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"I really like the chest I bought from Garrett Wade. I have a extensive collection of knives and I use that beautiful chest to show off the knives I really like."
Gerstner International Dark Oak Six-Drawer Chest
GREAT FOR ART AND HOBBY SUPPLIES OR A POCKET KNIFE COLLECTION
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS ITEM
- Made by renowned chest maker Gerstner & Sons.
- Six drawers for organized storage.
- Compact size for small items.
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Gerstner International Dark Oak Six-Drawer Chest
Sale price$298.00
Regular price$339.00
★★★★★
I really like the chest I bought from Garrett Wade. I have a extensive collection of knives and I use that beautiful chest to show off the knives I really like.
James A. — Verified Buyer
H. Gerstner & Sons · Dayton, Ohio
Meet the Maker
One Family, One Design, Since 1906
Harry Gerstner was twenty-two, fresh from a four-year woodworking apprenticeship, when he built a tool chest as a side project. It caught on. With a hundred-dollar bonus he started a company — and named it “H. Gerstner & Sons” because it sounded established, though he would go on to raise three daughters and never have a son.
More than a century later the company is still family-owned and still building chests from Harry’s original drawings. Of the twenty-some workshops making wooden tool chests in his day, Gerstner is the only one left. This particular chest is part of the Gerstner International line — built to Harry’s designs in Gerstner’s own overseas factory, in a special run for Garrett Wade, finished in dark oak veneer and felt-lined exactly as he intended.
Established
1906
Home
Dayton, Ohio
Ownership
Family, 4th Gen.
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My brother and I were paid a penny apiece to stuff envelopes when we were little kids.
Kim Campbell Brown — Harry Gerstner’s Great-Granddaughter
The Design
The Felt-Lined Drawer That Started It All
Open this chest and the first thing you notice is the felt. Every one of the six drawers is lined with it — a detail Harry built in from the beginning to protect precision instruments from nicks, dust, and rust. It is the reason a tool kept in a Gerstner comes out looking the way it went in. Four of the drawers are shallow, at 1¼″ tall, and two run deeper at 2¼″, so there is a home for everything from fine files to bulkier hand tools.
The rest of the design has barely changed because it never needed to: chromed steel hardware, corner protectors, a leather carry handle, and a top that lifts to reveal a 1⅓″ compartment. Best of all, every drawer locks automatically the moment the lid comes down — and opens again with one of the two included keys.
Beyond the Workshop
A Chest for Things That Hold Other Things
It is sold as a tool chest, and it is a fine one — sized at 12 x 8 x 14″ tall for the smaller, hobby-type tools you want kept secure and organized. But customers keep finding other uses for those felt-lined drawers. A knife collection on display. Three hundred colored pencils, sorted at last. Coins, jewelry, watches, art supplies, the contents of a textile room.
That is the quiet versatility of the design. Utilitarian in purpose, heirloom in feel — the kind of piece that earns a spot on a desk, a dresser, or a living-room shelf as easily as a workbench, and gets handed down rather than thrown out.
Specifications
The Details
| Overall Size | 12″ W × 8″ D × 14″ H |
| Drawers | Six total — four at 1¼″ tall, two at 2¼″ tall |
| Top Compartment | Lid opens to a 1⅓″ deep compartment |
| Drawer Lining | Felt-lined, every drawer |
| Locking | Drawers auto-lock when top is shut — two keys included |
| Hardware | Chromed steel; locking hasp and corner protectors |
| Handle | Leather carry handle |
| Finish | Oak veneer on all faces and edges, dark oak |
| Line | Gerstner International — special run for Garrett Wade |
| Weight | 15 lb |
| Price | (on sale, was $339.00 — save $41.00) |
| Shipping | Ground only — contiguous 48 states |
Common Questions
Frequently Asked
No — this is the Gerstner International line. It is built to Gerstner’s designs in the company’s overseas factory, in a special run for Garrett Wade, with oak veneer on all faces and edges. You get the recognizable Gerstner design, felt-lined locking drawers, and chromed hardware at a far more accessible price than the American-made solid-hardwood chests built in Dayton, Ohio.
The overall size is 12 x 8 x 14″ tall. Four of the six drawers are 1¼″ tall and two are 2¼″ tall, and the top compartment under the lid is 1⅓″ deep. It is sized for small tools, a pocket knife collection, art supplies, coins, jewelry, or hobby items.
Yes. All of the drawers automatically lock when the top is shut, and unlock with one of the two included keys. The chromed steel hardware includes the locking hasp and corner protectors.
Absolutely. The felt-lined drawers are ideal for a knife or coin collection, art and craft supplies, jewelry, watches, sewing and textile tools, or any small items you want kept secure and organized. Many customers buy it as a gift or a display piece.
The chest ships fully assembled and ready to use, weighing about 15 lb. It ships by ground only within the contiguous 48 U.S. states.
The Chest You Pass Down, Not Throw Out
Six felt-lined, locking drawers in dark oak.
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Overall rating: 4.8636365 / 5 from 22 reviews.
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Fantastic Chest
"I love mine! It's a bit heavy with all my gear bit still very manageable and I love that everything is organized and portable!!! Probably not going to be my only one!!!! But I did find it at a lower price elsewhere so shop carefully!!!"
I have been trying to
"I have been trying to buy an item in your last two catalogs, but it’s always out of stock. I am close to stopping at Garrett Wade if you don’t correct this. The item is a set of two items, a small vise and advil. The chest is fine."
Fine service
"It is perfect. Fit and finish are all I hoped for"
my wife needed a small
"my wife needed a small chest in which to organize her color pencils (she has at least 300). Believe it or not we have searched the market for a chest, then I remembered the oak chests that your company or supplier, makes. I found the perfect size and met my wife's needs. Thank you for your products and , as always, prompt shipment."
Knife collection chest
"It is beautifully made. Quality work. I am very happy with my purchase. It is currently under the tree or I would send pictures. The detailed pictures shown however are very accurate. I am very pleased."
Good quality, beautiful, and useful
"Good quality, beautiful, and useful for a fan of things that hold other things!"
Great chest!
"I use mine as a jewelry box and it’s perfect!"
Beautiful chest
"I look forward to using this in my textile room."
Q&A
- Will this wood toolbox accommodate a chapman bit set (normal size, not master size) in the top, and some wrenches and screwdrivers in the drawers? Looking for a compact wooden box for occasional maintenance duties.
- Drawer dimensions are on the website
- What is the 15% discount code?
- Hello, Thank you for your interest in our products. Please call our customer service team at 1-800-221-2942 for assistance with the code.
- would this work as a jewelry box?
- Dear Rachel, Thank you for your interest in the Gerstner chest! We have received feedback from other customers who have used it as a jewelry chest.
- What the the drawer dimensions L x W?
- Drawer Dimensions (ID) (4) 10-1/4" Wide x 1" Tall x 6-1/8" Deep (2) 10-1/4" Wide x 2" Tall x 6-1/8" Deep
- Just to be perfectly clear on the statement in the description: "All Gerstner chest drawers automatically lock when the top is shut and can be unlocked with one of the two included keys." Does that mean this chest will be locked every time you close the top, even if you do not have the key? In other words, you could close the top with the keys inside and you'd be locked out? Thanks, Pete
- Dear Peter, Thank you for your interest in the Gerstner Chest. We'll find out for you. Our product specialist is back in the office on Monday but we will send him an email today. We'll get back to you as soon as we hear back from him. Thank you so much for your patience.
