As I made some cases for tools recently, I wanted to make a caddy for them.
I was going to make this tote in a different style with other hardwood but it's been rainy and I wasn't able to dimension the lumber so I changed my plan and redesigned everything so I can make it with Daiso cheap craft boards(now my favorite).
I also tried Kumiko that I haven't done for a while as a practice.
It was inspired by Japanese Okamochi, which basically means a tote that they use for food delivery so there are various styles but I tried the style that they use for ramen noodles. The front is a sliding door that I can slide it up to open.
I don't really eat ramen but I thought it's cool.
In this project, I have no idea but I made so many stupid mistakes.
Cutting rabbets on the wrong pieces (filled thin pieces)
Cutting rabbets in the wrong sizes (One place, I left a gap)
Glueing pieces in the wrong orientation (My new mallet helped me to disassemble them)
The drawer was 1/2" taller than the shelf height(I cut 1/4" off top/bottom)
and many more...
The mahogany on the front door is as a result of fixing a part I crushed accidentally....
This wasn't a complicated project but apparently my brain wasn't able to handle it right... Once it's finished, I'm a type of person who's happy with whatever it is and I'm happy to use it:)
RyanGi - Thank you! Eric - One more project to do for tool things... Brian - The real beauty is how they used to deliver soba noodles if it's not fake pictures...
SplinterGroup - if you want, I can still find one at $0.09 for you. Foghorn - I'll be using it so it has to be functional! and there are some places still use it!!
