I don't know how much interest this will generate, but I think it's kinda cool. Today it was sunny and up in the 50s, and we haven't seen a day this nice since September. So I went out in the shed, and I found an old craftsman toolbox. I pulled it out and brought it down to the garage. I flipped open the lid, and luckily, there were no mice, although there were tons of mice droppings and nest remains. Nasty. In the midst of all the mice nests were all my dad's, who is a carpenter, old tools and drill bits, chalklines and keyhole saws. I dumped all the contents out in the driveway, and separated tools from mice nests. There must have been half a million old wood drill bits in there. I went through the tools and determined which were still good, and which were garbage. All the good ones I cleaned and put back in the garage. Now for the toolbox, it's rusty, dusty and musty. It's almost 35 years old. But after squirting it off, it looked a lot better. Here's a picture-
Now our shed has flooded several times, so the bottom was pretty rough-
It does have a couple very tiny pinholes on the bottom, but I'm planning on restoring this and actually using it again, so they don't bother me much.
I showed the box to my dad, and when he saw this sticker, it brought a tear to his eye, so I will not be removing it. I actually think its pretty cool, it gives it some character and nostalgia.
It is missing the organizer tray, but it honestly doesn't bug me. I plan on carrying larger tools in this anyways, so I don't need to worry about the organizer. Here the inside, rough, I know. (See my regal in the garage behind it)
Like I said, I plan on restoring this and actually using it again, today all I got done was pulling it from the shed, cleaning it, I removed the handles and the craftsman logo on the front, and I sanded the outside with 80 grit paper (which I neglected to take pictures of). Tomorrow I plan on power sanding the outside of it. I will update this as I make progress.
Now our shed has flooded several times, so the bottom was pretty rough-
It does have a couple very tiny pinholes on the bottom, but I'm planning on restoring this and actually using it again, so they don't bother me much.
I showed the box to my dad, and when he saw this sticker, it brought a tear to his eye, so I will not be removing it. I actually think its pretty cool, it gives it some character and nostalgia.
It is missing the organizer tray, but it honestly doesn't bug me. I plan on carrying larger tools in this anyways, so I don't need to worry about the organizer. Here the inside, rough, I know. (See my regal in the garage behind it)
Like I said, I plan on restoring this and actually using it again, today all I got done was pulling it from the shed, cleaning it, I removed the handles and the craftsman logo on the front, and I sanded the outside with 80 grit paper (which I neglected to take pictures of). Tomorrow I plan on power sanding the outside of it. I will update this as I make progress.
