Wood Machinists box at Costco

I always wanted a gerstner box, but living only 35 miles form van wert oh. I ended up with a whole lot of kennedy factory seconds instead. most have some minor defect a small scratch or dent or the like. usually I bought either damaged or seconds because i'm frugal!
 
The Casco box looks decent. From the picture it looks like cherry. As for myself I have 2 Gerstners one a seven drawer was free and the other a 10 drawer I paid $125 filled with tools. The are pretty.

Paul
 
$69.95 was the price, not $65.
I like this well enough that i may go buy another for the shop.
The first one has the tools I keep at the house for gun work etc.
 
You are correct, it has no grain showing anywhere. Obviously dense pressboard of some sort.
But, I have had two Gerstner knockoffs made almost entirely of wood, and both fell apart within a few years. For $70 this one was worth the risk.
 
I don't know if the brief era of real wood knock off tool boxes is over or not. You can get Grizzly boxes,of course,but they cost more. I did buy one for the toolmaker's shop. O.K.,except for the screw on plastic Grizzly logo.

Years ago,in the 80's,Harbor Freight had a TV program called "Buy It Now". I did buy an all oak large tool box for $99.00,and still have it. One drawer,the full width of the chest,2" deep,is filled chock full of smaller size end mills. It is VERY heavy,and the bottom is still on it! Survived the jostling of moving to this house,too,full of end mills.Not a gerstner,but really not a bad looking chest. If I had sprayed a couple extra coats of lacquer on it when new,it would be a little nicer. Of course,made of red oak,but what do you expect? At least it's real oak!:) Not a bit of fake wood in it!
 
Back about 10 years ago, pre-Christmas, both Costco and Sams Club each had a very nice wood tool chest, much bigger than these boxes, and very nicely made.Sam's was dark wood, Costco's was blond. Both were priced at $99.95. I am still kicking myself for not buying one or both of those. Did any of you buy one of those? If so, please post a photo
 
I looked at one at sams club and waited till after christmas thing it would be cheaper. You guesed it none to be found. :(
 
I think it was longer than 10 years ago that I bought 2 sets of roll about cabinets,risers,and tool chests from Costco. All made of oak,except the sides of the roll abouts were oak veneered MDF board. No trouble with them,though. I still have them,one is pretty well loaded with NOS files.
 
And now Costco has these Trinity Wooden Tool Boxes marked way down, $39.97 (at San Marcos, CA store). I thought it was a good deal when I got mine for Christmas, on sale for $75, as I recall.
 
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