Grizzly H7716 26" Oak 10 Drawer Chest

This toolbox is an imported copy of the Gerstner G052. The drawers have solid oak fronts with cheaper wood sides and backs. The drawer bottoms are 1/8th felt-topped fiberboard. The case is a combination of 1/2" solid oak and veneered woods. Without close examination, no part of the case appears to be anything other than solid oak. All the joints in the product are tongue and groove. Joint imperfections, and there many of these, are "fixed" with oak colored wood filler. Empty weight is about 50 lbs. My only complaint is that the drawers are too loose in the slides. The excessive side-to-side slop betrays a lower manufacturing quality.

Yes, the drawers have some play in them, and the bottoms are thin fiber board. But, for the money, you are getting a good chest that will store your fine tools in felt-lined comfort. The lockis a nice feature too.

My biggest complaint is that the little center drawer is too small for "Machinery's Handbook". Reading the specs a little more closely would have told me this ahead of time. Not sure what I will store in that little center drawer. Maybe a couple of pocket ref books.

All in all, I am satisfied with the purchase. I may put in some more padding and will certainly do some styrofoam sculptured inserts to nest my mikes/calipers/etc. in. I anticipate using this chest for a long time.

Beautiful and well built, I have found several great uses for the chest, along with the lower one I already had.