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Craftsmanship

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:13 pm
by GOYA
http://www.toolchest-site.com/woodcraft ... tool-chest

This is great stuff. A company in Dayton, OH that made machinist's tool chest back around the early 1900 is still making the same beautiful chests today.

There will never be a Chinese knockoff of that stuff in Wal-Mart.

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Re: Craftsmanship

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:26 pm
by GOYA

Re: Craftsmanship

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:55 pm
by Loco-S
You get what you pay for.
GOYA wrote:Well, fuck. I stand corrected.

http://cgi.ebay.com/10-DRAWER-WOODEN-MA ... vi-content
Defects include but not limited to:

* Back of box has split defects in wood
* Wood is lightweight
* Locking mechanisms may not work correctly
* Front cover does not slide smoothly

Re: Craftsmanship

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:41 am
by Dawg
I bought one for a gift from that chinese import place, chicago tool or something, looks GREAT on the outside, and brief inspection.
its crap