Restoration of a Vintage Wood Case: My Leather Crafting Organizer

This vintage wooden case, found on eBay, was in serious need of a makeover! Watch as I take it through a full restoration process, including cleaning, sanding, painting, and making custom compartments. By the end, it’s transformed into a practical storage box for my leather crafting tools.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Inspecting the wood case condition
00:38 Taking some pictures of the hardware
00:50 Taking off all the hardware
02:07 Sanding the case
03:18 Scraping the case with a blade
03:38 Fixing the case with paint and epoxy glue
03:57 Choosing the wood for the compartments
04:08 Drawing and sawing the wood pieces to size
04:20 Painting the case
04:46 Sanding and Burning the wood pieces
05:07 Scoring the place for the hinges
05:35 Filing the excess epoxy
05:45 Wire brushing all the hardware
06:00 Shaping some of the wood pieces
06:22 Dry fitting some of the pieces
06:39 Working on the inside structure
09:20 Putting everything together with epoxy glue
09:51 Painting the structure
10:26 3 coats of varnish
11:32 Green felt attached with epoxy glue on the case base
12:03 Installing the structure in the case
12:17 Installing all the hardware back in place
14:55 Putting everything back together one last time
15:13 Filling up the new case with all my leather tools

[karlgrimsley]

I like that you didn’t remove all the character of the box. A block of wood makes the sanding go a lot easier. Also, if for holding leather crafting supplies, it would be cool to line the inside of the lid with leather and maybe add some pockets for holding smaller tools. Great upcycling project!