Henry o. studley tool cabinet and workbench for the first time in history the incomparable henry o. studley tool cabinet and its companion workbench will be available for viewing by the public in an intimate exhibit organized by the barn on white run.this will be an amazing experience for studley tool chest aficionados and all admirers of brilliant design and exacting craftsmanship.. If another tool was needed, the worker just went to the tool chest to retrieve it. i suspect that studley, who worked in an organ and piano factory, knew what tools he needed for a particular job. even more so, my guess is that the design of the chest was an exercise in how to fit as much into a small space, much as a piano or organ is an. The chest has become legendary in the woodworking community after being published on the cover of fine woodworking. the massachusetts-based publication even printed a limited edition poster of the studley tool chest, which promptly sold out. after many years out of print, the poster is again available for sale..
The history of h.o. studley and his tool chest massachusetts piano maker henry studley built his magnificent tool chest over the course of a 30-year career at the poole piano company. the chest lived on the wall near his workbench, and he worked on it regularly, making changes and adding new tools as he acquired them.. The h.o. studley tool chest is considered by many to be the "iconic tool chest," the very tool chest that all others are compared to, and the envy of every woodworker who set their eyes upon it.. This book is the first in-depth examination of one of the most beautiful woodworking tool chests ever constructed and presents the first-ever biography of studley (1838-1925), a piano and organ builder in quincy, mass..
