Dang you sir!!! Where was YOUR video when I started to make my box? Ha ha ha! Guess I'll just have to make another one. Your box is exactly what I wanted to build but couldn't figure out how to do it. Might just add it on. Looks better than alright. I'd Sparthane it. I built my box out of pallets. Thanks for the idea sir!
That's awesome. I never really have worked with wood but I'd love to learn the ropes. I just got done installing a tool box on my truck today(a aluminum one) and I like yours far better. It just plain looks awesome!
Funny looking black stain! 😂🤣😂 Personally I like the way you stained it. Looks better, to me, and doesn't look like one of those cheap plastic ones! Instead of paint, go to HF, or hardware store, and get a spray can of that truck bed liner. Toughens it up and seals the wood really good! Great job! Makes me feel dumb not building one for myself!
Inspiration for me to do one like it. I hold my plastic box on my truck with two keyed linch pins. One at each end through the box and through hole I drilled in bed wall.
This is awesome..... I have been thinking of getting a truck box for my truck but they are a bit pricey..... would love to make one of these for my truck and keep it wood stained.....
That is terrific. I had exactly the same idea, and glad to see I am not the only thinking like this. LOOKS GREAT. I am gonna do a wooden bed floor as well. Again, WELL DONE SIR!!!
Nice job!! I couldn't do this in my area though... these thieves here would break into it QUICK!! I couldn't even walk into grocery store for 10 minutes without someone taking a sledge hammer or axe to it.... Very nice job though!!
Harden the top somehow and make a drip edge. The sun and rain will damage the top without additional hardening or maybe just a cover to keep the water out.
If your screw does split the wood, you can fix it by taking out the screw and put a little hot wax or wood glue on the screw itself and a little in the screw hole, screw it back in and your cracks will be reinforced and repaired.
Something different but also is a thief magnet, my dad used such boxes and his got broke into like at the store and they stole all his tools, my dad was a construction worker.
Like the wood stain! What about some gas lifts, to the top up? With that, some straps to secure the rods to the underside of the lid, and a bit out reach of other shifting gear. Love the way you debate the process with yourself. Shows how indirect these projects can be. Few start with a we polished set of blueprints....
I never use plans other than what's in my head.. that way nobody know when I mess up.. a good carpenter never makes mistakes he simply makes adjustments ;)
You should add a drain hole just incase water gets in. And or paint it or use truck bed liner on it so itll be more protected from the elements and wear n tear but nice build! Looks nice
Hey, i want to make the same tool box for my 98' nissan frontier and i was just wondering what you said the notch thing is called at 2:44 and how do you do that lol?
You shouldn't worry about dehydration because it'll always have plenty of rain water in it. I've built boxes like that and unless you wrap trim all the way around the top water will get in. And still it's not sure fix. looks good tho.
Phil Lowman you can build water tight wood tool boxes (think wood boat ‘deck hatches’). You have to make the lid a ‘box within a box’ and caulk properly.
I'd like to make something like this for my chevy colorado, how did you secure it so it doesn't slide around or anything? I live in a really bad area so I'd probably need a way to lock mine in place AND lock it shut.
I screwed it right to the bed lip and blocked it under the lip as well.. The wood box really isn't very secure but if the lid was metal that would help..
what did you do with the box? did you paint it black ? does it fill up with water when it rains? let us know how you made out. I have been thinking of making a truck tool box for my 90 s10 . Also, can I see a close up of your dust catcher on your radial arm saw? thanks.
three years + later and the box is holding up pretty well but I should have built the lid differently to better shed the water. I drilled several weep holes in the bottom to let the water out if it leaked which it did.. I painted it with black oil-based paint which lasted about two years before it started to peel off. When I do this again I'm going side-saddle and longer
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure well I finally built my box also. Just finished it yesterday. 3 years ago I commented on your vid. Cant believe how long ago that was so fast? Crazy.
The top needed more protection as it warped and rotted within two years. To top it with flashing tin would have help protect the wood and shed water much better. I sold the truck in 2020 but I have the tackle box in the barn.
@@ronnylopez8399 yes at 10:50 on the far side of the box in the truck you can see the two screw heads into the side rail. those were self-tapping screws.
Great money saver , however i keeps expensive tools in my box so nice metal one will do ,you may save cash but if your things get stolen it may be more expensive than 250 .
thick oilbased paint.. but the Texas sun destroyed the top within three years. I should have topped it with tin for better protection and water shedding.
“Made of scraps, well I had to buy the lumber..” a dude... the entire thing is made out of lumber!! Did you mean you didn’t hand to buy screws?? 🤣 LMFAO
My toolbox is secured to truck with two keyed linch pins one on each end through the box and through hole I drilled in bed wall. No tools required for removal and reinstall.
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Best truck bed toolbox build on TH-cam by far.
Oh my! Thanks for the compliment!
Dang you sir!!! Where was YOUR video when I started to make my box? Ha ha ha! Guess I'll just have to make another one. Your box is exactly what I wanted to build but couldn't figure out how to do it. Might just add it on. Looks better than alright. I'd Sparthane it. I built my box out of pallets. Thanks for the idea sir!
Thanks
Planning on making something like this for my work truck. Mines a 2002 Suzuki carry. Gonna use pallet wood since we have a lot.
be sure to waterproof the whole thing and make the lid so it will shed water away from the box.
Looks good, you can use a marine grade polyurethane to make it water proof,
Not bad. I plan on building my own boxes to my specs when i buy a pickup. I'm going to wrap them in galvanized sheet metal though and paint it.
Why wrap it ?
That's awesome. I never really have worked with wood but I'd love to learn the ropes. I just got done installing a tool box on my truck today(a aluminum one) and I like yours far better. It just plain looks awesome!
Funny looking black stain! 😂🤣😂 Personally I like the way you stained it. Looks better, to me, and doesn't look like one of those cheap plastic ones! Instead of paint, go to HF, or hardware store, and get a spray can of that truck bed liner. Toughens it up and seals the wood really good! Great job! Makes me feel dumb not building one for myself!
Truck bed liner.. that's a great suggestion! Thanks
Inspiration for me to do one like it. I hold my plastic box on my truck with two keyed linch pins. One at each end through the box and through hole I drilled in bed wall.
Nice project. Good job. New fan here. I agree, I’m not interested in paying a lot of money for a tool box.
Time has proven I needed to redesign the lid/top.. weather proof it better maybe even put a sheet metal skin with a drip edge..
Wow !! NICE BOX ! Varnish to keep the wood look would be nice imo. great looking box.
This is awesome..... I have been thinking of getting a truck box for my truck but they are a bit pricey..... would love to make one of these for my truck and keep it wood stained.....
I recommend a high quality oil based stain and to add a drip edge on the cover to shed the water away from the sides.
You could seal the whole thing with fiberglass resin to weatherproof it. nicely done!
That is terrific. I had exactly the same idea, and glad to see I am not the only thinking like this. LOOKS GREAT. I am gonna do a wooden bed floor as well.
Again, WELL DONE SIR!!!
Thanks!
Nice job!! I couldn't do this in my area though... these thieves here would break into it QUICK!! I couldn't even walk into grocery store for 10 minutes without someone taking a sledge hammer or axe to it....
Very nice job though!!
Thanks!
this is exactly what i wanna do! thanks for proving it's not hard!
Harden the top somehow and make a drip edge. The sun and rain will damage the top without additional hardening or maybe just a cover to keep the water out.
If your screw does split the wood, you can fix it by taking out the screw and put a little hot wax or wood glue on the screw itself and a little in the screw hole, screw it back in and your cracks will be reinforced and repaired.
thanks
Nice job.. Like what I see.
Very well done, Sir! Inspiring, as well!
Thanks
Something different but also is a thief magnet, my dad used such boxes and his got broke into like at the store and they stole all his tools, my dad was a construction worker.
Sadly is not for all types of neighboarhoods
Like the wood stain! What about some gas lifts, to the top up? With that, some straps to secure the rods to the underside of the lid, and a bit out reach of other shifting gear. Love the way you debate the process with yourself. Shows how indirect these projects can be. Few start with a we polished set of blueprints....
I never use plans other than what's in my head.. that way nobody know when I mess up.. a good carpenter never makes mistakes he simply makes adjustments ;)
William B Tedrick Awesome. I'll be stealing that line! :-)
You should add a drain hole just incase water gets in. And or paint it or use truck bed liner on it so itll be more protected from the elements and wear n tear but nice build! Looks nice
The stain looks great though, always liked how wood looks stained
Hey, i want to make the same tool box for my 98' nissan frontier and i was just wondering what you said the notch thing is called at 2:44 and how do you do that lol?
it's a dado or lap joint. cut it out with the table saw or a router.
You can add some struts on each end of the lid
I should have covered the top with metal..
You shouldn't worry about dehydration because it'll always have plenty of rain water in it. I've built boxes like that and unless you wrap trim all the way around the top water will get in. And still it's not sure fix. looks good tho.
yep this truck bed box is only good for my fishing gear anything else that shouldn't get wet won't be in there..
Phil Lowman you can build water tight wood tool boxes (think wood boat ‘deck hatches’). You have to make the lid a ‘box within a box’ and caulk properly.
I'd like to make something like this for my chevy colorado, how did you secure it so it doesn't slide around or anything? I live in a really bad area so I'd probably need a way to lock mine in place AND lock it shut.
I screwed it right to the bed lip and blocked it under the lip as well.. The wood box really isn't very secure but if the lid was metal that would help..
Nice job!
Looks good. got your priorities straight.
what did you do with the box? did you paint it black ? does it fill up with water when it rains? let us know how you made out. I have been thinking of making a truck tool box for my 90 s10 . Also, can I see a close up of your dust catcher on your radial arm saw? thanks.
three years + later and the box is holding up pretty well but I should have built the lid differently to better shed the water. I drilled several weep holes in the bottom to let the water out if it leaked which it did.. I painted it with black oil-based paint which lasted about two years before it started to peel off. When I do this again I'm going side-saddle and longer
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure well I finally built my box also. Just finished it yesterday. 3 years ago I commented on your vid. Cant believe how long ago that was so fast? Crazy.
made one too...box though bolted to floor bed. Stealth you could say lol. great video though
Great job. I would have given you my aluminum tool box but I saw your truck. I have a f150. Wouldn't fit...oh well good intentions.
Thanks 👍
Good on ya ! How has this held up over time?
The top needed more protection as it warped and rotted within two years. To top it with flashing tin would have help protect the wood and shed water much better. I sold the truck in 2020 but I have the tackle box in the barn.
how do you hold it to the car? great job!
screws into the side rails inside the box..
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure is it in the video or not?
@@ronnylopez8399 yes at 10:50 on the far side of the box in the truck you can see the two screw heads into the side rail. those were self-tapping screws.
Great money saver , however i keeps expensive tools in my box so nice metal one will do ,you may save cash but if your things get stolen it may be more expensive than 250 .
Robert Salas metal tool boxes beat your expensive tools to death just daily driving
Good job
Thanks
How'd you weather/water proof??? Just stain??
thick oilbased paint.. but the Texas sun destroyed the top within three years. I should have topped it with tin for better protection and water shedding.
I really enjoy plans from woodprix.
they have some good stuff!
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure Yes they have a lot of goooooood stuff
how do you lock it down to the bed?
self-tapping screws into the side-rails and a block of wood under that.
“Made of scraps, well I had to buy the lumber..” a dude... the entire thing is made out of lumber!! Did you mean you didn’t hand to buy screws?? 🤣 LMFAO
Hell.. most of my projects are like this.. it's the creative process and is messy in my head too...
How do you anchor it, n the bed?
I used self-tapping screws into the side rails.
How did you cut the groves?
simple dado on the table saw..
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure thank you
Sir, How do you fix the box in the pick up?
self-tapping screws inside the box into the side rail lip.
@@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure Thanks for the reply Sir, I will try to make this box for my truck, regards.
Great looking tool box!
How did you mount it to your truck?
9:17
My toolbox is secured to truck with two keyed linch pins one on each end through the box and through hole I drilled in bed wall. No tools required for removal and reinstall.
I paid $100 for my truck tool box. my truck is white and my toolbox is white too. it opens from the side the way I like.
I'm thinking of building another that opens from the sides too! The way I have the locks on this one is a little inconvenient.
You can find used ones on offer up or craigslist for 30-100 bucks.
how can you keep rain from getting in it
the lid is sealed but the contents of the box (my fishing gear) can get wet and it won't hurt much
Nice work.I can do that , thanks.
You can do it!
I like it.
Hmm I can probably use the same design with metal sheets
Good idea!
U pay that much in wood and time though, but looks more unique though
yes the wood is the costly part but my time is free ;)
Not bad I spent $100 on a used weather guard box
I should have covered the top with sheet metal.
Not bad, but the hinges had to go inside, for safety.
I should have made a metal top!
excellent work i like i will
Thanks
Back in the 60's and 70's we didn't have metal boxes you could buy. So they were made just like this. Nothing new here.
Yep.. we use to make everything we needed.. then came 50 years of progress...
Cool
Now wrap it in sheet metal
That would have been a good idea at the time.