workshop storage

[engineerone]

sorry but sometime i will get a newer camera, however

in moving the workbench to the far end of the space, i am in fact working in darker conditions than before, so i need to use artificial light more. this means that my photos are even worse than before.

i needed a way to get the planes and chisels off the bench and
more easy to use, so i used some stuff i had lying around. the main carcase is b&q pine boards, and they are not exactly exciting
but biscuited and then glued and screwed together, it is pretty stable and almost square

i then added storage for the chisels on the right hand side, they are just 12mm mdf boards with offies of pine separating the chisels. and then a couple of items to hold my woodies and some of the older planes i have.

on the left, i used some ex ikea pine boards, and although they give a better appearance, they are not necessarily of better quality, but they were cheaper than the shed ones. they too are shelf boards.

i used offies for the shelf supports, and then to hold the planes on the boards, i used up some narrow sections of pine i had lying around. this means the blades can be left out.

so nothing spectacular, but i have to finish off some furniture, and needed the space, and although others build super duper storage, i need to find whether this is a decent way to use my space, so better looking storage has to wait.





ducking now because of the less than subtle gloat
in relation to the various brands of plane, and even chisel. ;D

paul

[jake]

It's very subtle, Paul, because we can't see a thing through the fog.

[engineerone]

now that coming from someone who defends the legal profession is good ;D

will see what i can make any better

paul

[wizer]

nice and functional Paul

[engineerone]

herewith i hope better pictures





and wizer, what can i say thanks i think ;D

or am i being damned with feint praise

actually the worry about all storage is that no matter how you lay it out, you seem to lose as much space as you gain because of all the space you take up with things like spacers etc.

i will also report later on any problem in terms of rust etc.

as for doors, at the moment i won't since they take up space i don't really have, and also they tend to hide things rather than reminding you that they are there. the other thing is my extraction is not yet complete, so i will need to clean these spaces and with doors, you tend to believe that the dust won't get there
just for interest, i put 6mm mdf at the end of all the chisel slots so that they basically are supported at the cutting edge, although for the present, i am lucky that most still have their edge protectors

paul

[wizer]

No, I mean it, you can get to ALL your planes and chisels easily. Better than shoving them in a drawer or under the bench.

I like, I copy

[engineerone]

well thanks then.

i had looked at what other people had done, and felt the two important things were supporting the chisel blades, whilst keeping the plane bases off the wood.

and of course i used up a bunch of offies which is always useful ;D

paul

[pj]

You guys have got such posh workshops. Wallpaper on the walls


Philip

[engineerone]

i inherited the wallpaper

i mean it is clean and white so it reflects the light well ;D

paul

[engineerone]

so the next part is figuring out the best and most effective way of holding my hand saws so that they are close to hand, yet out of the way.

paul

[gazza]

FFS Paul, what do you need all those hand tools for
;D ;D

How do you know which chisel is which ? Do you have them marked ?
Cheers,
Gazza.

[wizer]

How many saws are we talking about? Couldn't they go on the ends of the unit? via hook or block of wood

[engineerone]

gazza, why do i need so many, well two reasons, the real one, and the excuse

when i re started i was a little skint so i travelled around checking things out, and ended up buying a bunch of chisels at a really good price since they were end of lines , then some i inherited. as for the planes, well the woodies were cheap too, except the coffins which i inherited. i bought a couple of the metal ones as fixer ups, then got bored, so when i got a few quid, i bought the grown up ones ;D

as for the chisels, so far i have not marked the ends, but in many cases i can look at the spacing, and know which is which.

i felt it was important to use the best and hand tools to re learn the skills so that i could then chose how to make things either by hand, or using machines.

wizer, i have about 15-20 saws i would guess, yes too many, but many were cheap ;D so it is slightly more complicated. some can indeed go at the end of the unit on
screws but some of them do not have the ability to be hung so i will have to make something for them to rest in. maybe i can find some different but efficient ways of doing it.

paul

[mrgrimsdale]

What about just sorting the tools you really need and putting the rest away for a rainy day? Or flog em on ebay? Especially those new unused looking ones still with the original boxes!
There's a lot to be said for getting to grips with just a few - you then find you didn't really need the others anyway.
I've got several planes which are perfectly OK but don't do anything which my 5 1/2 jack doesn't. And other stuff the same. Years go by with you thinking you will need them but it never happens.

cheers
Jacob

[engineerone]

i don't disagree jacob it is valuable to get used to certain tools and use them, and one of the reasons that i have made some odd types of things, is to see what tools i feel happiest with.

now the workshop is more organised, i can get more practice, and see what i need and what i can live without, then i may well take your advice.

and by the way none of them are actually unused, although maybe little used


paul

[pj]

Paul,
Why not store the saws on a stack of hinged doors with the ones you use most often on the outside door.


Philip