Patternmaker's tool chest

This largish tool chest was found in a shed in a costal town south of Melbourne. The internal wood is Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata var. australis), a fine cabinet making timber. There are 6 divided draws, the top two with hinged lids. Plenty of the tools had been stripped out, but enough were left to make it a great find. The Stanley plane in it dates it to about 1910.

• Dovetailed infill panel plane, with the pattern for the cast brass lever cap.
• Brass framed mallet, with the pattern.
• User made side rebate plane.
• #10 Stanley carriage makers rebate plane.
• Disston steel backed dovetail saw.
• Wedge arm fillister
• User made Red Cedar panel gauge.
• A few Chisels, Mathieson boxwood spokeshave and a ton of auger bits, and a few other odds and sods.

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