Gerstner Tool Chest Kit

I have to agree this kit is bad. The packing is horrible, all the drawer fronts are dented. the biggest problem are the joints on the drawer parts, is as if the blades are dull. the drawers come out wider than the box unless you spend the time to correct all the joints. Lesson learned...inspect everything you receive!! Hope your guitar kit I want to order is better!

Great probuct, just finished my 2nd box and it is half full allready! My 1st is finished in pecan, the 2nd is ebony. Both are striking to look at when they are stacked up.I am thinking about the perfect Xmas gift.....

I had a few minor problems, But I'm pretty happy with the results. The people at Gerstner were very helpful.

The quality of the wood is poor at best. Some pieces were obvious rejected parts from Gerstner. Knots and checks in the joinery, and on edges. Some even had pencil arrows pointing out the flaw. The nails were cheep with misshaped heads, I used my own. Even though the instructions said to use the finish nails to secure the back to the bottom, only common nails were provided. The guides for the front cover hinge pins were stamped out of cheap metal and should have been plated the same as the lock. The lock did not work at first, the internal parts are so loose that the only way to get it to work is to jiggle the key while moving it in or out until it opens. The Gerstner name plate is plastic! I won't use it and if I were Gerstner I would not want it on my product. All in all this is a poor kit for the price. Gerstner makes high end products and they should be embarrassed! Do not expect the wood grain and quality to look like the picture.

Dan: Thanks to inspiration from your StewMac video, I built a Gerstner toolbox. Despite my many mistakes in construction and finish work I think it looks just great, and certainly good enough for rock and roll. It holds all the neat gadgets I’ve bought from StewMac over the years as well as all the little tools I use almost every day. It’s great to finally have it all stored in one place. The Fender nameplate came from my old Twin Reverb that was at Allied Music when Hurricane Katrina swamped the place. Luckily, I had already removed the nameplate, so now it’s all I have left from my favorite amp. The top handle is a Fender brown leather vintage style. This was a very fun project. Thanks for giving me the confidence to give it a try. Arthur Zatarain, PE
New Orleans, LA