on the backside I just screwed a washer on so that I can keep these two magnets this one's kind of a trolling magnet for finding stuff if you dangle it on a string and then here's one as a special super strong magnets I use for various things like finding screws when I'm removing sheetrock there's a whole video about that but this thing has a bed rail fastener mortise tin to the end and then a couple screws in the end of the toolbox I've got a transfer those screws to the new toolbox for the permanent installation of this but you can see that it's just a - a fastener here slides onto those screws and then this drops down and stays in place it acts as a handy divider in the toolbox for now I'm just going to set this in the other toolbox just goes right down here on the end works great trying to figure out how to shoot and show this all at the same time I've got my a swing 16 ounce hammer it's my favorite fits in a corner there I keep this little lower one pull saw handy this has got a lot of abuse you can see that the blades all kinked up for the stuff I end up doing with that that I shouldn't be doing but sometimes that's what you got to do to get out of a jam and I keep shims in the toolbox use those all the time for all sorts of stuff and I keep these regular door setting shims but I make these myself so that they have a feather edge on them I'll show how to the jig I use for making those at some point and they're different because most shims are kind of blunt but these are they stay sharpened down to a feather which makes them extra useful and then I've got these hardwood I call them razor shims same thing the end is almost sharp enough to cut yourself but it's it's a feather edge and because they're hardwood they super effective because you can really pound on them if you need to let those guys stay in the tool box a permanent fixture I also use shims for stir sticks and smoothing caulk and who knows what else so they're not always just for shimming over in the back corner here I keep a bottle of glue and I use type on to glue in the toolbox because normally it's for for doing trim work and I like the fast grab of the tight bond too and it doesn't need to be waterproof keep a little plastic can of three in one aisle and I don't know if I can that's made of plastic as actually I can but I keep this bottle around for tool adjustment and works for door hardware door hinges when they squeak just everything keep that handy and I've got a Bosch red dot laser I keep this instead of a plumb bob for obvious reasons it's small compact and it's worth taking in the toolbox if I got to do a lot of laser work I'll bring my big Bosch Greenline laser but that guy fits in the corner back here with the 200 mile-an-hour tape pair of safety glasses now that I'm using click readers more I'm using these less but I keep a pair of safety glasses in case I'm cutting you're grinding or get into a bind and don't have my safety glasses that come in the tools I always keep a clamp these are when quick grip clamps work really nice they're a small size they're pretty effective for little stuff if I've got a dedicated clamping project I'll generally bring more and bigger clamps but that guy Stowe's in there pretty well I never go anywhere without these location wires I did a video of how to do through wall location these are pieces of piano wire with a sharpened tip I keep three lengths the longest one just fits in the toolbox and then the other two are little shorter so they're stiffer for pushing through harder stuff you can check out that video to see why these are so important and useful go in there well I was thinking about doing this video it kind of dawned on me how different are the tools that I carry now than from when I first made this toolbox and from earlier days in carpentry there's a lot more about drilling and fasteners going on I keep this attach e index just because I like the size the bits aren't wonderful they're pretty brittle and I usually replace them with Irwin bits when these Hitachi's break but I like the size and compact nosov this drill index so that's a keeper like I said the things that I carry are more fastener or innate oriented these days in the old days I was keeping more nails and things but now everything has a different kind of screw in a different size so I've got this the Walt kit and inside our all manner of different tips for when I break them lose them or need them a couple allen wrenches and an extra magnetic holder or two in here and then all the torques drive tips square drive all sorts of stuff every time somebody comes out with a new product that seems like they come out with a new fastener and I like to be prepared so this little Dewalt kit does a great job more fastener oriented stuff I've got these two assortments of tips this is all kinds of Torx Allen heads etc another magnetic holder and this is more the same as the socket set some more tips a little adapter for a quarter inch drive socket that's pretty handy I'm considering weeding these out and not taking them everywhere I go they're pretty useful but I can usually tell when I have a job that's going to require that at the bottom of the pile that goes in this end of the toolbox I keep a catch-all for sockets and these are snappy drill bits they allow a quick-change fitting on the end but then they clamp really tight on these small drill bits so I can use these either in my impact driver that has that quick change chuck or I can use them in a drill either way but the important thing is that the bits are held firmly and they're removable so I can just take this out and replace the bit when I break this notice I said when I break it not if I break it there's a ace quick-release chuck to 3/8 drive adapter there there's a quarter inch one in here somewhere and then these are just standard sae size sockets I don't have metric because I don't generally need those for metric stuff but I get them if I did this is just in a plastic case the most important part of this selection of things here is probably the snappy bits you can hardly see that anymore I've got these little plastic cases there from Midway they're made for rifle brass but they work great for this and in this I have my indispensable snappy bit selection these I like because of the large set screw that's used for adjusting the length of the bit I'm doing that all the time for different bit sizes and different screw lengths so I got the whole selection of those there's this one that's made special for Torx head trim screws it's got a little bitty countersink on there and that's invaluable for doing nice trim work there's spare bits in there and allen wrench for adjusting the length and I keep a large countersink bit in here that needs to be used in a drill but it's good machine steel and so I can cut some pretty nasty stuff with that if need be there's that last but not least in the top here is the VIX bit selection that jump out of the box if you're not careful but I've got these ranging from a microscopic screw size all the way up to these for a number 12 hinge screw invaluable if you don't know what a VIX bit is find out and you know you'll get a set of these but they're basically self centering bits you just put this in a in a hole and a hinge give it a push and it drills a self centered hole those are invaluable for doing door hardware anyways that kind of rounds out a selection here all this stuff stacks up in the toolbox like so and I actually have a little space left over here for jobs specific things should I need something like a roller or a drill when I go into the house I can just toss it in here and take it in with me one of the key features of this toolbox that might not be so obvious but besides the fact that the style and the joinery make it a marketing piece when I go out I want to want to go out onto a job and people see me walk up with this that's the best sales brochure you can ever have but a key feature that's not so obvious is the fact that it has a pullout drawer the drawer is where I keep just a whole bunch of stuff kind of a catch-all thing but every single thing in here is super important at some point I get out on a job and I've got some little tasks to do that I didn't know I had to do I'm always digging into this drawer to get me out of a bind when I built these toolboxes I only built one divider set to fit in this drawer I thought well by the time I move into that new toolbox I might want to make something different so I didn't bother making two of these dividers so I'm gonna lift this out of here and stick it in the other drawer even though that'll make these tools get kind of jumbled up as I transfer them and here's the pristine drawer on a new tool box I'll zoom in a little bit and show you the joinery this is a through tenon that holds the side of the drawer to the front it's a wedged through tenon those are ebony wedges I didn't elaborate on the toolbox but there's only a few screws in here I used it to hold the bottom of the tool cabinet on with screws you can see it here the bottom is screwed on I screwed it on because I figured at some point I'd have to replace it off you see the hardware is screwed on as are the drawer glides because these are functional I didn't want to use dovetail glides or something that was going to be less functional on a jobsite this full extension is necessary to make the drawer useful so I used metal hardware even though I'm kind of touting craftsmanship on the rest of the toolbox I'll tell you a little story the oak for these tool toolboxes came from the same tree and the tree grew in a place called Sand Creek Wyoming I cut this probably back in 1993 or so and have had pieces of it to use but I could show you within 100 feet where that tree grew that this toolbox came from so all the oak is it's a white oak or a baroque I'm not exactly sure what it is the walnut burl for the handle both handles were made from pieces of the same burl that burles got a story it grew on a street called West Boulevard in Rapid City a friend's dad got ahold of this Burrell who knows back in the late 1970s had it stored and dried for years took at Arizona he was going to make stuff out of the burl had never happened he passed away and the burl ended up in my hands well probably 20 years ago it found its home in these handles so that's cool story with that and the last story for the toolbox is this maple is from a tree that grew at next door to 218 East st. Pat some of you might remember me mentioning a guy named Howard who never wanted to run a shovel because his hands didn't work right well this was Howard's tree when he had to cut it down I asked him if I could have the wood he was elated that it would find a new home and it made its way into the drawers of this toolbox and I could just pull these drawers out to make the switch yeah that should work pretty good oh yeah last but not least the walnut for this divider is from the same tree that the burl for the handle came from but I'll just lift it out and slip it in here the drawers were made at the same time so they're identical I'll start with the big stuff for this in the back corner here and I've got a starett 100-foot fast Drive chalk line and with a laser of these days chalk lines a little less important that it once was this has got a quick-release deal pull out the string just pulls out without the handle spinning around that's common these days but back when I bought this stair it was kind of a trendsetter for that new idea and then it's got the quick retrieve this is kind of messed up because it sits in that drawer and the chalk gets into the gearbox and settles down because I don't use it that much but the other important thing about this is that for the string I actually use a heavy fly linebacker rather than the fuzzy strings that you get with a chalk line or for the replacements a fly linebacker makes a very sharp fine line and it's it's durable and it's easy to replace plus you can get quite a bit of feet of it in there it's embarrassing how hard that is to turn but the box is really full and it's got chalk in the gear box anyways that's my go-to chalk line zircon stud finder I like this model it works well some of the new ones with the readout screen are too big to fit in my little drawer so even if they have wonderful features they don't fit they're useless or they don't work for me in this box so I carry that one I've got snap stick zipper Luke snap and zipper lubricant this stuff works great as a wax on tools rip fences and stuff anything that's sticky door hardware all sorts of things got to keep a stick of that wax around I've got two types this is a old old one Dory's I think that was same purpose different size and then keep a tube of gorilla super glue glue not gorilla glue that's a handy size and decent functioning properties and then this is why I always use the stick fast activator because of the size of the can fits in my tool box here whereas other ones like the star bond takes up too much room in the drawer and too much room in the nail polish so I go with the stick fast activator alright I'll move to this compartment here and that one I kind of got to go bottom up I keep some random sandpaper discs just because they're tough sandpaper they fit in the drawer they're easy to carry and it gives me a selection of grits for whatever might run into on the job I keep a stack of those in their spare pair of earplugs and then I keep tape this is 3m when it's masking tape the only stuff worth having a roll of electrical tape record repairs and who knows what and then a roll of teflon tape for sealing up air and water fittings and then I got a pair of carpenter stair gauges or rafter gauges these are the only kind I like to have there's a lot of kinds that are a little octagon but these are a lot more true and accurate when put on a framing square they tuck right in the corners and let's see in this compartment I made it special for a block plane I've got this Lee Neilson low angle block plane I really like it it's a great plane plus fits in the toolbox and to any zealots out there yes I pull the plane iron up so it's not getting dull riding around in the toolbox this back corner is kind of a catch-all and I've got an electrical tester for testing circuit to make sure I don't electrocute myself I can help it I'll let tester my how far out gauge for a four-foot level my recent video was about laminate chips so I keep a couple dull ones and a couple sharp ones in that corner a little non abrasive scotch brite pad some straightedge razor blades you never know when you're going to need that pen there's a hardware adjuster for bi-fold doors pair of Allen wrenches lighter an extra straw for a wd-40 can go figure here's a poker for cleaning out little orifices or releasing doorknobs from the hardware that's what that came from extra-long allen wrench don't even know I had that in there but I'm sure there's a reason nail set pink pearl eraser got to have that red magic marker black sharpie red carpenter's pencil with a led broken off that lead is really fragile so I sharpen it when I need it paint can opener extra pair of earplugs for bystanders scraper razor scraper that's not my favorite one but it fits in here try to tuck this extra set of bits in the corner this isn't so necessary because I've got that big yellow of the wall but once in a while that something runs out in there and I got this as my whole card this stuff all has to be in here just so otherwise the drawer won't close and I don't know what that order is just now all right the front compartments longer bigger stuff pair of vice grips everybody needs that bit extenders various ones this one's for Spade bits another pin a few extra sharp writer pencils so everybody knows I like those and these are our win extensions these are great because they have a a quick-release end in them 4-bit extensions so they lock together I can put a tip on here I can put a drill bit or whatever I can really get a whip stock going there for getting out of a jam so those are that length going there here's a Craig pocket hole bit an extra long one my other nail set a couple more hardware wrenches for bizarre hardware stuff I guess those can go in the back there's the blue sharpie marker and they'll say oh okay I got two of my Craig things in here I've been looking for that and then this is just a regular tip extension and then I've got a file this is a Nicholson that's a six inch super handy file I use that for sharpen in my putty knives and tuning up door hardware who knows all sorts of stuff got out this file and then this craftsman multi bit screwdriver I don't like gimmicky tools this is the closest thing I have to a gimmicky tool it's got a little spinner here which is nice but it gives me a selection at hand I can go from a micro Philips to a chubby Philips small and medium straight drives and you can you can replace these tips put whatever selection you want in there I've kind of got a selection in here that spend handy over the years that fits nicely in the drawer the last compartment is the hardest to pack but I've got three pry bars in here these are the Kelly beekeepers hive tools this is the first one I got it's a little bit shorter and a little bit thinner than the new ones you get and I'm upset because nobody makes this one anymore I've seen them knock offs and the steel just isn't as strong so I keep that old favourite with me and then carry one of the new ones they're a great tool but I just like the sleeker size of that first one but those are super tough pry bars I can use them in pairs singly they make a good scraper for stuff gotta have that then this little pry bar slash nail puller I keep it because it has the nail pulling stuff on it and I abuse that for all sorts of things I've got two more of these snappy I mean uh Irwin bit extenders you can link these babies together and really get out there ways what I use that for mostly is setting pocket doors to put the stopper way in the BOK back of the pocket you can just link a bunch of these together and put the stop in the back of a pocket door I keep coping saw blades on hand so I have a spare blade but I don't keep the coping saw with me I don't use it that much and when I need it I know I'm going to and I bring it with me the blades I would forget so I keep those I keep a hacksaw blade for cleaning out sandpaper and getting into tight spots I don't bring the hacksaw unless I think I'm going to need it I've got one long drill bit for who knows what I've got my electricians offset screwdriver this is a vehicle one but that's the best tool there is for removing the outlet plate covers somebody that does that all day every day has a little 12 volt cordless screwdriver but this is the next best thing it doesn't have a battery or a charger or a case or a limited warranty then like a needlenose pliers I really like the channel lock stuff they're real good quality I can abuse them pretty hard before they give up on you there's my side cutters and pair of Fiskars scissors these guys barely fit in here but they do and last but not least is my extractor nail pullers for removing the nails from trim after I pulled it out those are invaluable and they're also hard to pack in here every time I redo this drawer something comes out a little different that should get it so that everything lays flush in the drawer believe it or not well with everything switched out I can finish the move by sliding the drawer back into the toolbox just like that yeah that drawer needed cleaning out a little bit and after I do the video I'll make a new liner for the bottom of the new toolbox drawer and you can see here in the back of the drawer is autograph and date when these tool boxes were made a little bit more history there for the video know it I'll slip this drawer back in here wrap up the movie well there you have it the changing of the guard from carpenters tool tote serial number 0:01 to serial number zero zero two and there's a link to a dedicated shopper storefront in the video description below where I'll try to include as many of these tools and things that I use and you saw in this video and you'll see a list of them there if there's something there you like you're looking for you want or need and can't find it locally if you buy it from that site it helps benefit next level carpentry and I really appreciate it so I've got a whole list of notes here I wrote up a script for the outro of this video and it'll take me just a few minutes to read this if you watch me read it if I try to make it if I try to make you think I'm not reading it from a script I could take another half an hour so I'm just going to read this unfortunately there aren't any more of these tool boxes for sale but if you liked the video I hope you'll consider subscribing to next level carpentry if you haven't already and tap the thumbs up button while you're at it engagement from viewers like you is the whole reason this channel is growing and I really appreciate your help in that success as you might imagine I've given a fair amount of thought as to what to do with this old toolbox and haven't come up with a fitting fate for it so please post your suggestions in the comments below and I'll the one that seems most significant or appropriate for this old boy page to Paul Harvey there I thought of everything from auctioning it off to donate proceeds to our local boys club sending it to a special patreon patron through a random drawing thought about donating it to an aspiring young carpenter or even shooting a video of it being flattened by a pellet of Assad and belated recognition of its former brush with fate on a landscaping job but nothing seemed quite right I know there's a lot of creativity in the next-level carpentry audience so I'm confident that someone out there will have a better suggestion than anything I've come up with so please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments if I pick yours you'll learn a shout out here on the channel and I'll send the winner a free next-level carpentry t-shirt of their choice from the swag shop at teespring speaking of that I recently uploaded some official next-level carpentry logo tees in two different designs and a number of styles and colors so if that's something you want to add to your work wear wardrobe check it out in the teespring link below the video and see if there's something you like there I was hoping that the new t-shirt I ordered from that selection would show up in time to do this video but it's not here and I got to shoot the video so I'm just wearing a red t-shirt next time I'll be sporting the official next-level carpentry t-shirt swag anyways any sales from the teespring site help support this channel so I really appreciate it well that's the end of my script notes and the time that I have for shooting video today so I'm going to wrap this up and jam it out there on YouTube I'm not able to do any video work next week so this will be kind of hasty but I wanted to leave you with something to bridge the gap before I get into the video that I hope to be shooting next which is making custom casing out of pallet wood so I can get rid of that cardboard door to my shop so I guess that's that I hope you enjoyed the video seeing what stuff I carry around with me all day everyday and this list of patrons on patreon to find enough value in this channel to go above and beyond to support video production here by making a monthly pledge of support continues to grow you all know who you are but may never know how much encouragement your voluntary generosity provides building a viable youtube channel is one of the most challenging things I've faced in quite a while and knowing there's people out there who benefit from the struggle makes it more than worthwhile while this old toolbox awaits its fate the new kid and I had better get to work so until next time thanks for watching

Channel: Next Level Carpentry

Views: 70,809

Keywords: retire, retirement, retierment, toolbox, tool, box, tote, bucket, tools, work, job, professional, carpenter, chisel, chalk line, pry bar, plane, block plane, blockplane, estwing, hammer, laser, glue, oil, matt jackson, next level carpentry

Id: 5Mo_6bD85_Y

Length: 44min 14sec (2654 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 22 2019